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Media Advisory
On August 16-18, 2017, NIH hosted a workshop, "The Human Microbiome: Emerging Themes at the Horizon of the 21st Century."
… … Media Advisory Microbes inhabit just about every part of the human body, outnumbering human cells by ten to one. The … Professor at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; and Eric Alm, Ph.D., professor of biological …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… was the first NHGRI Director and appears here as part of our history collection. Despite his scientific … counter to the mission and values of NHGRI. … Completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the ability to read nature's …
Staff
Dr. Lucia Hindorff is the Lead Extramural Training Program Director in the Training, Diversity, and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Hindorff is the Lead Extramural Training Program Director in the Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). She previously … an epidemiologist and program director in NHGRI's Division of Genomic Medicine. She received her M.P.H. and Ph.D. …
Event
On November 16-17, 2023, the National Human Genome Institute will co-sponsor a workshop, Advances in the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits, to take a historically grounded and forward-looking approach towards dissecting the genetic architecture of complex traits in humans.
… trajectories, cellular responses, and dynamic processes in general that may mediate genetic effects on traits? … optical methods allow us to profile the molecular features of cells at scale. What’s needed, technically or … understanding of Mendelian inheritance were early foci of human genetics that naturally emphasized family-based studies …
Educational Resources
Genomic variation refers to diversity in gene frequencies.
… Genomic Variation … Genomic variation refers to diversity in gene frequencies. … Genetic Variation, Genetic Testing, … refers to DNA sequence differences among individuals or populations. Some variants influence biological function … effects. … Genomic variation refers to diversity in gene frequencies. … Educational Resources …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … Thirty years ago, today, the Human Genome Project (HGP) officially launched. I was there … then a postdoctoral research fellow in the laboratory of genomics pioneer Maynard Olson at Washington University … November 4, 2020. … Genomics Research Human BioMolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP) inaugural data release NIH-funded …
Staff
Dr. Carolyn M. Hutter was the director of the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Dr. Carolyn Hutter was the director for the Division of Genome Sciences in the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Extramural Research … serving as the NHGRI team lead for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) . Prior to NIH, she was a senior staff scientist …
Research Funding
The Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP) maintains and updates the human genome reference and provides it to the scientific community.
… The human genome reference is used by essentially all researchers … assemblies at scale. This has led to the implementation of a “pangenome reference”, which will include genome … analyses done worldwide, and less likely to result in differences across populations in the ability to detect …
News Release
Researchers have now identified and catalogued more species - nearly 200 new bacteria and thousands of viruses - that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to advances in bioinformatics and laboratory techniques.
… … Study identifies nearly 200 new bacteria and thousands of viruses residing on skin, far more than previously known. … identified and catalogued more species that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to advances in bioinformatics and laboratory techniques. Some of these …
News Release
The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for ground-breaking advances in the field of medicine.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for ground-breaking advances in the field of medicine. The award will be received on behalf of the …