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About Genomics
NHGRI considers the ethical, legal and social aspect of genomics research in our work, including these key policy issues
… NHGRI is committed to driving the responsible use of genomics in society in order to advance knowledge and ensure that genomics …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… about the importance of science and its critical role in society, and NHGRI remains more committed than ever to facilitating the use of genomics for addressing all threats to human health – … 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. To amplify that drumbeat, the NHGRI History …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific feats in history. The project was a voyage of biological discovery … (known as a genome) of a select set of organisms. Launched in October 1990 and completed in April 2003, the Human Genome … to sequence and map all the genes of our species. … About Genomics …
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.
… and conducting the planned 2022 research activities. In a bit of additional internal reorganization, NHGRI’s … are critical to maintaining the trust of the public in genomics research. Did you know that the top contributors of … from this effort and what it means to them for their careers. In the same vein, our Twitter account shares quotes …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green focuses on recent efforts to make the human genome reference sequence useful to basic and clinical researchers and how increasing the representation of human genomic variation will remain key components of NHGRI’s Human Genome Reference Program.
… the opening talk at the fourth annual International Summit in Human Genetics and Genomics at NIH last month. The month-long summit is designed … their expertise, infrastructure, systems, and technologies in genetics and genomics. The summit, which aims to help the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the recent launch of the NHGRI Genomic Innovator Award.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … The NHGRI 'Genomics 2020' strategic planning process continues to move … the third 'Genomics 2020' Town Hall, engaging colleagues in California's Bay Area. This latest Town Hall included open … they are building the early phase of their professional careers. For example, young investigators working within …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 7, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green details NHGRI's new agenda on enhancing genomics workforce diversity.
… Ph.D. … Happy New Year! And thank goodness 2020 is now in the rearview mirror. With encouraging developments related … the pandemic and to pursuing exciting opportunities in genomics. The Genomic Medicine Working Group of the National … initiatives that provide early exposure and access to careers in genomics. Develop and support training programs …
Educational Resources
A cytogeneticist is a geneticist who specializes in the study of chromosomes and the structure and function of the cell.
… … A cytogeneticist is a geneticist who specializes in the study of chromosomes and the structure and function of the cell. … Chromosomes, Microscopy, Careers … A cytogeneticist is a geneticist who specializes in the study of chromosomes and the structure and function of …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
​Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.
… Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us … percent the same as all of the humans around you - but in that 0.1 percent difference are many of the things that … have learned that people's genomes differ from each other in all sorts of ways. Those differences in your DNA help to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2018 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the success of The Cancer Genome Atlas.
… are available on the ' Establishing a 2020 Vision for Genomics ' website. NHGRI will host a Town Hall at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA on June 19, 2018, and at Stanford University in Stanford, CA on July 17, 2018. … The Genome: Unlocking …