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Leadership Initiatives
The Genomic Literacy, Education, and Engagement Initiative is a national campaign to enhance genomic literacy.
… The Genomic Literacy, Education, and Engagement (GLEE) Initiative … is envisioned as a national campaign to enhance the genomic literacy of three target audiences: K-16 students, the general public, and healthcare providers. … The profound advances in genomics …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program evaluation.
… evaluation of the institute’s Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program. The CEGS Program was launched … processes. The story focuses on a patient with a genomic variant in WARS2 , a crucial gene that produces … to tackle health disparities More widespread access to genomic medicine vital for studying a rare, underdiagnosed …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green reflects on the milestones of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) Program as it reaches completion.
… to gather input from local researchers, industry experts, healthcare professionals, and interested members of the public. Specifically, the discussions will focus on genomic variation identification, association, and function … and Human Development (NICHD), the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program has …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… researchers are now finding previously unidentified genomic variants on the Y chromosome and, by studying these … could not pinpoint the disease-causing in the implicated genomic region. In this paper, researchers at NHGRI, Boston … a hub that will provide educational opportunities in genomic data science to students of diverse backgrounds, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the new director of NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences.
… produced comprehensive, multi-dimensional maps of the key genomic changes in 33 types of cancer. The datasets generated … Sequencing Program (GSP); the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program; the Encyclopedia of DNA … a new path for genomics and health. Identifying human genomic differences and tying them to causes of disease is a …
The Genomics Landscape
In April 6, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how NHGRI will hold a symposium on National DNA Day, April 25, highlighting relevant and interesting topics in genomics and concluding with the annual Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture.
… and interpret information coded in the living and evolving genomic history book of billions of individuals from around … held its 12 th annual meeting . ISCC-PEG aims to improve genomic literacy among healthcare providers and enhance the effective practice of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the Human Genome Project receiving the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award.
… Thailand Ministry of Public Health to discuss advances in genomic medicine implementation in Thailand and the Completed … human health and disease, facilitating the development of genomic and precision medicine. The honoring of the HGP by … Project . … Genomics Research NIH Completes In-Depth Genomic Analysis of 33 Cancer Types NIH Researchers Use …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how social media provides NHGRI staff with a space to talk about their work, make genomics topics easy to understand, and show how genomics can positively affect people.
… , funding opportunities in genomics, the importance of genomic literacy, and the need to increase the diversity of … on Twitter about specific genomics topics, such as genomic medicine, polygenic risk scores, bioethics, genome … sequencing, diversity of the genomics workforce, and genomic literacy. The next #AskDrGenome will be held on …
Educational Resources
Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms.
… Genomics … Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms. … … Population genomics is the large-scale application of genomic technologies to study populations of individuals. For … and health. … Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Phillippy as the founding director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR).
… improve, new methods are required to make large-scale genomic edits. Such technologies would be particularly useful … was “how can NHGRI’s IRP be a recognized leader in genomic data science?" Ongoing advances in genomics tools and … topic focused on the additional research needed for the healthcare system to be equipped for increased population …