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The Division of Intramural Research (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics research.
… details are updated as information becomes available. For more information, please contact Dr. Shawn Burgess at …
Media Advisory
On April 25, 2023, NHGRI will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
… For Immediate Release … On National DNA Day, the National … open to the public. Follow #NHGRIevents on social media for more information. … Senior Investigator Francis Collins, … Blood Institute Director Joni L. Rutter, National Center for Advancing Translational Services … Tuesday, April 25, …
News Release
On April 25, National DNA Day, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will welcome a new statue, “The Ladder,” celebrating DNA and children.
… “I want people to walk away with a sense of joy and celebration of humanity and science, of their inclusiveness,” … to Scherl. “The Ladder” tackles a deeply personal subject for Scherl. Adopted at infancy, Scherl’s reconnection with … genetic test, she embarked on a years-long search for her relatives. As the genetic testing company’s database …
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In August 2022, NHGRI History of Genomics Program celebrates 10 years of chronicling how the field of genomics began and evolved, with a particular emphasis on the role of NHGRI.
… Institute (NHGRI) was experiencing a seismic change. After 15 years as the institute director, Francis Collins, M.D., … Kris Wetterstrand, the scientific liaison to the director for extramural activities. They started scanning the … there or where it could be found. That seemed insufficient for the historic value of the documents,” Green recalls. “We …
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On April 25, 2024, National DNA Day, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will welcome a new statue, “The Ladder,” celebrating DNA and children.
… and Young & Rubicam, Ms. Scherl pursued her passion for painting, sculpting, photography and writing. Body … Maryland. Ms. Scherl gained national recognition for creating her first social art project “Mamorial,” a …
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It’s teatime and doctors, researchers and patients are at the table. They celebrate a decade of work and launch the first in-human gene therapy trial for children with a rare and devastating disease, GM1 gangliosidosis.
… of work and launch the first in-human gene therapy trial for children with a rare and devastating disease, GM1 … Written across the bag, in an 8-year-old’s scrawl, was "For Dr. Grandma. Thank you. Love, Jojo." Tifft was getting ready for Jojo's tea party of a lifetime. What would happen after, …
Human Genome Project
Video testimonials from prominent members of the genomics community commemorating and celebrating the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
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The Division of Intramural Research (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics research. These seminars are archived from 2022-23.
… details are updated as information becomes available. For more information, please contact Dr. Shawn Burgess at …
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November is Family Health History Awareness Month! To celebrate, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host several engagement events over social media on Wednesday, November 17.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is ending diagnostic odysseys for patients with rare diseases.
… Genomics is ending diagnostic odysseys for patients with rare diseases. … Did you know that there … quickly allowed for the identification of at least 15 other children with the same disease, and the … diagnostic odysseys for patients with rare diseases. … 15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World …