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Research Funding
A list of division and program directors for research program funding at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Related Content … Division and Program Directors … A list of division and program directors for research program funding at the National Human Genome Research …
Educational Resources
Huntington's disease is an inherited disease characterized by the progressive loss of brain and muscle function.
News Release
Researchers, clinicians, and computational biologists meet to consider future opportunities for NHGRI's Genome Sequencing Program.
… Research Institute's (NHGRI) flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP) at a July 28 - 29 meeting in Bethesda, Md. … … community. Informed by the input received before the last program renewal (2012), the GSP was downsized by 20 percent … genes involved in Mendelian disorders (rare, inherited diseases typically due to a mutation in a single gene). New …
Staff
Dr. Shawn Burgess is the deputy director of NHGRI's Intramural Research Program.
… only genes suspected to be linked to human genetic diseases will be knocked out, in collaboration with the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. All the known genes linked to … is the deputy director of NHGRI's Intramural Research Program. … Shawn Burgess, gene function, zebrafish, genetic …
Research Funding
NHGRI's programs and projects support research in one of six domains to advance the field of genomics and improve human health.
… field of genomics and improve human health. … $1000 Genome Program Genetic Association Information Network (GAIN) … and Public Health (NSIGHT) The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN)  … Completed Projects … …
Research Funding
The Genomic Variation Program supports large-scale studies of human genetic variation.
… a person has a higher or lower risk for getting particular diseases. Variants in single genes cause some traits and diseases, such as the ABO blood group and cystic fibrosis. … variants at nearby sites are on the same chromosome. The program also seeks to relate there genetic variants to …
Genetic Disorders
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous cysts in both kidneys.
… National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases MedlinePlus Genetics Home Reference PKD Foundation …
FAQ
Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means to the pediatric mitochondrial disease community.
Leadership Initiatives
The History of Genomics Program collects and organizes historic materials related to the field of genomics and NHGRI as an organization.
… scientific directors that led our Intramural Research Program (IRP): Jefferey Trent, Eric Green, Dan Kastner and … video recorded in July 2023. … The History of Genomics Program is a unique history and science communications effort … part of the National Institutes of Health.  This program uses the history of genomics and the Human Genome …
News Release
NIH researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease - otulipenia - that primarily affects young children.
… (NHGRI), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and … or stress. Otulipenia is one of several inflammatory diseases that occur when the immune system attacks the host's …