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Scientists have edited genomes for many years, but CRISPR technology has improved the speed, cost, accuracy, and efficiency of genome editing
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… CRISPR-Cas9, Genome Editing Technology, Genome Editing, Genomic Technology, Gene Editing, Gene Therapy, DNA Editing … Policy Issues …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, the 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards and more.
… of the central challenges in biology is understanding how genomic variation affects genome function to influence … multiple funding opportunities to establish the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium , the … function, and phenotype. The program will also produce data resources, tools, models, methods, standards, and …
About NHGRI
The Genomics and Society Working Group advises on planning and priorities for genomics and society activities at NHGRI.
… of Genomics and Society in light of changes in genomics, genomic medicine, and the policy landscape, aiming to identify emerging issues or gaps. … among the different Genomics and Society research and policy components of NHGRI (noting that formal oversight of …
Staff
Jennifer Strasburger was the lead Genomic Program Administrator (GPA) for NHGRI as well as the co-chair for the NHGRI Data Access Committee (DAC).
… and technology development. She was also NHGRI’s lead genomic program administrator. In that role, she assisted … extramural and intramural investigators in depositing genomic data into public repositories such as dbGaP and AnVIL . Ms. … Jennifer Strasburger was the lead Genomic Program Administrator (GPA) for NHGRI as well as the …
Research Funding
Coordinates activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components
… including: Tracking genome sequencing and analysis costs; data production and deposition; project completion Being a … Center will play a key scientific role by improving data availability and leading various data analyses efforts. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New …
Research Funding
The Genomics of Gene Regulation project develops methods to construct predictive, accurate gene regulatory network models using genomic data​​.
… As set out in the RFA, individual projects collect genomic data on gene expression, as well as surrogate markers of … an interactive group, accelerating discovery through the sharing of technical and biological insights gained during … predictive, accurate gene regulatory network models using genomic data. …
Staff
Barbara Thomas is a scientific review officer for the Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR).
… Governors, high-level oversight of project management, and data sharing through the Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes … sharing initiatives at NHGRI. She is co-chair of the NHGRI Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Governance Committee, where she is … Barbara Thomas, genomic data sharing, Center for Inherited Disease Research …
Staff
Kris Wetterstrand is the program operations lead in the NIH Division of Extramural Operatons.
… Extramural Operations (DEO).  She works with the Office of Genomic Data Science and the Genomic Program Administrator (GPA) to implement data sharing policies.  This includes: Developing implementation … NHGRI Division of Extramural Operations, data sharing, extramural research program, DNA sequencing, …
Research Funding
The GREGoR (formerly the Mendelian Genomics Research Consortium) is aimed at significantly increasing the proportion of Mendelian disorders with an identified genetic cause through enhanced data sharing, collaboration and an increased focus on the application of new technologies, sequencing strategies and analytical approaches.
… University of Washington (UW) Mendelian Genomics Data Coordinating Center U24HG011746 Mendelian Genomics … Luria-O’Donnell Broad Institute Broad Institute Mendelian Genomic Research Center U01HG011755 Jennifer Posey Baylor … The program comprises five Research Centers (RCs) and a Data Coordinating Center (DCC). The research centers will …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Genome Statute and Legislation Database, which recently received a major revamp to help researchers, policy analysts, and the public more easily find state-level legislation related to genomics.
… Building a vertically integrated genomic learning health system: The biobank at the Colorado … Colorado; that grant is part of the Investigator-Initiated Genomic Medicine Research Program ( PAR-18-735 ). … include employment and insurance discrimination, genetic data privacy, genetics and genomics research, and the use of …