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The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2018 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the success of The Cancer Genome Atlas.
… focused on studying the genomic changes in three types of human cancers: brain, lung, and ovarian cancer. After a successful … Mountain 83rd Meeting: National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research The Cancer Genome Atlas Legacy: Pushing …
News Release
Learn what happens when two genetic neighborhoods merge in brain tumor cells after a gene controlled by a gene-control switch turned on a cancer-growth gene.
… (ENCODE) Consortium, founded and funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Gliomas are the most … 5-Azacytidine may be useful for treating gliomas and other cancers where methyl tags play a role, such as liver cancers, sarcomas, colon cancers, bladder cancers and …
Research Funding
Effort to accelerate understanding of the molecular basis of cancer using genome analysis technologies, including large-scale genome sequencing.
… of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which are both part … Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. More information on TCGA can be found on … reveals new clues to the genomic diversity of prostate cancers  (2015)  Peering at brain and skin cancers through a …
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 sequencing a given genome (e.g., a human genome) is not simple. There are many parameters 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, …
Staff
Elaine Ostrander is chief of NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute of NIH. She also heads the … of Washington in 1993, rising to the rank of Member in the Human Biology and Clinical Research Divisions, and head of … development, and risk factors for breed-specific canine cancers. As such, the researchers are building on the …
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. … your ancestors, both near and distant? Advances since the Human Genome Project allow us to compare genome sequences … among the most common questions that humans ponder. The Human Genome Project produced a reference human genome …
Educational Resources
An oncogene is a mutated gene that contributes to the development of a cancer.
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 … of participating in the research. … All research with human participants supported by the United States government, …
Educational Resources
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer.