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News Release
NHGRI convened geneticists, biologists, clinicians, bioinformatics specialists and more to provide expert advice on the future of its Genome Sequencing Program.
… what works." Workshop organizer and GSP program director Adam Felsenfeld, Ph.D., acknowledged the many challenges … GSP, disease variant discovery, genomics and medicine, Adam Felsenfeld, gene variant discovery … NHGRI convened …
News Release
On June 26, 2000, nearly 10 years into the 13-year project, President Bill Clinton announced an important milestone for the Human Genome Project at a major White House ceremony.
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., emphasizes the importance of the Technology Transfer Office and its mission to manage all the legal negotiations that help to protect federally funded research from being unduly exploited, while also giving that research avenues to reach patients through the commercialization of promising advances.
… the 100 most influential people of 2022 by Time magazine. Adam Phillippy, Ph.D. , Karen Miga, Ph.D. , Evan Eichler, Ph.D. , …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI center focused on computationally intensive approaches to analyze large-scale genomic data and identifying genetic contributions to human disease.
… Application Period: November 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024 … Adam Phillippy appointed founding director of new Center for … and Data Science Research January 11, 2024 NHGRI selects Adam Phillippy as first director of new Center for Genomics …
News Release
NHGRI-funded researchers to be honored with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers
… Award Winners (from left to right): Neville Sanjana, Adam Phillippy and Yu Zhang. Photo Credit: Ernesto Del Aguila III, NHGRI.   NHGRI intramural researcher Dr. Adam Phillippy will receive the award for his pathbreaking …
The Genomics Landscape
In March 2, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., honors the recipients of the inaugural Outstanding Award for Enhancing DEIA in the Genomics Workforce - Pardis Sabeti (Harvard University), Bettie Graham (NHGRI) and Ann Mc Cartney (University of California, Santa Cruz) - for exemplifying powerful ways to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
… the NHGRI Intramural Research Program in the laboratory of Adam Phillippy, Ph.D. , senior investigator in the Computational …
Event
On October 13, 2022, NHGRI holds The Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP) Planning Meeting – The Future of HGRP at the Bethesda Marriott Hotel.
… goals, themes, deliverables, logistics Alexander Arguello Adam Felsenfeld 8:50 a.m. Samples and sequencing Moderator: … Erik Garrison, Gabor Marth (v), Pavel Pevzner (v), Adam Phillippy 11:15 a.m. Dissemination: versioning, user …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recognizes the recipients for the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor given by the U.S. Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers.
… This year, three of the awardees are funded by NHGRI. Dr. Adam Phillippy , Head of the Genome Informatics Section in the …
Media Advisory
With the publication of 16 high-quality reference genomes from across vertebrates, the Vertebrate Genome Project establishes standards for biodiversity genomics and reports discoveries in comparative biology, conservation, and health research
… NHGRI and first author of the flagship paper in Nature.   Adam Phillippy, Ph.D., is chair of the Vertebrate Genome …
News Release
NIH researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool, called Verso, to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species. The software makes the process of assembling complete genome sequences more affordable and accessible.
… can democratize generating gapless genome sequences,” said Adam Phillippy, Ph.D., an NHGRI senior investigator who worked on …