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The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition celebrates the 10th anniversary of the initial sequencing of the human genome.
… D.C. opened the high-tech, high-intensity exhibition Genome: Unlocking Life's Code to celebrate the 10th … of researchers producing the first complete human genome sequence - the genetic blueprint of the human body - …
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NIH-funded researchers completed the PanCancer Atlas from over 10,000 tumors representing 33 types of cancer.
… Institutes of Health have completed a detailed genomic analysis, known as the PanCancer Atlas, on a data set of … Cell journals, sums up the work accomplished by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) - a multi-institution collaboration … initiated and supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer …
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Jim Mullikin pioneered DNA sequencing technologies during the Human Genome Project and other major advances in genomics.
… pioneered DNA sequencing technologies during the Human Genome Project and other major advances in genomics. … Anna … Human Genome Project in 1997, and the draft human genome sequence was finished just before I moved to NHGRI in 2003. … using his skills in technology development and data analysis to improve how scientists image DNA with …
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NIH is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care for all individuals.
… towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care. The new awards will … , initiated in 2010 and funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer … support the development of methods needed to integrate genome sequencing into the practice of medicine, improve the …
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On October 29, 2021, NHGRI will host the Future Directions of the NHGRI Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL) workshop to identify gaps, challenges and future opportunities related to NHGRI’s investments in the AnVIL’s cloud-based infrastructure, tools and services.
… of Philadelphia) and Valentina Di Francesco, M.S. (NHGRI) Analysis Tools  Moderators: Marylyn D. Ritchie, Ph.D. … are in PDF format  … The NHGRI Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL) is … sessions: 1) Data submission and consortia engagement 2) Analysis tools 3) Infrastructure 4) Outreach and training …
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NIH researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool, called Verso, to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species. The software makes the process of assembling complete genome sequences more affordable and accessible.
… Software opens the door for a greater number of complete genome sequences. … National Institutes of Health researchers … software tool to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species. This software, … Verkko grew from assembling the first gapless human genome sequence , which was finished last year by the …
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Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., founding director of the Division of Genome Sciences, is embarking on a new journey: retirement.
… … After an extraordinary career at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., founding director of the Division of Genome Sciences, is embarking on a new journey: retirement. … … for a program director at the National Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR), what is now known as NHGRI. He …
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NIH lost a key member of its broader genomics team when Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the NISC sequencing group at NIH, retired on Dec. 31, 2015.
… questions, collect biological samples, purify and sequence the DNA and analyze the resulting data. The National … Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH. "When I … for valuable introductions to those working in the large genome sequencing centers around the world. "NISC benefited a …
Talking Glossary
Next-generation DNA sequencing (abbreviated NGS) refers to the use of technologies for sequencing DNA that became available shortly after the completion of the Human Genome Project (which relied on the first-generation method of Sanger sequencing).
… became available shortly after the completion of the Human Genome Project (which relied on the first-generation method … became available shortly after the completion of the Human Genome Project (which relied on the first-generation method … and cheaper than their predecessors, NGS technologies can sequence an entire human genome in a single day and for less …
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In a new large-scale genetic analysis, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have found set of small RNA molecules, called microRNAs, in human pancreatic cells that are strongly associated with type 2 diabetes.
… involved in diabetes. … In a new large-scale genetic analysis, scientists have found a set of small RNA molecules, … The study, led in part by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … “This study represents the largest sequenced-based analysis of microRNA expression in human pancreatic islets to …