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30 Oral Histories
For the 30th anniversary of the Human Genome Project, the History of Genomics Program is featuring 30 oral histories from 30 key people working in genomics, as part of its broader efforts to capture people’s personal perspectives on history.
… For the 30th anniversary of the Human Genome Project, the History of Genomics Program is featuring 30 oral histories … efforts to capture people’s personal perspectives on history. … For the 30th anniversary of the Human Genome Project, the History of Genomics Program is featuring 30 oral histories …
News Release
NHGRI has created a new publicly available digital archive and search aid for accessing documents related to the Human Genome Project and the history of genomics.
… he recruited Dr. Donohue and established the NHGRI History of Genomics Program. This ignited the process of … Map (HapMap) Project, 1000 Genomes, Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa), and the Electronic Medical … Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has created a new publicly available digital …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 15th anniversary of National DNA Day and the '15 for 15' Celebration.
… community will celebrate a yearly highlight - National DNA Day. On this day, students, teachers, and the public are … Director Dr. Francis Collins, who will be discussing the history of the Human Genome Project and precision medicine. … polymorphism (or SNP) associations related to human health and disease. It is maintained through a partnership …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps activities from National DNA Day 2019.
… workshop in September focused on genomics in medicine and health. In advance of that meeting, we are soliciting ideas … Origins at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, NHGRI Program Director Erin Ramos, Ph.D. spoke about … into genetics, human biology and disease gleaned from family based genomic studies,” summarizes the program’s …
News Release
NHGRI researchers and colleagues are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome.
… Institute (NHGRI) and their colleagues* are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome. Health disparities -- the negative health outcomes that impact certain groups of people - and …
Educational Resources
Diploid is a cell or organism that has paired chromosomes, one from each parent.
… one from each parent. … Chromosomes, Genetics, Family Health History … Diploid is a term that refers to the presence of …
Media Advisory
NHGRI will host a two-day symposium addressing historical and present-day constructions of disability and ableism, with a focus on the history and lived experiences of people with disabilities in the context of genomics and genetics.
… Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will host a two-day symposium addressing historical and present-day … of disability and ableism, with a focus on the history and lived experiences of people with disabilities in …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … Last month, I had a busy four-day, three-city visit to India. In addition to meeting with … 2020 … Next : Jan. 17 – Apr. 12, 2020 Museum of Science & History Jacksonville, Florida … A monthly update from the … end, NHGRI plans to establish a new intramural precision health research program. Dr. Les Biesecker, Chief of the …
Educational Resources
LOD stands for "logarithm of the odds." In genetics, the LOD score is a statistical estimate of whether two genes, or a gene and a disease gene, are likely to be located near each other on a chromosome.
… likely to be located near each other on a chromosome. … Family Health History, Genealogy, Genetic Disease … An LOD (short for …
Event
NHGRI's History of Genomics Program will host a one-day conference to explore and celebrate the work of David Depew on July 29, 2021.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) History of Genomics Program will host a one-day conference, From the “Baldwin Effect” to Genes of Small … affirming that philosophy of biology without the history of biology cannot address fundamental questions about …