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NHGRI, NMNH and the NIH Foundation will present a symposium on the future of genomics, health, and the impact of genomics globally.
… Institute (NHGRI), the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), and the Foundation for the … . About the National Institutes of Health (NIH) : NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 …
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NIH has awarded grants of more than $28 million aimed at deciphering the language of how and when genes are turned on and off.
… Steven Benowitz … The National Institutes of Health has awarded grants of more than $28 million aimed … National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH. … "There is a growing realization that the ways genes … . About the National Institutes of Health (NIH) : NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 …
News Release
Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… Steven Benowitz … Teams of scientists will use support from the National Institutes … to increased risk or protect against the disease. The NIH awarded grants for using innovative new technologies and … Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both part of NIH. The first phase of the project determined the order of …
Event
A virtual lecture series throughout 2021 and 2022, featuring trailblazers in science communication, that aims to demonstrate the various approaches for communicating about genomics as well as the unique challenges and opportunities each medium can bring.
News Release
NIH programs are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling use in medicine and research.
… Mjoseth … Programs supported by the National Institutes of Health are establishing which genes and genomic variants … enabling their use in genomic medicine and research. NIH's Clinical Genome Resource ( ClinGen ) and ClinVar … is stored in ClinVar, which is funded and maintained by NIH's National Center for Biotechnology Information, part of …
Staff
Dr. Mullikin was the former director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… recognition, having earned a Ph.D. from Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. Dr. Mullikin first began to apply … He has also collaborated with investigators outside of NIH on projects, such as the Neanderthal Genome Project with … Johnston JJ, Teer JK, Cherukuri PF, Hansen NF, Loftus SK; NIH Intramural Sequencing Center, Chong K, Mullikin JC, …
News Release
NIH lost a key member of its broader genomics team when Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the NISC sequencing group at NIH, retired on Dec. 31, 2015.
… and analyze the resulting data. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will lose a key member of its broader genomics team with … he said. BRL was first located in a 500-square-foot office and storage room in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Half of …
Research Training
Competitive scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to support careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) … during the summer, and paid employment and training at NIH after graduation. Currently, the program provides up to …
News Release
NIH researchers have identified a gene that makes yeast resistant to a lethal toxin.
… yeast colony on sensitive yeast Pictured is a colony of yeast secreting a toxin that kills neighboring yeast … National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, used yeast as a model organism. While researchers have … of such conflicts,” Andreev added. … About NHGRI and NIH … NIH researchers discover new gene involved in a toxic …
Outreach
Five pieces from the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition are now on display at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD.
… Lobby Discover how scientists unraveled the code of DNA and completed the first human genome sequence. … Unlocking Life's Code exhibition are now on display on NIH’s Bethesda Campus. … Bring the Genome: Unlocking Life’s … To Appear at Smithsonian Event NHGRI, Smithsonian and NIH Foundation present conversations on genomics, health …