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15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is establishing more robust methods for DNA-based forensic analyses.
… . … As new, more powerful technologies for amplifying and sequencing tiny amounts of DNA became available [see DNA Sequencing ], scientists teamed up with law enforcement … Advances in genomic technologies, including DNA sequencing, are allowing for more precise identification, in …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 6, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., celebrates the 25th anniversary of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). a well-respected and highly used large-scale DNA sequencing center that exemplifies the evolution of the field of genomics and the ever-increasing abilities to produce prodigious amounts of genomic data.
… sequence to public databases weekly, as large-scale DNA sequencing had advanced substantially. At that time, it … moved into their first research space in 1997 and began Sanger-based fluorescent DNA-sequencing using six slab … genomic medicine COVID Research NIH-funded team develops method to identify future SARS-CoV-2 mutations that could …
Media Advisory
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will host researchers from the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium, who have now sequenced the remaining 8% of DNA that was unable to be sequenced by the Human Genome Project and has eluded researchers for nearly two decades.
… What: Virtual press conference to announce T2T consortium sequencing a complete human genome Moderator: Eric Green, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's publishing of a collection of papers that reported the first truly complete sequence of the human genome.
… approach of using the best-available technologies for sequencing DNA and pushing them to their absolute limits. In … filling in the remaining bits because the technologies for sequencing DNA at that time were clearly not up to the task. … Project, more powerful technologies, such as long-read DNA sequencing methods and newer computational tools, aided …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 12, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the 20-year anniversary of the publications that reported the draft human genome sequence.
… the 1980s discussing the desirability and feasibility of sequencing the human genome, to the U.S. Department of … Ph.D., former head of sequencing at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, video chatted with NHGRI staff about their … autoinflammatory diseases. … Genomics Research DNA-editing method shows promise to treat mouse model of progeria In …
Research Funding
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Pilot Project launched in September 2003 to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.
… genome was announced by the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium ( Finishing the euchromatic sequence of … from whole genome shotgun assemblies or obtained by direct sequencing of BAC clones, are submitted and updated … 16 CEPH, 8 Han Chinese, and 8 Japanese) using a PCR-based method. 30,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were …
Clinical Research
This team-based clinical service os provided by NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing.
… NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing to accomplish their research goals. The SGFS will … NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing. ​ … DNA Sequencing, Exam Sequencing, Genome Sequencing, Secondary …
Staff
Dr. James Thomas is the acting director for the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… Medicine before returning to NHGRI and the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center in 2011. He is currently the deputy director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center. As deputy director of NISC, Dr. Thomas evaluates and oversees implementation of new DNA sequencing technologies and protocols as well as efficiency …
News Release
NHGRI will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases.
… National Institutes of Health will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on … for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG), which will use genome sequencing to explore the genomic contributions to common … cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy. "Advances in DNA sequencing are creating tremendous new opportunities for …
Research Funding
A collaborative large-scale genome sequencing effort to identify rare risk and protective variants contributing to multiple common disease phenotypes.
… Genomics (CCDG) are a collaborative large-scale genome sequencing effort to comprehensively identify rare risk and … Common Disease Genomics … Collaborative large-scale genome sequencing effort to identify rare risk and protective … Variants, Genetic Risk, Common Disease, Rare Disease, Dna Sequencing, Dna Sequencing Technology … A collaborative …