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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
… (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has selected James Thomas, Ph.D. , as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). In this role, Dr. … technologies, protocols and analyses, ensuring that NIH investigators have access to cutting-edge DNA sequencing …
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NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations.
… NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global … the globe. In 2010, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund and the United Kingdom's Wellcome Trust, in … concerns Language, culture and the education level of study subjects can make research challenging for African …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes James Thomas as the new director for NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… short tandem repeats. The researchers applied the tool to study 460 whole-genome sequences, revealing hundreds of … testing methods.  This research was funded by the NIH with a grant ( PA-20-185 ) to Melissa Gymrek, Ph.D., who … James Thomas, Ph.D. , as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) . NISC provides …
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NIH researchers identified gene variants that cause a rare syndrome of sporadic fevers, skin rashes and recurring strokes, beginning early in childhood.
… The NIH group first encountered a patient with the syndrome … was no history of a similar illness in the family, the NIH group did not at first suspect a genetic cause, and … new insights into blood vessel disease. In their study, which appears in the Feb. 19, 2014, advance online …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program prepares students for a M.S in Genetic Counseling from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
… The JHU/NIH Genetic Counseling Training Program prepares students for … programs and is based on coursework taken at the NIH and Johns Hopkins, a minimum of six hundred contact hours … GCTP Program of Study …
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NIH researchers identified a novel role for a gene known as heat shock protein 60, finding it is critical in tissue regeneration and wound healing.
… is critical in tissue regeneration and wound healing. The study found that topical treatment of an Hsp60-containing gel … The study also describes the mechanism by which this works, … 2016. NHGRI is one of the 27 institutes and centers at the NIH, an agency of the Department of Health and Human …
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NIH awards more than $64 million to for a database of human cellular responses called the Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures or LINCS.
… Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), both part of NIH, administer the program on behalf of the NIH Common Fund. The LINCS program aims to catalog and … by which cancer evades many treatments. The OHSU team will study how both malignant and non-malignant cells are …
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A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), both parts of NIH, reported in the June 11, 2014, issue of Science … dispose of cell debris and pathogens. According to the study, researchers found two ways to generate macrophages in … disease. NHGRI also coordinated a large international study determining that GBA alterations also increased the …
Staff
Dr. James Thomas is the acting director for the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… Dr. James Thomas is the director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center. He oversees the importation … technologies, protocols and analyses, ensuring that NIH investigators have access to cutting-edge DNA sequencing … School of Medicine before returning to NHGRI and the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center in 2011.  …
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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.
… National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH. “We took everything we learned in the T2T project and … and other organisms will aid in comparative genomics, the study of the differences and similarities among the genomes … About NHGRI and NIH … NIH software assembles complete genome sequences on-demand …