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On November 16-17, 2023, the National Human Genome Institute will co-sponsor a workshop, Advances in the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits, to take a historically grounded and forward-looking approach towards dissecting the genetic architecture of complex traits in humans.
… understanding of Mendelian inheritance were early foci of human genetics that naturally emphasized family-based studies … Is the goal to capture more genetic variation, and thus biological variation, or more environmental variation, … diseases and traits? What does this mean for understanding human biology as universal and for the generation of other …
Research Funding
The Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP) maintains and updates the human genome reference and provides it to the scientific community.
… Since the origin of the human reference in the completion of the International Human Genome Project, there has been a need to maintain and … haplotype diversity, for instance by incorporating samples collected under 1000 Genomes  . This would also …
News Release
NIH researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog native to Sardinia, Italy, and discovered in it clues about the migration of humans to the area.
… DNA sequence.) The findings, by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, and … recent studies that also traced the genetic origins of human Sardinians to the Middle East and Hungary. Sardinian … Researchers have long recognized the benefit that isolated human groups can provide to genetic research. National …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… and values of NHGRI. … Completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the ability to read nature's complete genetic blueprint for a human. This interactive timeline lists key moments from the …  1984-86 Early meetings assess the feasibility of a Human Genome Project. More + 1984-86 In December 1984, the …
News Release
NHGRI celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Human Genome Project with a "15 for 15" Celebration that commemorates the genomic advances since 2003.
… Palmer … On April 25th - National DNA Day - the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this milestone and the … the genomic developments made since the end of the Human Genome Project and the importance of genomics in …
News Release
Researchers have now identified and catalogued more species - nearly 200 new bacteria and thousands of viruses - that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to advances in bioinformatics and laboratory techniques.
… identified and catalogued more species that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to … these previously unknown species are the most abundant on human skin. The results appear in a new catalog, the Skin … Another way to study these microbes is to take skin samples and perform genomic analyses to identify which …
News Release
NHGRI researchers and their international collaborators have added Williams-Beuren syndrome to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute and their international … have added Williams-Beuren syndrome to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations. … By … Content … Williams-Beuren syndrome added to Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Population … NHGRI …
News Release
The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for ground-breaking advances in the field of medicine.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol … by Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … responsible for leading NIH's effort in the project. … The Human Genome Project, completed in 2003, was an …
Educational Resources
An enzyme is a biological catalyst and is almost always a protein.
… Enzyme … An enzyme is a biological catalyst and is almost always a protein. … … RNA, Laboratory Experiments, Chemistry … An enzyme is a biological catalyst and is almost always a protein. It speeds … to a particular chemical reaction. … An enzyme is a biological catalyst and is almost always a protein. … …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… to announce the completion of a draft sequence of the human genome. The ceremony took place in the East Room of the … gathered to celebrate a major milestone for the Human Genome Project. This historic landmark for biomedical … research was in the making for nearly 10 years, since the Human Genome Project (HGP) began on October 1, 1990. Led by …