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Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms.
… to understand populations of organisms. … Gene, Genome, Genetic Variation, Allele, Founder Effect, Genetic Drift, HapMap, Human Genome Project … Population genomics is the large-scale …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., emphasizes the importance of the Technology Transfer Office and its mission to manage all the legal negotiations that help to protect federally funded research from being unduly exploited, while also giving that research avenues to reach patients through the commercialization of promising advances.
… to produce the first truly complete sequence of a human genome. Congratulations to these four and the entire T2T … have used this dataset ( phs001048 ), which includes whole-genome sequence, transcriptomic data, and methylation data. … on earth!   …  Claire Driscoll, director of NHGRI's Technology Transfer Office (TTO), often exhorts one of her …
Staff
Sangeetha Raghavan is a Senior Licensing and Patenting Manager in NHGRI's Technology Transfer Office.
… as a Senior Licensing and Patenting Manager. She is a technology transfer professional with experience in … with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Sangeetha’s technology transfer career began at the University of Maryland’s technology transfer office in 2008 where she worked as a …
Policy Issues
Genome editing is a method that lets scientists change the DNA of many organisms, including plants, bacteria, and animals.
… Genome editing is a method that lets scientists change the … risk. Scientists use different technologies to do this. … Genome editing technologies enable scientists to make changes … to treat Layla, and instead used another genome editing technology called TALENs. Doctors tried many treatments …
Fact Sheets
Comparative genomics is a field of biological research in which researchers compare the complete genome sequences of different species.
… researchers use a variety of tools to compare the complete genome sequences of different species. By carefully comparing … of years - is an important step toward understanding the genome itself. It pinpoints genes that are essential to life … of living things have changed over time. As DNA sequencing technology becomes more powerful and less expensive, …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… infectious disease. … The nation's investment in the Human Genome Project (HGP) was grounded in the expectation that … guidance to the National Advisory Council on Human Genome Research (NACHGR)  and NHGRI in other areas of genomic … Testing, Newborn Screening, Privacy In Genomics, Genomic Technology … Genomic medicine involves using genomic …
Research Funding
Effort to accelerate understanding of the molecular basis of cancer using genome analysis technologies, including large-scale genome sequencing.
… The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) was a joint effort of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which are both part of the … Tumors  (2008)  The Cancer Genome Atlas Awards Funds for Technology Development  (2007)  National Institutes of …
Profile
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 … are you most proud of? Jim Mullikin: Of course, the Human Genome Project is one of the top ones. I started working on … My background is electrical engineering and physics, so technology development has always been the most interesting …
News Release
Researchers developed a technique that will aid in a more accurate reconstruction of human genomes.
… of human genomes by determining the sections of the genome that come from each parent. This new technique, … to identify further complexity within any type of genome - from plants to animals - and provide more precise … and the Brahman, demonstrate how previous genome assembly technology can lead to a misrepresented image of the genome. …
Staff
Dr. Paul Meltzer is an adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… Dr. Meltzer is a leader in the application of genome science to cancer research. His recent studies … a program focused on the mechanisms and consequences of genome instability, non-coding RNA biology, and translational … profiling, melanoma profiling, breast cancer profiling, technology development … Paul Meltzer, functional genomics, …