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The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly appointed Dr. Chris Gunter's role as Senior Advisor for Genomics Engagement as well as the 30 oral histories to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… … Late last month, I attended the annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT)  general meeting. The … – in one way or another – busily involved in the Human Genome Project. Having now attended all 21 AGBT general meetings, it …
News Release
Scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's largest catalog of genomic differences among humans.
… An international team of scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's largest catalog of … addition to new methods of prevention. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … identified about 88 million sites in the human genome that vary among people, establishing a database …
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
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … These genome assemblies can help researchers learn more about … human health and disease. … The Vertebrate Genomes Project , part of the Genome 10K  Community of Scientists, today announced their …
News Release
NIH and Inova Health are launching The Genomic Ascertainment Cohort, a pilot project that will examine gene and gene variant influence on phenotypes.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … Databases such as the 1000 Genomes Project and the Exome Aggregation Consortium (ExAC) harbor … of 10,000 human genomes and exomes, the 1-2 percent of the genome that contains protein-coding genes. Once the database … and Metabolic Genetics Branch at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). "Our goal is to determine …
Events
October 1, 2015 marked the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this anniversary, NHGRI hosted a seminar series.
… marked the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this anniversary in a fashion that showcases the rich history of the Human Genome Project and the field of genomics over the last …
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.
… Clinton june 26, 2000 … The signature goal of the Human Genome Project (HGP) was to generate a sequence of the three billion … the completion of a working draft sequence of the human genome.   Standing beside President Clinton was Francis …
Fact Sheets
Data used to estimate the cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… For many years, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has tracked the costs … for establishing the DNA sequencing capacity of the NHGRI Genome Sequencing Program. Here, NHGRI provides an analysis … the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project. … Genome Sequencing, Human Genome, Human Genome …
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.
… Release … On National DNA Day, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the …
About Genomics
February 15, 2021 marks the 20-year anniversary of publications reporting the draft human genome sequence.
… papers that revealed the first detailed look at the human genome's nearly complete sequence. A part of the Human Genome Project, these studies launched a new era in biomedicine that …
News Release
ENCODE program directors in the Division of Genome Sciences turned to Reddit to answer questions from the Reddit community.
… awards, ENCODE program directors in the Division of Genome Sciences at NHGRI, Drs. Elise Feingold, Mike Pazin, … to see the whole "Ask Me Anything!") … The National Human Genome Research Institute's ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project has spent 13 years building a catalog of all the …