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Dr. Sara Chandros Hull is a deputy scientific director in the Office of the Scientific Director and the director of NHGRI's Bioethics Core.
… as director of the Bioethics Core of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI); faculty in the … those relevant to research with collections of human biological samples and data, disclosure of genetic results to study …
Educational Resources
Bioinformatics is a subdiscipline of biology and computer science concerned with the acquisition, storage, analysis, and dissemination of biological data.
… the acquisition, storage, analysis, and dissemination of biological data. … Computational Science, Computer Science, Big Data, Biological Data, Bioinformatics … Bioinformatics, as related … technology to collect, store, analyze and disseminate biological data and information, such as DNA and amino acid …
Research Funding
Applications demonstrating excellent grantsmanship, grant mechanisms and research methodologies common to ethical, legal and social implications research.
… Summary Statement Full Application Ecological Concepts of Human Identity in Microbiome and Metagenomic Research Mark … Budget Justification, Specific Aims, Research Plan, and Human Subjects Protections) are included. We do not include … Research's Biosketch Format Pages, Instructions and Samples . That webpage also includes detailed instructions, …
Talking Glossary
Cell-free DNA testing is a laboratory method that involves analyzing free (i.e., non-cellular) DNA contained within a biological sample, most often to look for genomic variants associated with a hereditary or genetic disorder.
… analyzing free (i.e., non-cellular) DNA contained within a biological sample, most often to look for genomic variants … analyzing free (i.e., non-cellular) DNA contained within a biological sample, most often to look for genomic variants … analyzing free (i.e., non-cellular) DNA contained within a biological sample, most often to look for genomic variants …
Research Funding
The three research domains to be considered for support by the NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program.
… Societal Definitions, Beliefs and Norms Conceptions of Human Identity and Origins … Program Contact: Rene Sterling … … Impact of commercialization on the accessibility of biological specimens, genetic and genomic data and related … participant control over the use of individual data and samples. Use of non-medical data (e.g., fitness trackers, …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… for many years (see Figure 1). With the growing scale of human genetics studies and the increasing number of clinical … paid to understanding the underlying costs of generating a human genome sequence. Accurately determining the cost for … (for simplicity, abbreviated G, A, T, and C), with the biological information encoded within DNA determined by the …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics helps us understand evolution and protect our biological ecosystems.
… Genomics helps us understand evolution and protect our biological ecosystems. … Did you know that the new methods … humans, including the loblolly pine  (7-times larger than human) and a salamander called the axolotl  (10-times larger … in an environmental sample. Following sequencing of mixed samples of DNA, scientists perform computer analyses to …
Educational Resources
The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.
… Human Genome Project … The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome. … Human Genome Project, Francis Collins, DNA, …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible.
… Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible. … for extracting small amounts of DNA from ancient samples, like bones or fur or even soil, and used very … of children are raised thinking that someone is their biological father when, in fact, that person is not. Ancestry …
Policy Issues
Federally-funded research with human participants must comply with regulations that protect the rights and welfare of the participants.
… The use of human participants in biomedical, clinical and … or other methods. All federally-funded research with human participants such as that supported by NIH must comply … respected. This includes issues around the use of clinical samples in research and uses in law enforcement. For more …