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The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new and improved Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms - one of the premier educational resources offered by NHGRI, and it aims to help users better understand the basics of genomics and genetics.
… As the heat rises and the summer arrives, you might be looking for some indoor … virtual NHGRI workshop entitled “Future Directions in Genomics and Health Equity.” The goal of the workshop was to identify … NIH is increasingly hosting genome-sequence datasets and other genomic datasets in cloud environments. Cloud-based …
About Genomics
NHGRI considers the ethical, legal and social aspect of genomics research in our work, including these key policy issues
… NHGRI is committed to driving the responsible use of genomics in society in order to advance knowledge and ensure that genomics benefits the health of all humans. To do this, we consider the ethical, legal, and social aspect of genomics research in our work, including …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green focuses on recent efforts to make the human genome reference sequence useful to basic and clinical researchers and how increasing the representation of human genomic variation will remain key components of NHGRI’s Human Genome Reference Program.
… the fourth annual International Summit in Human Genetics and Genomics at NIH last month. The month-long summit is designed to help developing nations build and expand their expertise, infrastructure, systems, and … workshops to be held on Oct. 31, 2019 at 12 p.m. ET and Nov. 19, 2019 at 12 p.m. ET, a poster session at the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the important genomics legacy of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program as it comes to an end.
… DC. As described in the December 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape , the exhibition first opened at the … of the discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA and the 10th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project . After traveling to 12 states and Canada, the exhibition is now back at the Smithsonian …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… of a select set of organisms. Launched in October 1990 and completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project’s … which has since accelerated the study of human biology and improved the practice of medicine. Learn more about the … an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… As the summer heat bears down on the country and the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I hope that you, your family, and your friends and colleagues remain safe and healthy. Like … more committed than ever to facilitating the use of genomics for addressing all threats to human health – …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2018 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the success of The Cancer Genome Atlas.
… was particularly meaningful to me as a St. Louis native and a former medical student, graduate student, postdoctoral trainee, and faculty member at Washington University School of … life have their origins at Washington University, and I am grateful for my extensive ties to this outstanding …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
We are learning how our genomes serve as blueprints for life.
… sequence of an organism only reveals part of the story - and that it is also important to determine how that organism interprets its genome and uses that information to build and operate itself accordingly? Less than 2 percent of the … contains all of the biological instructions to develop and operate that organism - we now know that the DNA bases …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the recent launch of the NHGRI Genomic Innovator Award.
… The NHGRI 'Genomics 2020' strategic planning process continues to move … forward, gathering early ideas for further exploration and feedback about the process itself. Last month, we held … Hall included open sessions that focused on more basic and then more applied areas of genomics, and this was …
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Dr. Bailey-Wilson is a scientist emeritus in NHGRI's Division of Intramural Research.
… factors that increase risk for various complex diseases and their interactions with environmental risk factors. Dr. Bailey-Wilson specializes in statistical genetics and genetic epidemiology and is … Disease Research Branch in 2006 and became co-chief of the Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch in 2014. Dr. …