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Research Training
A mentored, pre-tenure track junior faculty position during which time the incumbent designs and implements an integrated, translational research program.
… The Physician Scientist Development Program (PSDP) is a mentored, pre-tenure track junior faculty … National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the NIH Clinical …
Fact Sheets
Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… describes the study of all of a person's genes (the genome). … Genetics is a term that refers to the study of … and diabetes. See: Leading Causes of Death [cdc.gov]). All human beings are 99.9 percent identical in their genetic … large-scale biology projects such as the sequencing of the human genome, the suffix "-ome" is now being used in other …
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.
… – Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., NHGRI Director … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Division of Intramural … immunological disorders; and others. The NHGRI intramural program performs research at the intersection of genomics and …
Research Funding
The Genome Technology Program is refining current technologies to increase efficiency and decrease cost while maintaining or improving data quality.
… The Genome Technology (GTP) program at NHGRI supports research to innovate and develop … at recent meetings of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research and now support active grants within …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… The Human Genome Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific feats … to comprehensively study all of the DNA (known as a genome) of a select set of organisms. Launched in October 1990 and completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project’s signature accomplishment – generating …
Research Training
Three-year residency program in medical genetics that trains physicians to diagnose, manage and counsel patients with genetic disorders.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) offers a three-year residency program in medical genetics that trains physicians to … Clinical Research within NHGRI . Websites for the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the NHGRI Extramural Research Program and how it takes a dynamic approach to it's research portfolio to help foster groundbreaking advances in genomics.
… academia, government, and the commercial sector.  “The Human Genome Project was a bold initiative spearheaded by the US … and re-focused its investment in the Human Genome Reference Program , all with an eye towards enabling the …
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 … were – in one way or another – busily involved in the Human Genome Project. Having now attended all 21 AGBT general … talk and multiple NHGRI grantees featured throughout the program. As we quickly move into the new decade, NIH has …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green reflects on the milestones of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) Program as it reaches completion.
… variation identification, association, and function in human health and disease. If you are in the Boston area, we … the best, … Recent NHGRI ‘Genomics2020’ Strategic Planning Program events included: a Town Hall at NIH on June 20 and … updates and monitor the ‘Genomics2020’ calendar . … The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is currently …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 1, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., focuses on the NHGRI History of Genomics Program's preservation of historical assets related to the field of genomics as it celebrates its 10th anniversary.
… in the D.C. area — I would encourage you to visit the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition at the Smithsonian’s … of DNA and the 10th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project . After traveling to 12 states and … by GA4GH …  In 2012, NHGRI started a History of Genomics Program that focuses on the preservation of historical assets …