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The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green features the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center.
… from the institute and the field of genomics.  … The NIH Intramural Sequencing Center  (NISC) sits on the top … area of Rockville, Maryland - a few miles from the main NIH campus. This unassuming location houses the Center's … Project , in which genome sequencing was used to study the microbial communities that live in and on our …
News Release
Grants are awarded to GTEx project to explore human gene expression and regulation in different tissues, and how genomic variation modulates that expression.
… database and tissue bank that researchers can use to study how inherited genomic variants - inherited spelling … the availability of funds. The project is funded by the NIH Common Fund, the National Institute of Mental Health … tissues. The awards are supported by the following NIH grants: U01HG007591-01; U01MH104393-01; U01HG007610-01; …
News Release
A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… Steven Benowitz … A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research … that is typically used to confirm NGS results. The study may have important implications for the DNA sequencing … sequencing and as a result provided an ideal sample set to study. "These data are many times larger than any other …
News Release
NIH-funded research highlights need for diversity in study populations, creates a comprehensive genomic toolkit for scientists
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … NIH-funded research highlights need for diversity in study populations, creates a comprehensive genomic toolkit … (NHGRI) is one of the 27 institutes and centers at the NIH, an agency of the Department of Health and Human …
News Release
NIH submits new policy that requires all NIH-funded investigators who conduct sensitive, health-related research be issued Certificates of Confidentiality.
… privacy provisions, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) put forth a new policy which requires that all NIH-funded investigators who conduct sensitive, … be issued Certificates of Confidentiality . Previously, NIH issued these certificates only upon researcher request to …
Event
NHGRI will be holding an ancillary workshop on applying for NIH grants at the 2022 ASHG Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, CA.
… and tricks that will help you successfully navigate the NIH funding system – both from the perspective of NIH Program and Review Officers, as well as early and … researchers who have been successful in obtaining NIH funding. A panel discussion will provide you with the …
Leadership Initiatives
NHGRI will play a crucial role in the NIH UNITE initiative to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion in genomics.
…      Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D.   … On March 1, 2021, NIH Director, Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., announced expansive new efforts for all of NIH to support equity, diversity, and inclusion in science, … to identify and address structural racism within the NIH-supported and the greater scientific community. With …
News Release
A new study offers insights into why some people's hair goes gray in response to a serious illness or chronic stress.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … A new mouse study offers insights into why some people's hair goes gray … and chief of the Genetic Disease Research Branch at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). … percent to 1 percent of all humans. Researchers at UAB and NIH report that loss of hair pigmentation, or gray hair, is …
News Release
An international team of researchers including NIH has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa.
… into genomic risk factors for disease in Africa. … The study provides clues to medical conditions in people of … said Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D, scientific director of the NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute. "This is an … senior co-author Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., director of the NIH Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health …
Research Funding
Instructions for how to use NIH RePORTER to generate a list of active NHGRI grants.
… NHGRI active grants and projects, as well as all NIH-supported grants and projects, are available through the NIH RePORTER  system. The instructions below explain how to use NIH RePORTER for a list of NHGRI Active Grants/Projects. …