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About NHGRI
Established in 1989, NHGRI collaborates with the scientific and medical communities to catalyze genomic breakthroughs.
… to the study of human health. … A highly diverse community of expertise and skill sets is needed to run a …
News Release
The NHGRI Short Course in Genomics brings the latest genomics science to the classroom.
… with backgrounds ranging from middle school, high school, community college and tribal colleges, logged into the … and science education," said Christina Daulton, education outreach specialist at NHGRI and co-coordinator of the … Short Course attendees have built a committed alumni community. The group consists of over a hundred teachers …
FAQ
Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means to the pediatric mitochondrial disease community.
… The COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant threat to this community. When children with mitochondrial disease get sick … disease to document the vaccine’s benefits to this community. … Peter McGuire is an investigator and head of the … address the COVID-19 pandemic in the mitochondrial disease community? … What are your thoughts on the recent development …
Clinical Research
GENE-FORECAST® is developing a community cohort and resource for defining the significance of ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans.
… Americans Study (GENE-FORECAST®) study is developing a community-based cohort and novel genomic science resource for … cohort amenable to nested case-control analyses based on a community-based sampling frame with a target size of … NIH Clinical Center; and 2) we will conduct a community outreach effort to recruit participants into the Clinical …
News Release
A 2018 workshop led by Alaska Native people provides a path towards collaborative, community-driven genomics research.
… Native people provides a path towards collaborative, community-driven genomics research. … In August 2020 the … inclusion persist, Alaska Native people and the genomics community are engaging in more dialogue and trust-building. … trust and build relationships between the genomic research community and Alaska Native people, a purpose many consider …
Research Funding
The Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP) maintains and updates the human genome reference and provides it to the scientific community.
… the human reference and to make it available to the community. This has included resolving error reports, adding … updated reference versions are curated and released to the community. On March 1, 2018, NHGRI convened a web meeting of … re-assembly and/or sequencing Resource Sharing and Outreach Ting Wang David Haussler Resource sharing; outreach …
News Release
ENCODE program directors in the Division of Genome Sciences turned to Reddit to answer questions from the Reddit community.
… and discussion forum - to answer questions from the Reddit community. Here, we recap the event (or you can check out … and discussion forum - to answer questions from the Reddit community. Here, we recap the event (or you can check out … with precision, was also a topic of discussion. The Reddit community was curious as to the impact CRISPR will have on …
Profile
After 50 years of federal service, Dr. Graham reflects on her contributions to the scientific community and the future of the genomics workforce.
… Dr. Graham reflects on her contributions to the scientific community, her retirement and the future of the genomics … they’re lost to the system, and we need everybody in this community functioning at the highest level they can. All of … Dr. Graham has had far-reaching impacts on the genomics community, making NHGRI’s training and funding opportunities …
Event
Joint workshop featuring overviews of Roadmap Epigenomics and ENCODE resources that are freely available for use by the research community.
… that are freely available for use by the research community, examples of common use cases, and interactive … that are freely available for use by the research community. … Joint workshop featuring overviews of Roadmap … that are freely available for use by the research community. … Event …
Staff
Dr. Donna Messersmith is a provider education specialist in the Education and Community Involvement Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… is a provider education specialist in the Education and Community Involvement Branch of the Division of Policy, … of Health (NIH) institutes and health organizations. As an outreach and education specialist for the National Center for … is a provider education specialist in the Education and Community Involvement Branch at the National Human Genome …