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NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D, Ph.D., provides remarks for the May 10, 2023 media briefing about the new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
… … Thank you, Lisa. Hello, I’m Eric Green, Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, one of the Institutes and … Institutes of Health. Today, we announce a major advance in generating a high-quality human pangenome reference . This …
News Release
NIH-funded researchers completed the PanCancer Atlas from over 10,000 tumors representing 33 types of cancer.
… Ph.D. … Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have completed a detailed genomic analysis, known as the PanCancer Atlas, on a data set of molecular and clinical information … collaboration initiated and supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National …
Educational Resources
The founder effect is the reduction in genetic variation that results when a small subset of a large population is used to establish a new colony.
… Founder Effect … The founder effect is the reduction in genetic variation that results when a small subset of a large population is used to establish a new colony. … Genetic Variation, Population Genetics, Human Migration, Genes … A founder effect, as related to …
Staff
Dr. Ebony Madden is the Health Equity and Workforce Diversity Program Director in the Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… the Health Equity and Workforce Diversity Program Director in the Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).  From 2009-2022, she served as a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genomic Medicine. Prior to joining NHGRI in 2009, she …
About NHGRI
NHGRI's commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within our Institute to achieve the highest level of genomic innovation, reduce health disparities and foster health equity in areas related to genomics and genomic medicine.
… University / Houston Methodist Hospital Racial inequities in health and what we can do about them October 8, 2020 David R. Williams, Ph.D. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health … NHGRI is committed to promoting diversity, … with an anti-racism approach in the scientific enterprise Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, September 16, 2021 An …
News Release
NHGRI has released a new action agenda for a diverse genomics workforce. This ambitious set of goals, objectives, and implementation strategies details NHGRI’s plans for enhancing the diversity of the genomics workforce by 2030.
… champion an inclusive genomics workforce. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released  a new action agenda for a … to the NHGRI director on genomics and health disparities, in the latest issue of ASHG’s American Journal of Human …
Talking Glossary
La hibridación in situ es una técnica de laboratorio empleada para localizar una secuencia de ADN o ARN en una muestra biológica.
… Hibridación in situ … La hibridación in situ es una técnica de … is a laboratory technique used to localize a sequence of DNA or RNA in a biological sample. In this technique, a biological sample consisting of tissue sections, cells or chromosomes from an individual …
News Release
NHGRI has established the Office of Training, Diversity and Health Equity (TiDHE) to enable the highest level of genomic innovation by fostering diversity and health equity in genomics and genomic medicine. It will also serve as the central coordinating office for training and career development across the Institute.
… addressing health disparities. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has established the Office of Training, Diversity and Health Equity (TiDHE) to enable … innovation by fostering diversity and health equity in genomics and genomic medicine. It will also serve as the …
News Release
This publication and the release of the accompanying data address knowledge gaps across genomics and are certain to have a continuing impact in the field.
… Amy Bentley … As the birthplace of modern humans, Africa is home to the greatest genomic variation in the world. An important limitation to the field of … a continuing impact in the field. Geographical regions and populations of origin for H3Africa whole genome sequence …
Event
On November 8-9, 2023, NHGRI sponsored its 15th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening, in Bethesda MD.
… On November 8-9, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) sponsored its 15th … Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening, in Bethesda MD. This meeting discussed the current state of population genomic screening in the U.S., as well as …