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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.
… together due to COVID-19. NHGRI values a community and society in which all are respected and safe – at home, in the … the COVID-19 pandemic, including those at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and NIH . For NIH … In 2013, the program was reissued as a Research Education Program (using the R25 mechanism) to support …
Administrative
The Financial Management Branch plans, directs and coordinates the financial management of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… the documentation and the briefing materials necessary for presenting NHGRI budget requests to the Department of … OMB and the Congress. The branch also plays a major role in preparing the director and the deputy director to brief …
Genomics and Medicine
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances.
… of interesting advances and helpful educational resources in genomic medicine. To submit notable accomplishments for consideration to the GMWG, please email: GMWG@nih.gov . … Milestones In Medicine, Clinical Implementation Of Genomics, Pharmacogenomics, Oncology Sequencing, …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… clinical care. Within NHGRI, the Division of Genomics and Society  includes two branches that focus on engagement of … Genomics Working Group Family Health History Initiatives Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics …
Educational Resources
Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms.
… Population Genomics … Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to … genomic technologies to study populations of individuals. For example, population genomics research can be used to …
News Release
NHGRI marks its fourteenth annual National DNA Day by organizing a nationwide network of educational events for students, teachers and health professionals.
… by organizing a nationwide network of educational events for students, teachers and health professionals. … Celebrated … and even potential careers," said Carla Easter, Ph.D., Education and Community Involvement Branch (ECIB) chief at … of DNA Day's reach throughout the country," said American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) and NHGRI Education Fellow …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have developed the Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) workbook, which helps people use their family history to assess their risk for heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
… helps people use their family history to assess their risk for heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal … Research Branch at NHGRI and senior author of the study. In a recent study in the journal Public Health Genomics , the … participants, the researchers plan to include community education programs in future iterations of the workbook. “Our …
Educational Resources
The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.
… genome. … Human Genome Project, Francis Collins, DNA, Genomics, Base Pairs … The Human Genome Project was a large … effort that mapped and sequenced the human genome for the first time. Conducted from 1990 to 2003, the project was historic in its scope and scale as well as its groundbreaking approach …
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.
… to have been awarded one of the first center grants for the Human Genome Project by the then-named National … committed to the audacious goals of the HGP. A special committee of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) … available for viewing . …  At the upcoming 2020 American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Meeting  (October 27-30), …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new fact sheets produced by the institute's Communications and Public Liaison Branch.
… professionals for advice. The DTC-GT Project Group of the Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics …