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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.
… three decades, starting before the launch of the Human Genome Project. She was a cherished NHGRI grantee, advisor, … Phenotypes (dbGaP), model organism databases (e.g., Mouse Genome Informatics and Xenbase ), and cloud repositories … Genomics and Data Science Program in the Division of Genome Sciences for more than seven years. She has played a …
Educational Resources
Teaching tools to present the foundations of genomics to students and help them understand the impact of genomics in their lives.
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2018 edition of The Genomics landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights five new educational videos that use poetry and dance.
… Atlanta, Georgia, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern. … The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is currently … of genomics to everyday life, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) aims to help increase the public's understanding of the human genome and the science of genomics. This is being pursued …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green spotlights on ELSIhub.
… that 20+ years later, we would be surveying the entire genome at once, even going into the ‘difficult regions’ to … the ongoing efforts to improve the human reference genome sequence. In 2003, Human Genome Project researchers announced the completion of the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how NIH is ramping up research on COVID-19; NHGRI's expansion of its Genome Technology Program; and the the DiY Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition toolkit.
… May meeting of the National Advisory Council on Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will be held as a videoconference … 89th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will take place on May 18-19. As usual, the … important infectious disease. …  NHGRI is expanding its Genome Technology Program to include two new components that …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… have led to substantial reductions in the cost of genome sequencing. The underlying costs associated with … … Significant scrutiny and attention have been given to genome-sequencing costs and how they are calculated since the … 1980s. For example, NHGRI has carefully tracked costs per genome  at its funded 'genome sequencing centers' for many …
Educational Resources
A restriction enzyme is an enzyme isolated from bacteria that cuts DNA molecules at specific sequences.
… … Bacteria, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Enzyme, Genetic Engineering, Recombinant DNA (rDNA) … A restriction enzyme is … methods, including recombinant DNA technology and genetic engineering. … A restriction enzyme is an enzyme isolated …
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The Genomics and Society Working Group advises on planning and priorities for genomics and society activities at NHGRI.
… for genomics and society activities at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). … The NHGRI Genomics and … a working group of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR). The mission of the Genomics and …
Educational Resources
A mouse model is a laboratory mouse used to study some aspect of human physiology or disease.
… or disease. … Mouse Model, Knockout Mouse, Genetic Engineering, Laboratory Experiment, Genetic Disease … A mouse … human diseases using selective breeding and genetic engineering. … Educational Resources …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2021 issue of the Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. notes that a number of individuals with strong ties to NHGRI have been nominated and/or appointed to serve on the White House Science Team.
… 93rd meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will take place on May 17-18. As usual, the … Carolyn M. Hutter, Ph.D. (Director, NHGRI Division of Genome Sciences)  2020 NHGRI Strategic Vision … Session 4: … OSTP in 1976 to advise the president on the scientific, engineering, and technological aspects of the economy, …