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November is Family Health History Awareness Month! To celebrate, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host several engagement events over social media on Wednesday, November 17.
… Additional Resources … November is Family Health History Awareness Month! To celebrate, the National Human … mission to increase genomic literacy and family health history awareness. … All times are in Eastern. … Family Health History Social Media Campaign … November is Family Health …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… was the first NHGRI Director and appears here as part of our history collection. Despite his scientific achievements, Dr. … establish rapid prepublication data release as the norm in genomics and other fields. Project leaders reconvene in …
Research Training
The Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research provides students the opportunity to perform biomedical research with some of the world's best scientists.
… The Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research provides students at all … opportunity to perform biomedical research alongside some of the world's most accomplished scientists. … The program … devoted to better-understanding the underlying causes of human genetic disease, leading to the development of novel …
Research Training
This program provides doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research
… genetic and genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research … The program is intended to address not only basic, clinical, or … the applicant's research interests in genetics and genomics as applied to health disparities research. This …
Research Funding
NHGRI's programs and projects support research in one of six domains to advance the field of genomics and improve human health.
… NHGRI's programs and projects support research in one of six domains to advance the field of genomics and improve human health. … $1000 Genome Program Genetic Association Information Network (GAIN) …
Research Training
An opportunity for medical school graduates to complete a combined, five-year residency program in pediatrics and medical genetics.
… The Combined Pediatrics and Medical Genetics Residency Program is a remarkable opportunity for medical school … as well as in the diagnosis, management, and counseling of patients with genetic disorders. Combined residents gain … examinations in Pediatrics (ABP) and Clinical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG). The combined training program is recognized …
News Release
Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition is going on tour after having completed a 14-month engagement at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
… a 14-month engagement at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington. … A High Impact Exhibition On … exhibition visitors about the significance and promise of genomics," said NHGRI Director Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D. …
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.
… initiated a coordinated effort to support the development of technologies to dramatically reduce the cost of DNA … research and health care. Some of the successes of this program, which culminated in 2014, are described in Nature : “Technology: The $1,000 Genome.” The history and achievements of the $1,000 Genome Program, which …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NIH Genetic Counseling Training Program addresses the growing need for genetic counseling services.
… National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health, Behavior and … and support the JHU/NIH Genetic Counseling Training Program (GCTP), a competitive graduate program that addresses … counseling research and scholarship, applications of genomics and precision health transdisciplinary learning and …
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Webinar to discuss NHGRI's support of a new Human Genome Reference Program beginning in fiscal year 2020.
… … Contacts … NHGRI will fund a new Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP) beginning in fiscal year 2020. The program will consist of a coordinating center, high quality reference genomes, … Program Webinar … Webinar to discuss NHGRI's support of a new Human Genome Reference Program beginning in fiscal …