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Strategic Plan
NHGRI launched a new round of strategic planning to establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs.
… strategic planning that will establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs. …   Since the launch of the Human …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details NHGRI's new Diversity in Genomics Workforce Initiative.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … This issue of The Genomics Landscape  comes at an especially difficult time, … across the United States on top of the illness, death, and physical isolation that we have been experiencing … research.   …  Bill Gahl, Senior Investigator in NHGRI’s Medical Genetics Branch and Founding Director of the NIH …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the International Common Disease Alliance's scientific plenary and launch meeting in September, which included an international panel on opportunities emerging outside the U.S., North America, and Europe; discussions about polygenic risk scores; and an overview about data platforms, data sharing, and ethics.
… Green, M.D., Ph.D. … To productively use a long, blank (and boring) hallway near my office in Building 31 on the NIH … sequence – specifically, about 3 million G’s, A’s, T’s, and C’s stretching nearly 100 linear feet. As mentioned in a … and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics. …  The International Common Disease Alliance …
Genomics and Medicine
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances.
… Group  (GMWG) is compiling a list of interesting advances and helpful educational resources in genomic medicine. To … for specific publications by title, author, category and/or by date range.  For an explanation about the selection … Milestones In Medicine, Clinical Implementation Of Genomics, Pharmacogenomics, Oncology Sequencing, …
Research Training
An opportunity for students to receive individualized research mentoring, learn about careers in genomics and have access to a network of early-career genome scientists.
… “The promise of genomics cannot be fully achieved without successfully attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce that includes people from … for Research in Genomics (iSPRinG), Training Programs, Medical Genetics, Clinical Genetics, Molecular Genetics, …
Research Training
Two-year fellowships for M.D.s and Ph.D.s in cytogenetics, biochemical genetics and molecular genetics.
… The Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship Training Program is a two-year fellowship … biochemical genetics and molecular genetics. … Medical Genetics Fellowship Training Program, Laboratory …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… then a postdoctoral research fellow in the laboratory of genomics pioneer Maynard Olson at Washington University … with the Human Genome Project successfully completed and genomics maturing into a well-respected discipline. I am … not an endeavor for a serious postdoctoral research fellow and that genomics was not a field with a bright future! But …
About Genomics
A introduction to basic concepts in genomics to help you understand your genome, how it works, and how it impacts your health.
… healthcare provider about how to best treat your condition and avoid side effects. … Reproductive testing  is related to … ancestry and the health of you and your family. … One way genomics research can benefit you is through the emerging … a powerful lens for use in various areas, including medical decisions, food safety, ancestry and more. … The DNA …
Research Funding
The $1,000 Genome Program was a coordinated effort to support the development of technologies to dramatically reduce the cost of DNA sequencing, a move aimed at broadening the applications of genomic information in medical research and health care.
… applications of genomic information in biomedical research and health care. Some of the successes of this program, which … DNA Sequencing Technologies Fit for Routine Laboratory and Medical Use  August 2008  New Grants Bolster Efforts to … at broadening the applications of genomic information in medical research and health care. … The $1,000 Genome Program …
Clinical Research
The CLINSEQ® Study seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health.
… DNA sample from you, sequencing most or all of your genes, and comparing that to what we know about your personal and … Study members also give us information on their family and medical histories. Finally, blood samples are taken for … of most of the forms you will receive, along with links to electronic copies of the forms if you wish to work on them …