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NHGRI-funded CSER investigators and colleagues point to need for greater evidence that DNA sequencing helps patients.
… … In the nearly four years since its launch, the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) program has made … disease; improved the analysis and interpretation of DNA sequencing results; and provided new insights into the … CSER is comprised of nine research grants and an NHGRI intramural research program. Each addresses clinical and …
News Release
NHGRI convened geneticists, biologists, clinicians, bioinformatics specialists and more to provide expert advice on the future of its Genome Sequencing Program.
… provide expert advice on the future of its flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP). … The two-day meeting, titled, … the long-established Large-Scale Sequencing and Analysis Center (LSAC) program, the GSP now includes the Centers for … diseases. As more data becomes available in and outside of NIH-supported programs, an informatics infrastructure will be …
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 … Where: National Institutes of Health Natcher Conference Center Building 45, Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium 45 Center … of Health and Human Services. The NHGRI Division of Intramural Research develops and implements technology to …
News Release
Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… to increased risk or protect against the disease. The NIH awarded grants for using innovative new technologies and … Texas, Houston. The investigators will analyze the genome sequencing data generated during the first phase of the … Boerwinkle, Ph.D., University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, will receive grants expected to total $3.8 …
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.
… month, Sean Mooney, Ph.D. , will become the director of NIH’s Center for Information Technology (CIT). In this role, Sean … Sean’s own research group will be housed within NHGRI’s Intramural Research Program. If you are interested in …
News Release
A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results. The research suggests that newer, faster, "next-generation" DNA sequencing (NGS) methods are as accurate - and perhaps more accurate - than Sanger sequencing, a time-tested technique that is typically used to …
Talking Glossary
Nanopore DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the exact sequence of nucleotides, or bases, in a DNA molecule.
… Nanopore DNA Sequencing … Nanopore DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the … nucleotides, or bases, in a DNA molecule. … Nanopore DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the …
News Release
NIH will fund researchers to develop computational approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease.
… Ph.D. … New grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund researchers to develop computational … cancer and heart disease. NHGRI and NCI are both part of NIH. … Identifying Genomic Variants … Related Content … NIH supports approaches to discovering DNA differences in …
Event
NHGRI will host a pre-application webinar for the Diversity Centers for Genome Research funding opportunity announcements (FOAs): (RFA-HG-22-026 and RFA-HG-22-027.
… encouraged to email questions in advance to ebony.madden@nih.gov . … Agenda … Additional Resources … NHGRI will host a …
Talking Glossary
The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is not the DNA sequence of a single person.