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Dr. James Thomas is the acting director for the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… School of Medicine before returning to NHGRI and the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center in 2011. He is currently the … as efficiency and quality control related aspects of the data production pipeline. His research interests are in the … of comparative genomics and past projects have included genomic studies in a wide range of vertebrates. … Callicrate, …
OGDS
NHGRI held a second pre-application webinar for potential applicants on the Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 27, 2023 at 2:00 pm ET.
… questions in advance to Dr. Shurjo Sen at sensh@mail.nih.gov . … Questions … Related Events … NHGRI held a second … minutes in advance of the start time. During the webinar, NIH staff will give an overview of the NOFO and application … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO … NHGRI held a second …
Staff
Valentina Di Francesco is NHGRI's Chief Data Science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science within the NHGRI Office of the Director.
… Valentina Di Francesco is NHGRI's first Chief Data science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide … Ms. Di Francesco also contributed to several trans-NIH data science committees and activities, including the NIH …
News Release
NHGRI has selected Adam Phillippy, Ph.D. as the founding director of the new Center for Genomics and Data Science Research within the Institute’s Intramural Research Program.
… (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has selected Adam Phillippy, Ph.D. as the founding director of the new Center for Genomics and Data Science Research within the Institute’s Intramural … applied genomics, comparative genomics, bioinformatics and genomic medicine. The newly established Center and its …
News Release
NIH grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help diagnose diabetes, manage heart disease and guide cancer clinicians to the most effective drugs.
… Steven Benowitz … New National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help … National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH. All three projects extend beyond the academic medical center and explore the use of genomic medicine in community-based clinics and primary care …
Research Funding
Bioinformatics and computational biology are cross-cutting areas broadly relevant and fundamental across the entire spectrum of genomics.
… Today, however, advances in tools and techniques for data generation are rapidly increasing the amount of data … NHGRI 2020 Strategic Vision and is in alignment with the NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science , which provides a … the NIH-funded biomedical data science ecosystem. Read the Genomic Data Science Fact Sheet . See the Draft 2023-2028 NIH …
Policy Issues
Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support exploration of the genome and help scientists understand, prevent, detect and treat disease.
… support scientific exploration of the genome and to help NIH in its mission to understand, prevent, detect and better … or access to a treatment in development. … A wide range of genomic research studies need participants, each with … Subjects Research, Genetics Research, Clinical Trials, Data Privacy, Human Rights, Federal Laws Protecting Research …
Media Advisory
On August 16-18, 2017, NIH hosted a workshop, "The Human Microbiome: Emerging Themes at the Horizon of the 21st Century."
… ten to one. The ten-year, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund Human Microbiome Project was established to … for this emerging field. … On August 16-18, 2017, NIH will host a workshop, "The Human Microbiome: Emerging … implements technology to understand, diagnose and treat genomic and genetic diseases. Additional information about …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 4, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the establishment of the Global Biodata Coalition (GBC), which aims to move towards more internationally coordinated, sustainable, and streamlined mechanisms that support the biodata ecosystem.
… including the discovery of DNA. Turning our attention to NIH news – last year, Michael Gottesman, M.D. , announced his … Human Genome Project (HGP) was to submit their sequence data into a public database within 24 hours of being … often connect and integrate the ever-growing amounts of genomic data with other data types to maximize the power of …
Staff
Dr. Shurjo Sen is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences who manages a portfolio of grants focused upon genomic data sciences, and is particularly interested in transitioning genomics from a centralized data repository model to cloud-based collaborative science.
… in 2019. He manages a portfolio of grants focused upon genomic data sciences, and is particularly interested in … model to cloud-based collaborative science. Apart from genomic data science, Dr. Sen’s grant portfolio also includes …