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Research Funding
A list of division and program directors for research program funding at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
News Release
NIH researchers have identified a gene that makes yeast resistant to a lethal toxin.
… National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, used yeast as a model organism. While researchers have … of such conflicts,” Andreev added. … About NHGRI and NIH … NIH researchers discover new gene involved in a toxic …
Staff
Dr. Mullikin was the former director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… He has also collaborated with investigators outside of NIH on projects, such as the Neanderthal Genome Project with … Johnston JJ, Teer JK, Cherukuri PF, Hansen NF, Loftus SK; NIH Intramural Sequencing Center, Chong K, Mullikin JC, … NJ, Price JC, Zhang S, England BM, Godwin AK, Sgroi DC; NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) Comparative …
Genetic Disorders
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States.
… Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. An estimated 40 … have skin cancer at least once. … Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. An estimated 40 … to age 65 will have skin cancer at least once. The most common skin cancer is basal cell carcinoma, which accounts …
Genetic Disorders
Velocardiofacial syndrome is the most common syndrome associated with a cleft palate.
… Velocardiofacial syndrome is the most common syndrome associated with a cleft palate. … … are found in each child who is born with VCFS. The most common features are palatal differences (~75 percent), heart … Resources for VCFS Velocardiofacial Syndrome [nidcd.nih.gov] Genetics Home Reference: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome …
Research Training
Competitive scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to support careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) offers … during the summer, and paid employment and training at NIH after graduation. Currently, the program provides up to … percent of their class. For more information, see: The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program . … Overview … NIH …
News Release
NIH and Inova Health are launching The Genomic Ascertainment Cohort, a pilot project that will examine gene and gene variant influence on phenotypes.
… genes or gene variants that cause or contribute to them. NIH will establish a new database of 10,000 human genomes and … protein-coding genes. Once the database is established, NIH and Inova researchers will predict conditions that … that will allow recruitment of individuals with both common and rarer gene variants," said Richard Siegel, M.D., …
Outreach
Five pieces from the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition are now on display at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD.
… Unlocking Life's Code exhibition are now on display on NIH’s Bethesda Campus. … Bring the Genome: Unlocking Life’s … To Appear at Smithsonian Event NHGRI, Smithsonian and NIH Foundation present conversations on genomics, health … to identify specific ways to stay healthy. Let us dispel common myths about genetics and inheritance, and learn how to …
News Release
NIH lost a key member of its broader genomics team when Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the NISC sequencing group at NIH, retired on Dec. 31, 2015.
… the resulting data. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will lose a key member of its broader genomics team with … Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the sequencing group at the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) in Rockville, … National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH. "When I recruited him to NISC in 2000, I knew that we …
Jobs at NHGRI
An NIH-funded postdoctoral position is available in the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section (CCDGS), a new section in the Center for Precision Health Research at NHGRI, under Dr. Neil Hanchard.
… An NIH-funded postdoctoral position is available in the … information for two references to Ava Miller at ava.miller@nih.gov or Neil Hanchard neil.hanchard@nih.gov . … Position Description … Qualifications … How to …