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NHGRI has selected Adam Phillippy, Ph.D. as the founding director of the new Center for Genomics and Data Science Research within the Institute’s Intramural Research Program.
… the founding director of the new Center for Genomics and Data Science Research within the Institute’s Intramural … NHGRI to lead the burgeoning computational genomics and data science fields,” said Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., Scientific … Statistical Genomics Branch, the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research represents a reconfiguration of the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 13, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., announces the appointment of Valentina Di Francesco as founding director of the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science.
… move into 2022, stay safe and healthy! All the best, … Data sharing is central to the field of genomics. Both human … long been committed to the goal of advancing nucleic acid sequencing technologies. The NHGRI Genome Technology Program … that will bring significant increases in nucleic acid sequencing throughput and decreases in cost. The program …
News Release
Researchers sequence the genomes of healthy participants, then analyze the data to find presumed, mutations that might lead to a genetic condition.
… the genomes of healthy participants, then analyzed the data to find "putative," or presumed, mutations that would … and bioinformatic challenges facing individualized genome sequencing in a clinical research setting. Once they … They have only recently been able to address it as DNA sequencing costs have plummeted. At this rate, just above 9 …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results show that generating a precise, base-by-base sequence of a human chromosome is now possible, and will enable researchers to produce a complete sequence of the human genome.
… incredibly long, consisting of about 6 billion bases, DNA sequencing machines cannot read all the bases at once. … clues, like a blue sky,” he said. “The same is true for sequencing the human genome. Until now, the pieces were too … any unique clues, like a blue sky. The same is true for sequencing the human genome. Until now, the pieces were too …
Event
NHGRI holds a pre-application webinar for potential applicants on the Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm ET.
… Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO … NHGRI holds a pre-application … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm …
Event
Several NIH Institutes, Offices and Centers are partnering to host a two-day virtual workshop on May 28-29, 2024, to further explore the recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2023 report, Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field, with regards to legacy genomic data.
… for an Evolving Field , with regards to legacy genomic data. This workshop will bring together leaders of genomic data science resources, researchers who use legacy data, and other partners to make recommendations regarding …
OGDS
NHGRI held a second pre-application webinar for potential applicants on the Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 27, 2023 at 2:00 pm ET.
… Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO … NHGRI held a second … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 27, 2023 at 2:00 pm … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 27, 2023 at 2:00 pm …
Research Funding
NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities with the use of genomic sequence information in the newborn period.
… of genomic datasets that expand considerably the scale of data available for analysis in the newborn period. Clinical … (ELSI) of the possible implementation of genomic sequencing of newborns. Each research project collects a … Carolina at Chapel Hill NC NEXUS, North Carolina Newborn Exome Sequencing for Universal Screening … Overview … …
News Release
Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome sequence.
… will empower genetic studies of human disease. The full sequencing builds upon the work of the Human Genome Project , … genomic variation, disease and evolution.” The cost of sequencing a human genome using “short-read” technologies, … in assembled genome sequences. The massive drop in DNA sequencing costs comes hand-in-hand with increased …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… had also accomplished a series of other goals, including sequencing the genomes of a set of model organisms. In fact, … recently published guidance on incorporating genomic data into electronic health records (EHRs). EHRs are a … for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Resource Access (X01) Limited …