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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.
… call to your attention to a recently published editorial in Science that describes a new NIH guidance that holds … had also accomplished a series of other goals, including sequencing the genomes of a set of model organisms. In fact, … (ACMG) recently published guidance on incorporating genomic data into electronic health records (EHRs). EHRs are …
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NHGRI convened geneticists, biologists, clinicians, bioinformatics specialists and more to provide expert advice on the future of its Genome Sequencing Program.
… provide expert advice on the future of its flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP). … The two-day meeting, titled, … review of the GSP, the previous discussions taking place in 2005 and 2009. After the last review, new core programs … and conditions are the epitome of personalized medicine." Genomic Medicine NHGRI supports several genomic medicine …
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Researchers, clinicians, and computational biologists meet to consider future opportunities for NHGRI's Genome Sequencing Program.
… Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP) at a July 28 - 29 meeting in Bethesda, Md. … The workshop, "Future Opportunities for … with the National Cancer Institute, which explores the genomic underpinnings of cancer. Near completion of the 1,000 …
Fact Sheets
Data used to estimate the cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… (NHGRI) has tracked the costs associated with DNA sequencing performed at the sequencing centers funded by the Institute. This information … as an important benchmark for assessing improvements in DNA sequencing technologies and for establishing the DNA …
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NIH grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help diagnose diabetes, manage heart disease and guide cancer clinicians to the most effective drugs.
… than $11 million, are part of the Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE) program administered by the National … beyond the academic medical center and explore the use of genomic medicine in community-based clinics and primary care … health records and family histories, along with DNA sequencing, to identify patients and families with monogenic …
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The Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium has offered an ethical framework to guide pediatricians in pursuing clinical sequencing studies.
… … More than many other diagnostic technologies, genome sequencing carries the possibility of incidental or … previously unsuspected disease states. Pediatricians, in particular, face complicated ethical questions about what … group, this may not be as hard as it sounds. Although genomic technologies may be new to many pediatricians, and …
Research Funding
Funded in 2016 to harmonize, access, and analyze the data produced by the sequencing centers.
… The Genome Sequencing Program Analysis Centers (GSPACs) were funded in 2016 to harmonize, access, and analyze the data produced by the sequencing centers. The GSPACs undertake novel, …
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How well cancer patients fare after chemotherapy can be affected by their social interaction with other patients during treatment.
… Institutes of Health, and the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. … Cancer patients were a little more … Health Service. The researchers examined the total time a patient spent with the same patients undergoing chemotherapy … cancer care moves more towards targeted therapies based on genomic tumor assessments, NHGRI is interested in …
Research Funding
The Genome Sequencing Program uses genome sequencing to identify genes and genomic variants underlying human inherited disease.
… The Genome Sequencing Program is consists of the following centers … Program (GSP) has evolved from NIH's participation in the International Human Genome Sequencing Project (HGP). … GSP aims to use genome sequencing to identify genes and genomic variants underlying human inherited disease across …
Media Advisory
On Monday, June 24, 2019, Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program investigators will present genomic research findings on implications for health and care of newborns during a public webinar session from 1:30 - 5:15 p.m Eastern.
… of the National Human Genome Research Institute’s Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program. …