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Research Funding
A list of division and program directors for research program funding at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
News Release
NIH researchers have identified a gene that makes yeast resistant to a lethal toxin.
… National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, used yeast as a model organism. While researchers have … About NHGRI and NIH … NIH researchers discover new gene involved in a toxic … NIH researchers have identified a gene that makes yeast … NIH researchers have identified a gene that makes yeast …
News Release
Three research teams funded by NIH gather data at the most basic molecular levels about the biological processes that make up the human microbiome.
… teams funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are gathering data at the most basic molecular levels … phase in 2012. In addition, judging from the array of common functions of bacterial genes, if the bacteria are … Project began in 2013, Dr. Proctor said, "We decided to fund three well-characterized cohort studies that were good …
News Release
NIH awarded grants to six medical centers to select from the most difficult-to-solve medical cases and develop effective approaches to diagnose them.
… site will contribute local medical expertise to the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). The network includes … are previously undescribed, or are rare forms of more common diseases. The NIH Common Fund awarded four-year grants of approximately $7.2 million …
News Release
NIH and Inova Health are launching The Genomic Ascertainment Cohort, a pilot project that will examine gene and gene variant influence on phenotypes.
… genes or gene variants that cause or contribute to them. NIH will establish a new database of 10,000 human genomes and … protein-coding genes. Once the database is established, NIH and Inova researchers will predict conditions that … that will allow recruitment of individuals with both common and rarer gene variants," said Richard Siegel, M.D., …
Outreach
Five pieces from the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition are now on display at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD.
… Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition are now on display on NIH’s Bethesda Campus. … To Appear at Smithsonian Event NHGRI, Smithsonian and NIH Foundation present conversations on genomics, health … to identify specific ways to stay healthy. Let us dispel common myths about genetics and inheritance, and learn how to …
Genetic Disorders
Achondroplasia is a disorder of bone growth and the most common form of disproportionate short stature.
… Achondroplasia is a disorder of bone growth. It is the most common form of disproportionate short stature. It occurs in … Achondroplasia is a disorder of bone growth and the most common form of disproportionate short stature. … Achondroplasia is a disorder of bone growth and the most common form of disproportionate short stature. …
Research Training
Competitive scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to support careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) offers … during the summer, and paid employment and training at NIH after graduation. Currently, the program provides up to … percent of their class. For more information, see: The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program .  …
Educational Resources
A fibroblast is the most common type of cell found in connective tissue.
… A fibroblast is the most common type of cell found in connective tissue. … A fibroblast is the most common type of cell found in connective tissue. …
News Release
New grants totaling approximately $29.5 million will enable scientists to generate and maintain the most comprehensive reference sequence of the human genome.
… computational methods possible. As a result, NHGRI will fund two centers as a part of a new Human Genome Reference … (NHGRI) is one of the 27 institutes and centers at the NIH, an agency of the Department of Health and Human … is investigating the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and …