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The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, reflects on the twelve years of groundbreaking research by the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-generating Research (CSER) consortium.
… in June 2023. Over the past two decades, the power of genome sequencing has become evident in disciplines like … one of the most relevant areas for humanity is the use of genome sequencing in medicine; that is, genomic medicine (a … (NCI) to fund six research sites to ease the adoption of genome-sequencing methods in medicine, guide the development …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, looks back on Bettie Graham's 50 years of federal service and as a champion for diversity in the genomics workforce, as she retires at the end of 2023.
… on Tuesday, December 12, at 2 p.m. ET for " Unlocking the Genome: The Human Genome Project ." The event will feature me, Aristides … and together we will discuss the history of the Human Genome Project and the impact it has had since its completion …
Policy Issues
Synthetic biology is a field of science that involves redesigning organisms for useful purposes by engineering them to have new abilities.
… synthetic biology is similar to another approach called " genome editing " because both involve changing an organism's genetic … long stretches of DNA and insert them into an organism's genome. These synthesized pieces of DNA could be genes that …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… asked to lead the new NHGRI program. …  The Clinical Genome (ClinGen) Resource is an NHGRI-funded program and the … Eighty-Eighth meeting: National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research  – Feb. 10 Mendelian Centers RFAs webinar  – … the NHGRI Division of Policy, Communications and Education Genome: Unlocking Life's Code January 2020 newsletter … New …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details the American Society of Human Genetics' (ASHG) new strategic plan, which aims to get people everywhere to realize the benefits of genomics and genetics research.
… of PCR was instrumental to the success of the Human Genome Project, with PCR-based methods now central to myriad … 87th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will take place on September 16. You can join … updates and monitor the ‘Genomics2020’ calendar . … The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is currently …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the December 2021 NHGRI symposium's success in confronting the difficult pasts of eugenics and scientific racism.
… contributions to unraveling the complexities of the human genome and advanced studies in human genetics, including by … from our status as a center (the National Center for Human Genome Research) and renamed as the National Human Genome Research Institute. That means NHGRI just turned 25 …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the NHGRI Intramural Research Program as well as announces the launch of a new digital history archive.
… of gene expression in humans and chimpanzees Barr et al. Genome Biol 2023 Sep 11; 11;24(1):207 PMID: 37697401  … living relative, evolutionarily, are other primates. Genome sequences are 95% identical among primate species, and … and human genomes, we can learn about human evolution and genome function. In this article, researchers at the …
News Release
The zebrafish is a powerhouse tool that helps researchers better understand the genes that are implicated in disease.
… are implicated in disease. And, here at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), researchers are advancing … resource known as the NHGRI Zebrafish Core. The core uses genome-editing technology to intentionally introduce small …
About Genomics
In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished two years ahead of schedule and at a cost less than the original estimated budget.
… In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished and made available to scientists … and researchers two years ahead of the original Human Genome Project schedule and at a cost less than the original … effort to sequence the 3 billion DNA letters in the human genome is considered by many to be one of the most ambitious …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green describes the evolution of the NHGRI Intramural Research program over the last three decades talks about its future in conducting truly exceptional basic, translational, and clinical genomics research.
… developed a new tool to help scientists study how a single genome creates all the distinct cells of the human body. The … 99 th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research, as did the co-chairs of the Blue Ribbon … funds new Genomics and Public Service Fellowship Program Genome: Unlocking Life's Code June 2023 newsletter … NHGRI’s …