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The Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium has offered an ethical framework to guide pediatricians in pursuing clinical sequencing studies.
… More than many other diagnostic technologies, genome sequencing carries the possibility of incidental or … what information they should disclose, and to whom, when genome sequencing uncovers signs of possible genetic risk for … that pediatricians should consider "three core concepts of pediatric ethics" as guiding principles for using genome …
Research Training
An opportunity for medical school graduates to complete a combined, five-year residency program in pediatrics and medical genetics.
… DC, is a 5-year program that trains physicians in pediatric medicine as well as in the diagnosis, management, … Sites Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Pediatric Specialists of Virginia Johns Hopkins Hospital …
FAQ
Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means to the pediatric mitochondrial disease community.
… organ systems that require a lot of energy. For example, pediatric mitochondrial disease often affects the brain, … who are affected by mitochondrial disease. Once the pediatric vaccine arrives, we will continue to follow … Infection and Immunity (MINI) Section at NHGRI. He is a pediatric medical geneticist and expert on infection and …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… have led to substantial reductions in the cost of genome sequencing. The underlying costs associated with different methods and strategies for sequencing genomes are of great interest because they … Significant scrutiny and attention have been given to genome-sequencing costs and how they are calculated since the …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold.
… Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold. … Did you know that your genome contains about six billion individual building blocks … and for about $1000? Leaps in technology since the Human Genome Project have enabled remarkable genomics-based …
Research Funding
Coordinates activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components
… The National Human Genome Research Institute's Genome Sequencing Program Coordinating Center (GSPCC) was … and administrative activities including: Tracking genome sequencing and analysis costs; data production and … Investigator: Richard Gibbs, Ph.D.  The New York Genome Center , New York Principal Investigator: Robert …
Educational Resources
Shotgun sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the DNA sequence of an organism's genome.
… Shotgun Sequencing … Shotgun sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the DNA sequence of an organism's genome. … Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), DNA Sequencing, Genome, Human Genome Project … for determining the DNA sequence of an organism’s genome. The method involves randomly breaking up the genome …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… announce the completion of a draft sequence of the human genome. The ceremony took place in the East Room of the White … gathered to celebrate a major milestone for the Human Genome Project. This historic landmark for biomedical … had also accomplished a series of other goals, including sequencing the genomes of a set of model organisms. In fact, …
Fact Sheets
Data used to estimate the cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… For many years, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has tracked the costs associated with DNA sequencing performed at the sequencing centers funded by the … for establishing the DNA sequencing capacity of the NHGRI Genome Sequencing Program. Here, NHGRI provides an analysis …
News Release
Researchers, clinicians, and computational biologists meet to consider future opportunities for NHGRI's Genome Sequencing Program.
… Genome researchers, clinicians, computational biologists and … scope and future opportunities for the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP) at a July 28 - 29 meeting in … The workshop, "Future Opportunities for Genome Sequencing and Beyond: A Planning Workshop for the …