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The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details NHGRI's new Diversity in Genomics Workforce Initiative.
… up to the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. I encourage you to check out … including the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science, genome-sequencing centers, and model organism databases. … with the American Society of Human Genetics for the Human Genome Scholars Program. As NHGRI puts final touches on its …
Genomics and Medicine
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances.
Event
The Genomics and Health Disparities Lecture Series was formed to enhance opportunities for dialogue about how innovations in genomics research and technology can impact health disparities. Topics will range from basic science to translational research.
… dialogue about how innovations in genomics research and technology can impact health disparities. Topics will range … at the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute, National Heart, Lung and Blood … dialogue about how innovations in genomics research and technology can impact health disparities. … The Genomics and …
News Release
Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., Division of Genome Sciences director, was honored with the HHS Career Achievement Award for his work in genome sequencing technology.
… … Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., director of the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), was honored with the U.S. … Career Achievement Award for his work in genome sequencing technology. HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell presented …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly appointed Dr. Chris Gunter's role as Senior Advisor for Genomics Engagement as well as the 30 oral histories to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… … Late last month, I attended the annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT)  general meeting. The first such AGBT … – in one way or another – busily involved in the Human Genome Project. Having now attended all 21 AGBT general …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… Green, M.D., Ph.D. … Thirty years ago, today, the Human Genome Project (HGP) officially launched. I was there on the … been awarded one of the first center grants for the Human Genome Project by the then-named National Center for Human Genome Research. For that grant, I led a small research group …
News Release
Micro-sized technologies are among the approaches researchers will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology.
… will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology through new grants from the National Institutes of … DNA Sequencing Technology program of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), a part of NIH. The new … unique approaches to sequencing DNA," said NHGRI Genome Technology Program Director Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D. Dr. …
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 …
Staff
Dr. Michael Smith is a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… management expertise to the Extramural Program to lead the technology development program and coordinate small business … Director at the new (at the time) Chromosome 11 Human Genome Center at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. … Dr. Michael Smith is a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… announce the completion of a draft sequence of the human genome. The ceremony took place in the East Room of the White … gathered to celebrate a major milestone for the Human Genome Project. This historic landmark for biomedical … was in the making for nearly 10 years, since the Human Genome Project (HGP) began on October 1, 1990. Led by an …