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Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
… More complete and sophisticated collection of genome sequences captures … system, the pangenome graph has many possible routes for a sequence to take, represented by the different colors. … reference genome. To understand these genomic differences, scientists create reference human genome sequences for use as …
Research Training
NHGRI funds training and career development programs at academic, medical and other institutions throughout the U.S.
… Lynae Hanks ✔ University of Florida Training Program for Applied Research and Development in Genomic Medicine … diversity in genomics: Research education for URM scientists Bruce Birren Genome Science ✔ Duke … Human Genome Research Institute funds training and career development programs at academic, medical and other …
Profile
Dr. Pavan looks back on his career at NHGRI, highlights pivotal moments and shares his future plans in artistic woodworking and community mediation.
… After a decorated career as a geneticist at NHGRI, he looks forward to more art … family with a construction business. I went to college for animal science with the intent of becoming a veterinarian … to relate to people that have grown up either with scientists or clinicians as parents who were more accustomed …
Profile
In an interview, Boyer reflects on her NHGRI career, the history of the NHGRI ELSI Research Program and the exciting future of research at the interface of ethics and genomics.
… and Society, Joy Boyer concludes her distinguished career at NHGRI. … Anna Rogers: How have you seen NHGRI’s … broadly, and I think that was always the goal since the early 1990s when the program started. When ELSI and genomics … that it was important to know the source of the sample for the first human genome reference sequence, and that …
News Release
Daniel Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., Scientific Director for the Intramural Research Program at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) recognized for his pioneering work on the genomics of autoinflammatory diseases.
… receive the prestigious Health and Human Services (HHS) Career Achievement Award on May 8 and the Ross Prize in Molecular Medicine on … and administrative support,” said Kastner. Until the early 1990s, the medical community had believed that there …
NHGRI Director
A selection of NHGRI Director Eric Green's recent interviews, speeches, awards and institute testimony.
… News April 7 2019 NHGRI Research Training and Career Development Annual Meeting St. Louis, Mo. March 23 … 5635 Fishers Lane Rockville, Md. February 1 Prince Mahidol Award Conference Bangkok, Thailand January 31 Thai honours … UK April 15 The U.S. Precision Medicine Initiative: Early Vision, Initial Planning [Centre for Personalized …
Staff
Heather Colley is a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… 2007. Her research portfolio includes the NHGRI Training and Career Development Programs, NHGRI GWAS Catalog, and the NIH … F, Hindorff LA, MacArthur JAL. A standardized framework for representation of ancestry data in genomics studies, with …
Fact Sheet
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers used state-of-the-art genomic sequencers to quickly sequence the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
… … Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers used … researchers from across the globe to analyze the virus and better understand how it causes disease. The speed of … as their vaccine candidate. The spike protein is essential for the virus to attach to the host cell, thereby making it …
Staff
Dr. Lisa Helbling Chadwick is a program director in Division of Extramural Research at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… grants, which include the development of novel approaches for mendelian gene discovery and the prioritization or evaluation of candidate variants, … for Mendelian Genomics, Genome Sequencing Program, new and early stage investigators … Dr. Lisa Helbling Chadwick is a …
Profile
In a conversation, Dr. Elise Feingold reflects on her path to NHGRI, describes her experience leading the ENCODE program and shares advice for those considering different scientific careers.
… She reflects on her 36-year career at NIH directing genomics programs and mentoring … and budgets, and I shadowed an NIH institute director for a week. I did my program rotation at the National Center … the small start-up feel of what eventually became NHGRI. Early on, there were very few of us working on it, but there …