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DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule.
… DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building … blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule. … Sequencing DNA means determining the order of the four … for just a few thousand dollars. Many of these new technologies were developed with support from the National …
Events
NHGRI hosted the Advanced Genomic Technology Development Meeting at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, from May 22-25, 2017.
… these discussions is to advance a broad set of genomic technologies including those for nucleic acid sequencing. … Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts … …
Staff
Dr. Eggerton Campbell is a senior licensing and patenting manager in the Technology Transfer Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
Events
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted the Advanced Genomic Technology Development Meeting at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 29 - 31, 2019.
… technical challenges to advancing a broad set of genomic technologies including those for nucleic acid sequencing. The meeting brought together NHGRI Genomic … help to achieve the goal of sequencing human genomes at high quality for much less than $1,000, and develop a broad …
News Release
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 … Md. … The workshop, "Future Opportunities for Genome Sequencing and Beyond: A Planning Workshop for the National … significant projects that push the boundaries of genome sequencing technology applications and develop important data …
Staff
Dr. Anna Solowiej is the director of the Technology Transfer Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… oversees management of patent portfolios, markets NHGRI technologies and negotiates licenses for patented and biological-reagent technologies developed at NHGRI. She has prior experience as …
News Release
NHGRI-funded CSER investigators and colleagues point to need for greater evidence that DNA sequencing helps patients.
… … In the nearly four years since its launch, the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) program has made … disease; improved the analysis and interpretation of DNA sequencing results; and provided new insights into the … challenges associated with the use of genomic sequencing technologies, "we shouldn't lose sight of what the technology …
Research at NHGRI
The NIH Intramural Sequencing Center is a multi-disciplinary genomics facility that emphasizes the generation and analysis of DNA sequence.
… The NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) , established in 1997, is a … Institutes of Health (NIH) access to well established, high-throughput DNA sequencing, NISC works closely with NIH …
Policy Issues
Scientists have edited genomes for many years, but CRISPR technology has improved the speed, cost, accuracy, and efficiency of genome editing
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… grown louder due to faster, cheaper, and more efficient technologies. … While the popular media tends to focus on the … recombination is that it is inaccurate and has a high rate of error when the injected DNA fragments insert … Xu, L. S., Gallardo, V., . . . Burgess, S. M. (2015). High-throughput gene targeting and phenotyping in zebrafish using …
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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, Future Opportunities for Genome Sequencing and Beyond: A Planning workshop for the National … clinic. In addition to the long-established Large-Scale Sequencing and Analysis Center (LSAC) program, the GSP now …