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About Genomics
A introduction to basic concepts in genomics to help you understand your genome, how it works, and how it impacts your health.
… structured and tightly packed nature of the genome. … Genomes are made of DNA, an extremely large molecule that … more about how the genome works, information about our genomes is quickly becoming part of our everyday life. … risk that make you a unique person. … Not entirely. Genomes are complicated, and while a small number of your …
Policy Issues
The Genome Statute and Legislation Database is comprised of state statutes and bills introduced during U.S. state legislative sessions.
… topic, and open text. This resource was developed by a project funded by NHGRI and the National Cancer Institute … sessions. ​ … Genomics Legislation, Human Genome Project, Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act, GINA, …
Staff
Dr. Mike Pazin is a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… 2011. Mike is part of the NHGRI team overseeing the ENCODE project , generating an Encyclopedia of DNA Elements from the human and mouse genomes, as well as the Non-Coding Variants (NoVa) program . … San Diego (UCSD). … Perspectives on ENCODE. ENCODE Project Consortium, Snyder MP, Gingeras TR, Moore JE, Weng Z, …
Professional Development Programs
Provides exposure to the broader genomics community and experts in the field, with the opportunity to work on a genetics/genomics-related education projects under the mentorship of an ISCC-PEG member.
… Degree in Progress Mentor(s) Affiliation ISCC-PEG Project Group 2023-2025 Class of Scholars Chase Beeman, BS … PhD University of Pittsburgh; Co-Chair Pharmacogenomics Project Group Pharmacogenomics Project Group Rene Begay, MS, CPH Johns Hopkins School of …
The Genomics Landscape
In 2022, The Genomics Landscape spotlighted genomic data sharing each month in a series of entries. This page contains a collection of each of those entries.
… February 3, 2022  The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project generated NHGRI’s most frequently requested …  in AnVIL via open or controlled access are: 1,000 Genomes, Centers for Common Disease Genomics, Centers for … Convergent Neuroscience, the Genotype-Tissue Expression project, Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, Population …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green previews the redesigned genome.gov website and its new features.
… to celebrate the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of the double-helical …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is transforming how we study, diagnose and treat cancer.
… not by where they are found in the body, but by how their genomes have changed? Cancer is caused by changes in your … and those mutations can lead to cancer. The Human Genome Project has allowed us to establish what "normal" usually … cancers are harder to evaluate because looking at their genomes would require difficult and painful biopsies or …
The Informed Consent Resource
Examples consent forms used by genomics research projects.
… Tissue Donation in National Institutes of Health Research Project Open Access Data May 2008 1000 Genomes Project   Developing a research resource for studies …
News Release
Ten investigators will receive exome sequencing data as part of their clinical research projects at the NIH Clinical Center.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency and precision.
… powerful new technologies for editing  a human (or any) genomes? We may not yet have jet packs or flying cars, but the ability to edit genomes precisely is now real. These new methods offer the … human white blood cells and then alters those cells' genomes. Then, it makes copies of itself to infect the …