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The primary mission of the Alliance of Genome Resources (the Alliance) is to develop and maintain sustainable genome information resources that facilitate the use of diverse model organisms in understanding the genetic and genomic basis of human biology, health and disease. This understanding is fundamental for advancing genome biology research and for translating human genome data into clinical utility.
… The primary mission of the Alliance of Genome Resources (Alliance), Model … in September 2016 as a one-stop-shop resource to allow integrated access to the knowledge from these resources. Its … Genome Database (MGD) , WormBase , Zebrafish Information Network (ZFIN) , Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD) , …
Staff
Dr. Tyra Wolfsberg is the associate director of the Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Dr. Wolfsberg is the associate director of NHGRI's Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core. … She has collaborated with NHGRI investigators on a variety of projects, from genomic characterizations of DNAse I … Dr. Wolfsberg made her transition to computationally based research by performing her postdoctoral fellowship at …
News Release
NIH is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium, with approximately $11 million awarded in the consortium’s first year of funding. The new consortium aims to advance the generation and analysis of “multi-omic” data for human health research.
… ancestrally diverse populations. … The National Institutes of Health is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and … $11 million awarded in the consortium’s first year of funding. The new consortium aims to advance the generation … provide a more holistic view of the molecular factors and cellular processes involved in human health and disease, …
Staff
Dr. Shawn Burgess is the deputy director of NHGRI's Intramural Research Program.
… Ph.D. in genetics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he studied the genetics of mitochondrial … protein-coding genes could be assigned a putative function based on at least one identified Pfam domain. However, for … out, in collaboration with the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. All the known genes linked to human deafness will …
News Release
NHGRI hosted two Pathway to Independance awardees and supported 18 additional investigators at institutions nationwide.
… Kiara Palmer … The National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports the rising careers of talented … in the body. Ultimately, she hopes to discover genes and cellular mechanisms that enhance the function of stem cells … University of California at San Francisco, Mapping An ELSI-Integrated Translation Pathway with Cell-Free Fetal DNA …
Community Outreach
NHGRI is proud to help support the PBS documentary, “Ken Burns presents The Gene: An Intimate History,” based on the book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D.
… “Ken Burns presents The Gene: An Intimate History,” based on the book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D. The Gene … a journey through key genetics discoveries that are some of the greatest achievements in the history of science. … In this fun animated series, the gene’s complex …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 7, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green details NHGRI's new agenda on enhancing genomics workforce diversity.
… in genomics. The Genomic Medicine Working Group of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research … viewing on GenomeTV . … In May 2014, the Brooklyn Public Library in Brooklyn, New York, celebrated Mrs. Henrietta Lacks with a community-based event, We Speak Your Name: Exploring the Life of …
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The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program evaluation.
… I am excited about the upcoming appointments of two people into leadership positions of major significance … strong potential for making a major impact on the field, integrated approaches, and the ability to take scientific … a strawberry DNA extraction activity at a local school, library, farmer’s market, or community center. An event for …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… NHGRI will reach another of its many celebrated ‘odometer moments’ this month! The 100th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research … 2023. Three times a year, NHGRI convenes NACHGR, a group of leading genomics experts who advise the institute about …