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On March 12-16, 2024, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the 2024 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting - an annual medical and scientific conference continues to provide groundbreaking research and the latest advances in medical genetics, genomics and personalized medicine.
… Far Have We Come and How Far Can We Go? March 16, 2024, 10:15–12:15 p.m. Teresa Luperchio, Ph.D., Co-moderator R. Rodney … ClinGen Missense Variant Interpretation Recommendations for Cerebral Creatine Deficiency Syndromes …
About NHGRI
A timeline of notable events in the history of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Human Genome Research Institute is the driving force for advancing genomics research at the National Institutes of … to lay out a plan for the Human Genome Project. August 15, 1988: A program advisory committee on the human genome is … Department of Energy and the Wellcome Trust hold a celebration of the completion and deposition into GenBank of …
News Release
Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… attended the day-long event, "Celebrating Genomics Careers for the Twenty-first Century," have been testing a curriculum … and said this event reinforced it. "I think it's exciting for students to have this kind of exposure," she said. "It … He talked about zebrafish and why they are a good model for studying human disease.  Diego Loayza, Ph.D. , assistant …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 4, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how NHGRI researchers are emphasizing the need for diversity in genomics.
… presidentially appointed NIH director, having served for over 12 years under three U.S. Presidents. His tenure as … his contributions. While this will mark the end of an era for NIH, it will be associated with Francis’s full-time … director of the National Institutes of Health NIH, FDA and 15 private organizations join forces to increase effective …
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The Advances in Genomic Technology Development (AGTD) 2022 Annual Meeting was hosted by the Technology Development Coordinating Center (TDCC) from July 12-14, 2022 at The Jackson Laboratory (Farmington, CT).
… Moderators: Sabrina Krueger, Ph.D., Stowers Institute for Medical Research and Josh Tycko, Stanford University 9:10 … University Hao Wu, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania 12:15 p.m. Lunch Functional Genomics Session Moderators: Vishnu … Abudayyeh, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1:15 p.m. Multiplex Genomic Recording of Enhancer and Signal …
Explainer
Appropriate use of population descriptors in research is a critical scientific issue that is important for advancing genomic science and improving healthcare across human populations.
… research is a critical scientific issue that is important for advancing genomic science and improving healthcare across … 7 The major categories used in the U.S. 2020 Census 15  included Hispanic, Latino or Spanish for ethnicity, and … Data Are Used in Biomedical Research. JAMA . 2018; 320(15): 1533-1534. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.13609  Lewis A, Molina …
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The 2021 - 2023 Class of ISCC-PEG Scholars provided virtual presentations of the genomics education projects in which they were involved during their two years of participation in the program. Their ISCC-PEG Mentors provided introductions.
… of 2021 - 2023 ISCC-PEG Scholar Presentations 2:05 - 2:15 p.m. Reviewing Genetics and Genomics for OB-GYN professionals Abimbola Muinat Oladayo, BDS, MPH Louise Wilkins-Haug, MD, PhD 2:15 - 2:20 p.m. Discussion 2:20 - 2:30 p.m. Trans and Gender …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… month! The 100th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will take place on … Mona Miller will step down from that role on November 15 after the 2023 Annual ASHG Meeting. Mona joined ASHG in … scientists completed ‘telomere-to-telomere’ sequences for the other 23 human chromosomes last year, more than 50% …
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The Advances in Genomic Technology Development (AGTD) 2023 Annual Meeting was hosted by the Technology Development Coordinating Center (TDCC) in-person and virtually from Tuesday, June 6, until Thursday, June 8, at The Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA.
… of California, Berkeley and Jingtian Zhou, Salk Institute for Biological Studies 8:45 a.m. STAMPing RNA binding … by MACHA Sebastian Pott, Ph.D. The University of Chicago 9:15 a.m. Mapping protein-DNA interactions on single molecules … ligation approach Varsha Rao, Ph.D. Claret Bioscience 11:15 a.m. Quantitative fate mapping: Reconstructing progenitor …
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.
… who is working to develop a gene therapy-based treatment for sickle cell disease. This inspirational piece illustrates … yet another triumph of genomic medicine and offers hope for similar new treatments for other rare diseases. All the best, … To stay informed …