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Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… Raymond MacDougall … The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that Baylor College of Medicine in … College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). Each … medical centers and at the NIH, as well as a coordinating center operated by Harvard Medical School in Boston. In …
About NHGRI
NHGRI research undergoes peer review by advisory committees who review extramural grant applications and intramural research programs.
… committees that review extramural grant applications and intramural research programs. … Committee members represent … committees who review extramural grant applications and intramural research programs. … Advisory committee, National … Human Genome Research, peer review, grant applications, intramural research … NHGRI research undergoes peer review by …
FAQ
Frequently asked questions on the webinar for the Diversity Centers for Genome Research funding opportunity announcements (FOAs): (RFA-HG-22-026 and RFA-HG-22-027.
… received an average of less than $50 million per year in NIH support and also less than $25 million per year of R01 total cost of NIH support for the past three fiscal years;  Awards … of health information should be integrated into the Center’s data sharing plan.  Budgets should include any …
News Release
NIH leaders are calling for the scientific community to develop a consensus on the appropriate use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research.
… in biomedical research, National Institute of Health (NIH) leaders are calling for the scientific community to … data and its appropriate use in biomedical research. Major NIH efforts are also underway to enhance representation of … in biomedical research. ​ … genetic variation, DNA sequencing, health disparities, race and ethnicity, ancestry …
News Release
NIH awards more than $64 million to for a database of human cellular responses called the Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures or LINCS.
… Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), both part of NIH, administer the program on behalf of the NIH Common Fund. The LINCS program aims to catalog and … six years Principal Investigator: Peter Sorger, Ph.D. This center will develop new measurement methods and computer …
Diversity Center
Meharry Medical College establishes a Diversity Center for Genome Research (DCGR) that will narrow inequitable representation gaps for underrepresented, disadvantaged minority by realizing their vision to promote African ancestry genomic research through infrastructure building and the formation of basic, clinical, and computational science research teams that are inclusive, interdisciplinary, and community-engaged.
… minority (URM) groups by establishing a Diversity Center for Genome Research (DCGR). The Diversity Center will narrow inequitable representation gaps for URM by … fiscal and scientific aspects of the Diversity Center for Genome Research (DCGR), including accreditation of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2021 issue of the Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. talks about the NIH UNITE program's goal to end structural racism in biomedical research.
… Laboratory Tuuli Lappalainen, Ph.D., New York Genome Center Moderator: Paul Liu, M.D., Ph.D., NHGRI … A monthly … the institute and the field of genomics. …  Last month, NIH Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D, announced expansive …  NHGRI’s Scientific Director and Director of the NHGRI’s Intramural Research Program, Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., has …
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 … at NCI. The project focused not only on cancer genome sequencing, but also on different types of data analyses, … visit the NCI website at cancer.gov or call NCI's Contact Center (formerly known as the Cancer Information Service) at …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Phillippy as the founding director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR).
… opportunities, and challenges of the institute’s Intramural Research Program (IRP), with an eye towards … which directly led to the establishment of the NHGRI Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR). The … to human disease. The group will serve as a focal point at NIH for analyzing genomic data in laboratory and clinical …
Event
On November 18, 2021, NHGRI will host an NIH Genomics and Health Disparities Special Interest Group lecture, "NIH Approach to Inclusive Excellence - The COSWD Viewpoint" by Marie A. Bernard, M.D.
… Marie A. Bernard, M.D. leads NIH thought regarding the science of scientific workforce … intramurally and extramurally. Dr. Bernard also co-leads NIH’s newly announced UNITE initiative to end structural … Dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease. She co-led the NIH-wide Inclusion Governance Committee that ensures …