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NIH issues a final Genomic Data Sharing policy to speed the translation of data into knowledge, improve health and protect patient privacy.
… … The National Institutes of Health has issued a final NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) policy to promote data sharing as … of research participants. The final policy was posted in the Federal Register Aug. 26, 2014 and published in the … rapid and broad data release during its mapping and sequencing of the human genome. The GDS policy is an …
Funded Research
The Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (AGMR) program stimulates innovation and advance understanding of when, where and how best to implement the use of genomic information and technologies in clinical care.
… Bellen Michael Francis Wangler Baylor College of Medicine Genomic Medicine and Gene Function Implementation for an … of North Carolina Chapel Hill Age-Based Genomic Screening in Newborns, Infants and Children: A Novel Paradigm in Public … University of California, San Francisco Toward DNA Sequencing as a Primary Newborn Screen for Treatable …
Research Funding
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Pilot Project launched in September 2003 to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.
… consortium named the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) in September 2003 to carry out a project to identify all … genome was announced by the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium ( Finishing the euchromatic sequence of … Comprehensive Extraction of Biological Information from Genomic Sequence , to discuss this proposal. The workshop …
Clinical Research
The Undiagnosed Diseases Program provide answers to patients with mysterious conditions that have long eluded diagnosis.
… puzzling medical cases referred to the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. It was organized by the National Human … individuals (patients and family members); whole-exome sequencing analyses performed for approximately 900 … Undiagnosed Diseases Network to Target Rare Disorders with Genomic Medicine GenomeWeb 2013 November 9, 2013: Young …
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Micro-sized technologies are among the approaches researchers will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology.
… researchers will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology through new grants from the National … available, are the last to be awarded by the Advanced DNA Sequencing Technology program of the National Human Genome … new group of awards - which total more than $4.5 million in the first year - is wide-ranging, and includes several …
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Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet.
… ignored - two recent research studies suggest that doctor-patient talks about the genomic underpinnings of obesity can pay off. … There can be … may be able to reduce that guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet, Dr. Persky's team …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… counter to the mission and values of NHGRI. … Completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the ability … hold " The Santa Cruz Workshop " on human genome sequencing. In March 1986, the DOE Office of Health and … on Human Genome Sequencing. They decide that all human genomic sequence information should be made freely available …
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A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… scientists have sketched out what doctors need to know in order to use the new technology effectively. … "This primer illustrates how rapidly the use of genome sequencing has moved into clinical practice," said NHGRI … implements technology to understand, diagnose and treat genomic and genetic diseases. The NHGRI Extramural Research …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is helping us choose the right medication at the right dose for each patient.
… based on their genome, would not be possible without sequencing the genomes of many people and comparing their … rather to sequence many human genomes to understand how genomic differences relate to different traits. Some such … (like eye color), whereas others can be used to help in the clinical care of patients. Scientists in the field of …
About Genomics
Resources for understanding the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome.
… achievement. … The Human Genome Project ended in 2003, but genomic researchers had not yet determined every … Credit: Ernesto Del Aguila III, NHGRI  Video: Fully sequencing the human genome Credit: Harry Wedel, NHGRI  …