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About NHGRI
Answers to frequently asked questions on how the NHGRI receives and uses its funding.
… and centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including NHGRI. Congress then sends an appropriation … human genome research; consumers; and policy experts. The NIH Center for Scientific Review manages the review process … the NHGRI is a federally funded organization and not a fund-raising organization, we have been authorized by the …
Event
On December 11, 2023, NHGRI, in collaboration with several other NIH Institutes and Offices, recently renewed the three Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) used to support investigator-initiated research on the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genome research.
… email any questions you may have about the NOFOs to Zo.Bly@nih.gov . A recording of the webinar and a list of questions … Research Institute, in collaboration with several other NIH Institutes and Offices, recently renewed the three … 11, 2023, NHGRI, in collaboration with several other NIH Institutes and Offices, recently renewed the three …
Staff
Dr. Simona Volpi is a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… later, Dr. Volpi left the National Institues of Health (NIH) and joined Vanda Pharmaceuticals as the Associate … National Human Genome Research Institute. … Simona Volpi, common diseases, Genotype-Tissue Expression Project (GTEx), NIH Common Fund … Dr. Simona Volpi is a program director in the Division …
About NHGRI
Information about how the NHGRI receives its funding and decides how to spend its annual budget.
… hearings on the accomplishments and needs of HHS and the NIH before the agency budget requests are approved by … decides how to spend its annual budget. ​ … NHGRI Budget, NIH Budget, Genomics Research Funding, Congressional …
News Release
Researchers funded by NIH have completed a detailed atlas documenting stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression.
… … Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have completed a detailed atlas documenting the … in the summer of 2017. It was supported by the NIH Common Fund and administered by NHGRI, NIMH and the National Cancer …
News Release
Four NIH grants will support research on the ethical, legal and social questions raised by genomics research advances and genomic information.
… availability of genomic information. The awards will fund researchers at interdisciplinary centers through the … found at www.genome.gov . National Institutes of Health (NIH) : NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 … is investigating the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and …
News Release
NIH-funded researchers completed the PanCancer Atlas from over 10,000 tumors representing 33 types of cancer.
… of more than a decade of groundbreaking work," said NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. "This analysis … and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), both part of NIH. The program, with over $300 million in total funding, … is investigating the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and …
The Informed Consent Resource
Explore the basic elements of informed consent that are required by the Common Rule and that are relevant to genomics.
… elements of informed consent that are required by the Common Rule (45 CFR 46, Subpart A) and that are relevant to … As of October 2017, CoCs are automatically issued for all NIH-funded research continuing or beginning on or after … funded investigators can also apply to obtain a CoC. NIH has compiled information  for investigators, …
News Release
NIH will award nearly $80 million to support the establishment of the Mendelian Genomics Research Consortium and the development of novel methods and approaches that help researchers identify the genetic causes of single-gene diseases.
… National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, and are expected to support the consortium over a period … lead the data coordination center.   … About NHGRI and NIH … NIH funds new effort to discover genetic causes of …
News Release
NIH is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care for all individuals.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to … and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), both part of NIH. The new grants will support the development of methods … together, CSER investigators were effective in identifying common challenges and opportunities for advancing this …