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Grants are awarded to GTEx project to explore human gene expression and regulation in different tissues, and how genomic variation modulates that expression.
… (GTEx) project to explore how human genes are expressed and regulated in different tissues, and the role that genomic variation plays in modulating that … The GTEx awards will contribute to a resource database and tissue bank that researchers can use to study how …
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 … Policy Issues in Genomics … NHGRI considers the ethical, legal and social aspect of genomics research in our work, including these key policy …
Media Advisory
On Monday, June 24, 2019, Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program investigators will present genomic research findings on implications for health and care of newborns during a public webinar session from 1:30 - 5:15 p.m Eastern.
… Researchers will review findings on implications for health and care of newborns at the final public session of the … Genome Research Institute’s Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program. NSIGHT investigators will … genomic research findings on implications for health and care of newborns. See the agenda . When:  June 24, 2019 …
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 Medicine. Virtually all aspects of my professional life have … are available on the ' Establishing a 2020 Vision for Genomics ' website. NHGRI will host a Town Hall at the …
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 … infrastructure, systems, and technologies in genetics and genomics. The summit, which aims to help the international … NHGRI ‘Genomics2020’ Strategic Planning events include the Genomics in Medicine & Health Strategic Planning Workshop on …
Staff
Esperes Mfwilwakanda, B.S. was the program specialist for the NHGRI Division of Genomic Medicine.
… the Program Specialist for the NHGRI Division of Genomic Medicine. As a program specialist, she provides support to … supporting communication efforts, strategic planning, and overseeing division and extramural activities. Prior to joining NHGRI, Esperes … the program specialist for the NHGRI Division of Genomic Medicine. …
Staff
Dr. Iman Martin is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genomic Medicine.
… Dr. Iman Martin recently joined NHGRI's Division of Genomic Medicine in August 2022. Although most recently with DoD Defense Health Agency and DHS US Coast Guard, she has been stationed at NIH previously at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and the National Cancer Institute. She is …
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 the third 'Genomics 2020' Town Hall, engaging colleagues in California's …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2025 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Erin Ramos as the new director of the Division of Genome Sciences (DGSci).
… The new year is getting off to a typical genomics-energized start for NHGRI. We just updated our Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms with several new entries, including genetic … the venues at which I’ve spoken about genomics and genomic medicine. For example, last month I spoke to a large audience …
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 …