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The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has selected Valentina Di Francesco as the Institute’s first chief data science strategist and director of its new Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide leadership, strategic guidance and coordination for NHGRI activities, programs and policies in genomic data science. NHGRI is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
… Sarah A. Bates, M.S. … She will lead new NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science. … The National Human Genome Research Institute … NHGRI is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). For more than 7 years, Di Francesco has been the lead …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how the Office of Genomic Data Science (OGDS) is becoming the epicenter for genomic data science at the institute, with numerous collaborations, projects and activities.
… . Ironically, April also brings fairly recent news about NIH’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget, which was finalized late last … of Charles Rotimi, Ph.D. …  With rapid advances in genomic technologies seen over the last two decades, … are now regularly generating massive amounts of genomic data. To meet the growing needs of the field, NHGRI …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green spotlights on ELSIhub.
… you aware of an important National Institutes of Health (NIH) milestone that took place earlier this fall. October 31, … out that we have added a new temporary section to The Genomic Landscape , one that highlights the “Guiding … from active and collaborative ELSI community members. …  Data sharing is a critical part of the research process that …
News Release
Cari Young and Julie Nadel join NHGRI as public policy and education fellows.
… Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)/NHGRI Genetics and Public Policy Fellow. She will spend her first four months with the … to NHGRI and learn more about how a government agency like NIH develops policies and how its voice is heard in the … audiences, further developing her passion for genetic and genomic literacy and education. "My goal is to help improve …
Professional Development Programs
The Genetics and Public Policy Fellowship is designed for individuals interested in the development and implementation of genetics-related health and research policies at a national level.
… to improve health are deeply influenced by important policy decisions at the national level. From guiding research … ASHG and NHGRI co-sponsor the Genetics and Public Policy Fellowship to give genetics/genomics professionals an opportunity to contribute to the policy-making process. The fellowship is designed as a bridge …
Administrative
NHGRI branch responsible for policy development and analysis related to advances in genomics research.
… The Policy and Program Analysis Branch (PPAB) of the Division of … PPAB promotes policies that facilitate the uptake of genomic technologies into the clinic and broader society, the protection of research participants in genomic studies, and the integration of genomic knowledge …
News Release
Researchers analyzing human, fly, and worm genomes have found these species have key genomic processes in common, reflecting their shared ancestry.
… genomes have found that these species have a number of key genomic processes in common, reflecting their shared … human biology and disease. … The studies highlight the data generated by the modENCODE Project and the ENCODE … www.genome.gov . About the National Institutes of Health (NIH) : NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 13, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., announces the appointment of Valentina Di Francesco as founding director of the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science.
… obituary for Debbie, which can be found here . At NIH, we start 2022 under a continuing resolution (CR), which … move into 2022, stay safe and healthy! All the best,  … Data sharing is central to the field of genomics. Both human and non-human genomic data have been widely shared through public data …
Staff
​Chris Wellington is a program director for Computational Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science.
… is a program director for Computational Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science. His primary focus is in the Genome … since their inception and is currently a member of the NIH leadership team for the program. Mr. Wellington's other …
Fact Sheets
Data used to estimate the cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… Program. Here, NHGRI provides an analysis of these data, which gives one view of the remarkable improvements in DNA sequencing technologies and data-production pipelines in recent years. … The cost-accounting data presented here are summarized relative to two metrics: …