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The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly appointed Dr. Chris Gunter's role as Senior Advisor for Genomics Engagement as well as the 30 oral histories to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… … Late last month, I attended the annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT)  general meeting. The … – in one way or another – busily involved in the Human Genome Project. Having now attended all 21 AGBT general … will mark the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project (HGP). To commemorate this historic …
Research Training
The Clinical Center Genomics Opportunity promotes precision medicine and development of infrastructure to support clinical genomics at the NIH Clinical Center.
… Office of Intramural Research (OIR), the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the Deputy Director of … Award Program that is administered by OIR, reduced fee sequencing at the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center, clinical support from NHGRI regarding …
Educational Resources
Cloning is the process of making identical copies of an organism, cell, or DNA sequence.
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, reflects on the twelve years of groundbreaking research by the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-generating Research (CSER) consortium.
… Grant Program ( PA-19-056 ). …  Since 2011, the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-generating Research (CSER) consortium has … in June 2023. Over the past two decades, the power of genome sequencing has become evident in disciplines like … results, challenges with reporting incidental findings for pediatric patients, resources required to implement new …
Educational Resources
Ancestry-informative markers are sets of polymorphisms for a DNA sequence found in different frequencies between populations from different geographical regions.
… from different geographical regions. … Ancestry, Genome, Family Health History, Genotype, DNA Sequence … …
Event
NHGRI meeting focused on research that rapidly advances best practices for the implementation of genomic sequence data into clinical care.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) sponsored the meeting …
Educational Resources
Gene amplification is an increase in the number of copies of a gene sequence.
… to an increase in the number of copies of a gene in a genome. Cancer cells, for example, sometimes produce multiple …
About Genomics
A introduction to basic concepts in genomics to help you understand your genome, how it works, and how it impacts your health.
… suspects, and victims of crimes and disasters. … Your genome is the operating manual containing all the … And it’s unique to you. The more you know about your genome and how it works, the more you'll understand your own … in the highly structured and tightly packed nature of the genome. … Genomes are made of DNA, an extremely large …
Staff
Dr. Benjamin Solomon is the Clinical Director in the Office of the Clinical Director at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… through a joint Children’s National/National Human Genome Research Institute program. After completing this … Tiemeyer M, Aoki K; Undiagnosed Diseases Network; Scottish Genome Partnership, Nordgren A, Hammarsjö A, Duker AL, Rohena … Abe Y, Kruszka P, Thomas JW, Mullikin JC; NISC Comparative Sequencing Program, Wang Y, Wong WSW, Niederhuber JE, Solomon …
Educational Resources
Fact sheets explaining complex concepts in genomics research to a non-scientific audience.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has produced this series of … Genomics, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), DNA Microarray, DNA Sequencing, Epigenomics, Knockout Mice, Newborn Screening, Cost Of Sequencing A Human Genome, X Chromosome, Y Chromosome … Fact sheets explaining …