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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.
… difficult time, with the events of the last week in cities across the United States on top of the illness, … 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, …
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 … aims to educate people about important scientific advances in genomics and how those advances may impact their lives. … and even potential careers," said Carla Easter, Ph.D., Education and Community Involvement Branch (ECIB) chief at …
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 on the GTEx portal . … Every summer, NHGRI’s Education and Community Involvement Branch hosts an annual …
Event
NIH staff from NHGRI, ODSS, NIMHD and AoU will hold a pre-application informational webinar for prospective applicants to the funding opportunity (RFA-HG-22-002) on July 6, 2022, at 12 p.m. ET.
… Contact(s) … Additional Resources … The Educational Hub for Enhancing Diversity in Computational Genomics and Data Science , or “the Hub,” is … to enhance diversity in cloud-based genomic data science education. This initiative aims to support educational …
News Release
Collaboration between NHGRI and the Smithsonian will continue educating visitors on the promise of genomics.
… to convey the breadth and depth of the science to visitors in a fun and interactive way,” says Lawrence Brody, Ph.D., … museums and science centers throughout North America for several years. Now, it’s making a grand return to NMNH, … deputy director of NHGRI and former chief of the NHGRI Education and Community Involvement Branch. There are so many …