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Fact Sheet
mRNA vaccines inject cells with instructions to generate a protein that is normally found on the surface of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
… mRNA vaccines may seem to have arrived quickly, but this technology is built on decades of scientific research that … One of the most exciting aspects of mRNA technology is how rapidly it can be developed to target a …
News Release
Most pregnant women want recommendations from their doctors when deciding which information to receive from prenatal whole genome sequencing.
Policy Issues
Genetic information is used by law enforcement to investigate criminal acts and exonerate those who have been convicted of crimes they did not commit.
… crime scenes, in order to identify criminal suspects. The technology's analysis is limited to 13-20 designated DNA … , leading to his arrest in 2018. Advances in genetic technology and the burgeoning direct-to-consumer (DTC) … downloaded or retained. FBI officials report that IGG technology helped solve over 50 cold cases in its first 18 …
Research Training
Three-year residency program in medical genetics that trains physicians to diagnose, manage and counsel patients with genetic disorders.
Research Training
A one-year fellowship program that trains highly motivated physicians to diagnose, manage, and counsel patients with inborn errors of metabolism.
News Release
Researchers recommend genomic approaches to discovering inherited variants in one or a handful of genes that affect an individual's rare disease risk.
Staff
Dr. Minear is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genomic Medicine.
… policy fellowships, the Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Fellowship program at the National … for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowship program. … R. Cystic Fibrosis Patents: A Case Study of Successful Licensing . LES Nouv . 2013 Mar 1:21-30. Li YJ, Minear MA , …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the NHGRI Extramural Research Program and how it takes a dynamic approach to it's research portfolio to help foster groundbreaking advances in genomics.
… activity.” NIH and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy are organizing a series of virtual … Take, for example, NHGRI’s investment in DNA sequencing technology development and genome sequencing applications. … support research activities in this area. The NHGRI Genome Technology Program is active in issuing funding opportunities …
Policies and Guidance
For FY22, NHGRI’s extramural program will be operating under the NHGRI 2020 Strategic Vision.
… (IGNITE) Pragmatic Clinical Trials Network (PTN) , technology development, training, and career development … they remain at the leading edge of genomics research and technology and so that the Institute has a means for … Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs Competing Applications: …
Event
On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, the National Human Genome Research Institute hosted an eConsult webinar to provide an overview of three notice of funding opportunities (RFA-HG-24-001, PAR-24-106 and PAR-24-107). Questions were answered during the webinar.
… 2023-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] … 2023-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] …