Search Results
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 13, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., announces the appointment of Valentina Di Francesco as founding director of the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science.
… central to the field of genomics. Both human and non-human genomic data have been widely shared through public data … the power of scientific investigation by allowing genomic data to be combined across studies, and accelerates … number of Data Access Requests (DARs) for secondary use of genomic data (see figure)?   …  In December 2021, …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… Genomic medicine is an emerging medical discipline that involves using genomic information about an individual as part of their … and policy implications of that clinical use. Already, genomic medicine is making an impact in the fields of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the important genomics legacy of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program as it comes to an end.
… for both the new policy and the long-standing NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy; this includes the provision of … of humanity and, therefore, has the largest amount of genomic diversity. However, the genomes of people living in … agreement that this lack of information about African genomic diversity needs to be rectified. H3Africa has been a …
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 … for deciphering biological knowledge from large-scale genomic datasets. For example, new computational-based …
About Genomics
February 15, 2021 marks the 20-year anniversary of publications reporting the draft human genome sequence.
… costs, improved diagnosis of genetic disorders and genomic analysis in standard clinical practice. In its 2020 … 2001 publications, the institute aspires to build better genomic technologies and discover new treatment options to …
The Genomics Landscape
In May 4, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details a report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, that provided a series of recommendations for using population descriptors in future genetics and genomics studies.
… using population descriptors as a proxy to describe human genomic variation. These descriptors have reflected … individuals’ nationality, geography, and ethnicity, but genomic variation is complex and fails to track accurately to … opportunity to investigate the influence of common genomic variants on complex disease. The GWAS Catalog provides a …
Educational Resources
The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.
… as its groundbreaking approach for the free release of genomic data well ahead of publication, leading to a new …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green spotlights on ELSIhub.
… out that we have added a new temporary section to The Genomic Landscape , one that highlights the “Guiding … on January 25, 2023. NHGRI has a long history of sharing genomic data and strongly supports NIH’s in these increased … Research Genome data from Africa reveal millions of new variants Decades of NIH research help lead to first …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… human genome sequence, so as to catalog all sequence variants in that genome; such a routine does not involve any … sequence to a reference human genome, sequence assembly, genomic variant calling, or annotation. Almost certainly, …
Educational Resources
Teaching tools to present the foundations of genomics to students and help them understand the impact of genomics in their lives.