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NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities with the use of genomic sequence information in the newborn period.
… and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Funds are used to … of genomic datasets that expand considerably the scale of data available for analysis in the newborn period. Clinical … Green Alan Beggs Brigham and Women's Hospital Genome Sequence-Based Screening for Childhood Risk and Newborn …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… a White House event to announce the completion of a draft sequence of the human genome. The ceremony took place in the East Room of the White … recently published guidance on incorporating genomic data into electronic health records (EHRs). EHRs are a …
News Release
NIH researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool, called Verso, to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species. The software makes the process of assembling complete genome sequences more affordable and accessible.
… Software opens the door for a greater number of complete genome sequences. … National Institutes of Health researchers … Verkko grew from assembling the first gapless human genome sequence , which was finished last year by the … software quickly and precisely assembled the sequences of whole chromosomes, which was once a painstaking feat. As …
Staff
Dr. Adam Phillippy is head of the Genome Informatics Section and the chief and senior investigator in the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research at NHGRI.
… for Genomics and Data Science research and head of the Genome Informatics Section at the National Human Genome … for Genomic Research, he developed algorithms for whole-genome alignment that were used by the FBI to trace the … In 2022, his team published the first truly complete sequence of a human genome, revealing over 200 million bases …
Educational Resources
Pharmacogenomics is a branch of pharmacology concerned with using DNA and amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing.
… of pharmacology concerned with using DNA and amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing. … Amino Acids, … of pharmacology concerned with using DNA and amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing. … …
Staff
Elena Ghanaim is the Policy Advisor for Data Science and Sharing within the Office of Genomic Data Science (OGDS) at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
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… Elena Ghanaim is the Policy Advisor for Data Science and Sharing within the Office of Genomic Data Science (OGDS) at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). She spearheads NHGRI’s … of Genomic Data Science (OGDS) at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) … Elena Ghanaim, NIH …
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Dr. Shurjo Sen is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences who manages a portfolio of grants focused upon genomic data sciences, and is particularly interested in transitioning genomics from a centralized data repository model to cloud-based collaborative science.
… Shurjo K. Sen, Ph.D. … Dr. Sen joined the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) as an extramural program … and manages a portfolio of grants at the intersection of data science and genomics. Apart from a wide-ranging interest … Shurjo Sen is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences who manages a portfolio of grants focused …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have identified a genomic signature for some aggressive prostate tumors, which may help healthcare providers pinpoint treatment options.
… aggressive tumors. … Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and their collaborators … proteins that fix damage to DNA. The research team used whole genome sequencing, a process that reveals the complete … cancer, genomic signatures, Elaine Ostrander Ph.D., whole genome sequencing, BRCA2 gene, PARP inhibitors … NHGRI …
News Release
NHGRI has selected James Thomas, Ph.D., as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC), to will oversee the importation and use of DNA sequencing technologies, protocols and analyses, ensuring that NIH investigators have access to cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods and specialized genomics protocols to meet their research needs.Â
… innovation in genomics research. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … Consortium to help produce the first complete human genome sequence and a more diversely representative human genome … adapt and implement pioneering methodologies, such as whole-genome sequencing, that were made possible by new …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's publishing of a collection of papers that reported the first truly complete sequence of the human genome.
… significance of their results.   …  In 2003, the Human Genome Project ended with the generation of an essentially complete sequence of the human genome. The project took the practical … Program has released its first genomic dataset , including whole-genome sequences from nearly 100,000 participants from …