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NHGRI is initiating a new program-the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium to develop a framework for systematically understanding the effects of genomic variation on genome function and how these effects shape phenotypes.
… Duke University High-throughput functional annotation of gene regulatory elements and variants critical to complex … resource of functional elements, TF footprints and gene regulatory interactions HG011986 Ansuman Satpathy Stanford University …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2021 issue of the Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. talks about the NIH UNITE program's goal to end structural racism in biomedical research.
… environmental factors that influence human health (and the interactions among those components and genomics) will be … science and health equity in partnership with the Food and Drug Administration, which aims to train fellows to use … fever and inflammation.” … Genomics Research On-the-spot gene readouts offer clues to how cells work NIH researchers …
The Genomics Landscape
In April 6, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how NHGRI will hold a symposium on National DNA Day, April 25, highlighting relevant and interesting topics in genomics and concluding with the annual Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture.
… the effective practice of genomic medicine by facilitating interactions among the key stakeholders in genomics … genetic animal model of Down syndrome Extremely rare gene variants point to a potential cause of age-related …
Educational Resources
Epigenetics is an emerging field of science that studies heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in the underlying DNA sequence of the organism.
For Teachers
Tools and resources for teaching the concepts of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression
… of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression . … Transcription is the process of making an RNA copy of a gene sequence. This copy, called a messenger RNA (mRNA) … the relationship between the sequence of base pairs in a gene and the corresponding amino acid sequence that it …
News Release
Collaboration between NHGRI and the Smithsonian will continue educating visitors on the promise of genomics.
Research at NHGRI
The Division of Intramural Research conducts scientific studies in NHGRI's labs on and around the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md.
… are artificial in many ways, since there are significant interactions among investigators and trainees in different … Investigators , individuals with significant scientific interactions with NHGRI but whose primary appointment resides … of DNA microarray technologies for large-scale analyses of gene expression; creation of innovative computational tools …
Outreach
A list of high quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day.
… of a number of key genetics terms, including "What is a gene?", "What is DNA?" and "What is Heredity?" These clear, … fields of study, with videos including "What Exactly Is a Gene?", "What is DNA and How Does It Work?" and "How Does New … also include information about specific inheritance of gene examples, and ten straightforward, printable activities …
News Release
Virtual reality is a rapidly expanding area of tech and gaming and important in medicine and health.
… tools that can enhance the remote interactions. Doctors can today collaborate doing surgery …