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Dr. Colin Fletcher is the program director in the Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP) in NHGRI's Extramural Research Program.
… Dr. Colin Fletcher joined the Extramural Research Program in 2001, and is principally responsible for supervising The Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP). The goal of the KOMP program, expected to be achieved late in 2011, is …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the Human Genome Project receiving the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award.
… and NHGRI finally received their Fiscal Year 2018 budgets. The news was worth waiting for! Overall, NIH was the recipient of an 8.8% increase (relative to Fiscal Year 2017), with … Reddit Science "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) series for National DNA Day was a great success. The series kicked off with NIH …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 15th anniversary of National DNA Day and the '15 for 15' Celebration.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … In the last issue of The Genomics Landscape , I described the launching of a … community will celebrate a yearly highlight - National DNA Day. On this day, students, teachers, and the public are …
News Release
Researchers have found powerful clues to why certain processes and systems in the mouse are so different from those in people.
… Steven Benowitz … Looking across evolutionary time and the genomic landscapes of humans and mice, an international group of researchers has … the mouse ENCODE project, which is part of the ENCODE, or ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements, program supported by the …
About Genomics
In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished two years ahead of schedule and at a cost less than the original estimated budget.
… available to scientists and researchers two years ahead of the original Human Genome Project schedule and at a cost … … This international effort to sequence the 3 billion DNA letters in the human genome is considered by many to be …
News Release
Celebrating 30 years of genomics that has transformed our understanding of life and improved health.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … Celebrating 30 years of genomics that has transformed our understanding of life … Landmarks in genetics and genomics Hover or swipe over the illustration to zoom. The Human Genome Project (HGP) … of the draft human genome, technologies used for DNA sequencing, and scientists including Dr. Francis Collins. …
Talking Glossary
Methylation is a chemical modification of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells divide to make more cells. regulating the production of proteins that the gene encodes.
… Methylation … Methylation is a chemical modification of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells divide … DNA where they turn a gene on or off, thereby regulating the production of proteins that the gene encodes. … …
Events
October 1, 2015 marked the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this anniversary, NHGRI hosted a seminar series.
… October 1, 2015 marked the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this anniversary in a fashion that …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps activities from National DNA Day 2019.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … As featured in The Genomics Landscape earlier this year, Dr. Bill Gahl … can be found in the position announcement . Speaking of genomic medicine implementation… as part of NHGRI’s … joins the rest of the country in celebrating National DNA Day, which commemorates two historical milestones: the …
News Release
Researchers funded by NIH have completed a detailed atlas documenting stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression.
… Sheena Faherty … Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have completed a detailed atlas documenting the stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression - a key way in which a …