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The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… immune response A conversation on COVID-19 featuring Drs. Francis Collins and Anthony Fauci On NBC’s Meet the Press, Dr. Collins talks about the current surge of COVID-19 cases, and …
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NIH investigators have discovered that genomic switches of a blood cell are key to regulating the human immune system.
… in collaboration with investigators led by NIH Director, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., in the Medical Genomics and Metabolic … super-enhancer (SE). Earlier work in the laboratory of Dr. Collins and others had shown that SEs are especially powerful …
About NHGRI
Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., is the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health.
… NHGRI director, having been appointed by NIH director Dr. Francis Collins in 2009. Dr. Green’s relationship with the Institute …
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Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating aging disorder.
… children and their families cannot be overstated," said Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., a senior investigator in NHGRI's … was thrilled to collaborate on this seminal study with Dr. Collins’s group at the NIH and Dr. Liu’s group at Broad …
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Washington University in St. Louis awarded an honorary Doctor of Science to Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., for his contributions to the field of genomics.
… Joe Angeles, Washington University. In 2009, NIH Director Francis Collins selected Dr. Green to be the NHGRI director. Shortly …
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In a new large-scale genetic analysis, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have found set of small RNA molecules, called microRNAs, in human pancreatic cells that are strongly associated with type 2 diabetes.
… expression in human pancreatic islets to date,” said Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., senior investigator in the Center for …
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After several decades as a major genomics leader, Eric Green is elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in medical science.
… to apply genomics to the practice of medicine," said Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., former NHGRI Director and NIH Director. …
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NHGRI researchers will present four platform talks and 55 posters to highlight the institute's diverse portfolio at the 65th annual meeting of ASHG.
… HER Systems . National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., will begin the symposium discussion by … Linked to Large Scale HER Systems (featuring NIH Director Francis Collins) Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, 1:00-2:00 p.m. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… human health and disease. On that day 20 years ago, Francis Collins, now the director of the National Institutes of … distress in patients with COVID-19 Speaking with CNN, Dr. Collins reassures Americans that SARS-CoV-2 vaccine …
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NHGRI plans to appoint Vence Bonham Jr., J.D., as acting deputy director, to elevate and accelerate efforts in diversity, inclusion and health equity.
… disparities both in the U.S. and worldwide. In 2003, Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., former director of NHGRI and current …