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Clinical Research
This team-based clinical service os provided by NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing.
… provided by NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing to accomplish their research goals. The SGFS will annotate de-identified research exome/genome data for the presence of possible actionable secondary …
News Release
NIH issues a final Genomic Data Sharing policy to speed the translation of data into knowledge, improve health and protect patient privacy.
… Institutes of Health has issued a final NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) policy to promote data sharing as a way to … rapid and broad data release during its mapping and sequencing of the human genome. The GDS policy is an … volume and complexity of genomic data. "Advances in DNA sequencing technologies have enabled NIH to conduct and fund …
Office of Genomic Data Science
NHGRI is committed to increase the availability of educational and research opportunities in computational genomics and data science (CGDS).
… and research opportunities in computational genomics and data science (CGDS). Through recent funding announcements for … in CGDS and facilitate the development of a diverse data science and genomics workforce. For CGDS educational … research. On several areas such as use of microbiome sequencing as a topic for student-led research projects in …
Staff
Dr. Gerard Bouffard directs the Bioinformatics Group at the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… where he combined his interests in early genome sequencing of the Escherichia coli genome with the nascent … bioinformatics. He used restriction endonuclease mapping data with published DNA sequence fragments to target and … Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC), bioinformatics, whole exome sequencing … Gerard Bouffard, NIH Intramural Sequencing …
News Release
NIH released a Request for Information seeking comments on the data submission and access process for dbGaP.
… Institute, we believe that broadly sharing research data will result in maximum public benefit, and we're … committed to providing researchers with access to genomic data. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Genomic Data Sharing Policy establishes a system to promote data …
Fact Sheet
Genomic data science is a field of study that enables researchers to use powerful computational and statistical methods to decode the functional information hidden in DNA sequences.
… The Big Picture Genomic data science is a field of study that enables researchers to … research will generate between 2 and 40 exabytes of data within the next decade.  Our ability to sequence DNA … to decipher the information it contains, so genomic data science will be a vibrant field of research for many …
News Release
NIH issues a notice seeking public comment on a proposed update to the data management of genomic summary results under the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy.
… seeking public comment on a proposed update to the data management of genomic summary results under the NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy. The proposed update to the GDS policy's data management practices would help support NIH's goals to …
Talking Glossary
Data science involves the study of large, complex data sets that arise from various types of research projects.
… Data Science … Data science involves the study of large, complex data sets that arise from various types of research projects. … Data science involves the study of large, complex data sets …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold.
… Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold. … Did you know that your genome … DNA, including a million-fold reduction in the cost for sequencing a human genome. Continually improving the accuracy … Providers: Genetics Home Reference - What Are Whole Exome and Whole Genome Sequencing? The Jackson Laboratory - …
News Release
Researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the societal implications of genomic data is even crucial.
… we started generating massive amounts of human genomic data, there'd be lots of societal factors to consider. Now, researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the … of genomics research … Researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the …