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The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… more committed than ever to facilitating the use of genomics for addressing all threats to human health – … about an important upcoming historical milestone for genomics: the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human … 2020. To amplify that drumbeat, the NHGRI History of Genomics Program continues to showcase oral history …
Outreach
A list of high quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day.
… on DNA Day ( Tuesday, April 25, 2024 ). Genetics and Genomics Lesson Plans by NSTA and NHGRI Genome: Unlocking … guide your students as they explore various genetics and genomics concepts. Units will culminate in community-focused … pgEd This lesson plan database from the Personal Genetics Education Project (pgEd) includes interactive lessons for …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… to sequence and map all the genes of our species. … About Genomics …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green focuses on recent efforts to make the human genome reference sequence useful to basic and clinical researchers and how increasing the representation of human genomic variation will remain key components of NHGRI’s Human Genome Reference Program.
… fourth annual International Summit in Human Genetics and Genomics at NIH last month. The month-long summit is designed … infrastructure, systems, and technologies in genetics and genomics. The summit, which aims to help the international … Each year, NHGRI’s Division of Policy, Communications, and Education partners with the American Society of Human …
Educational Resources
NHGRI participates in the South By Southwest (SXSW) conference to help increase genomic literacy.
… exists within racial groups and not between them. Genomics is helping us understand the complex and intertwined … Panelists:  Vence Bonham, Sara Hull, Christina Daulton … Genomics has become such commonplace that we don’t realize … DTC ancestry sleuthing, and COVID-19 tracking: all ways genomics have become common place. So, if genomics is so …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps progress from NHGRI strategic planning process events in 2018.
… and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics.  … Officially launched in February at a meeting … strategic planning process 'Establishing a 2020 Vision for Genomics' has spurred an accelerated pace of interactions … issues relevant to genomic advances, to the community and education needs related to genomics research. Staff members …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
​Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.
… Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us … projects like FRAME (Faces Redefining the Art of Medical Education) , which is designed to substitute the images of … understanding of biology has greatly advanced is in the genomics of skin color . Unfortunately, for centuries, skin …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2018 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the success of The Cancer Genome Atlas.
… are available on the ' Establishing a 2020 Vision for Genomics ' website. NHGRI will host a Town Hall at the … and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics.  …  After more than a decade, The Cancer Genome … summed up the current status of knowledge about cancer genomics based on the TCGA data. The PanCancer Atlas was …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 4, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how NHGRI researchers are emphasizing the need for diversity in genomics.
… the need for diversity and a unifying anti-racist ethos in genomics research. The commentary, entitled “Cultivating … facets of scientific research — especially in the field of genomics, which grew out of genetics and its troubled history … in biomedical research. It will also promote genomics research that addresses health disparities and …