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The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps progress from NHGRI strategic planning process events in 2018.
… with every indication that 2019 will keep us just as busy. In particular - and as you will read below - the NHGRI strategic planning process is in full swing and being conducted on top of our otherwise … session prior to the official start of the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology  Meeting on February 27, …
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.
… about the importance of science and its critical role in society, and NHGRI remains more committed than ever to facilitating the use of genomics for addressing all threats to human health – … 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. To amplify that drumbeat, the NHGRI History …
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.
… Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific feats in history. The project was a voyage of biological discovery … (known as a genome) of a select set of organisms. Launched in October 1990 and completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project’s signature … About Genomics …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
We are learning how our genomes serve as blueprints for life.
… Genome Project, they didn't even know how many genes were in the human genome. It then came as a big surprise to learn … revealing the presence of high- versus low-traffic area. In a genome, a high-traffic area might be a place where many … areas call for multiple layers of regulation, just like in a city where you might have high-rise buildings on top of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new fact sheets produced by the institute's Communications and Public Liaison Branch.
… In the January issue of The Genomics Landscape , I reported that Francis Collins had … to NHGRI on a full-time basis as a Senior Investigator in our Intramural Research Program. Well, his full-time … way to navigate to specific pages dedicated to The Genomics Landscape and my Twitter feed, NHGRI’s 2020 …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 5, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how artificial intelligence and machine learning are becoming omnipresent throughout NHGRI and in genomics.
… for bringing another year of spectacular NHGRI-supported genomics breakthroughs!  Meanwhile, let’s also start the new … of the completion of the Human Genome Project — in April, to be precise. Second: do you think that NHGRI will … feature academic and scholarly perspectives about multiple issues related to complex areas of social and behavioral …
News Release
NIH submits new policy that requires all NIH-funded investigators who conduct sensitive, health-related research be issued Certificates of Confidentiality.
… or other identifying characteristics of research subjects in response to legal demands, such as subpoenas. More …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… use. Already, genomic medicine is making an impact in the fields of oncology, pharmacology, rare and undiagnosed … The nation's investment in the Human Genome Project (HGP) was grounded in the … has called for the adoption of 'precision medicine,' where genomics, epigenomics, environmental exposure, and other data …
Genomics and Medicine
Starting in 2019, the American Journal of Human Genetics has published an annual feature identifying ten key advances in applying genomic information to clinical care that were reported in the previous 12 months of published literature. The Genomic Medicine Working Group has authored these reviews, based on its broader effort to identify notable accomplishments in genomic medicine on a monthly basis. From this larger set of published accomplishments, the working group has continued to select ten papers annually to be highlighted as the most significant.
…   2024 Year in Review 1. Testing and managing iron overload after genetic … Actionable genotypes and their association with lifespan in Iceland 3. Impact of digitally enhanced genetic results disclosure in diverse families 4. Chronic disease polygenic risk scores …
News Release
American Indians and Alaska Natives IRB training programs at NIH ensure the welfare of people participating in federally regulated research.
… which ensure the welfare of people who participate in certain types of federally-regulated research. To qualify … of the 3.5-month program, they discussed challenging ethical questions from the real world and tailored research … in the research I conduct on maternal and child health issues," Dr. Around Him said. Dr. Hull credits Naomi Lee, …