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Dr. Settara Chandrasekharappa is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… genetics. In 1991, Dr. Chandrasekharappa joined the Human Genome Center at the University of Michigan. As the … In 1993, Dr. Chandrasekharappa joined the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and currently serves … Collins F.S., Chandrasekharappa S.C. Mutations in the human Jagged1 gene are responsible for Alagille syndrome. Nat …
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Researchers identified regions of the genome associated with skin color variation in some African populations, furthering skin disease and cancer research.
… of genomics researchers has identified new regions of the human genome that are associated with skin color variation in … October 12, 2017, in the journal Science . Studying human skin pigmentation helps researchers understand how the … in the Genetic Disease Research Branch at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute. "The paper also provides a …
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Dr. Paul Meltzer is an adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… studies investigate the genetic and epigenetic basis of cancers in adult and pediatric patients, particularly those … model accurately predicts DNA replication timing in human cells . Mol Syst Biol. 2014;10:722. … Biography … …
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Dr. Heidi Parker is an Associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, NHGRI.
… Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute of NIH. She earned her Ph.D. … also develop many forms of cancer. Often in dogs these cancers show breed associated risk suggesting a significant … T, Sacks BN, Larson G, Frantz L, Ostrander EA. Natural and human-driven selection of a single non-coding body size …
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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 …
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Scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's largest catalog of genomic differences among humans.
… in addition to new methods of prevention. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … investigators identified about 88 million sites in the human genome that vary among people, establishing a database … more than doubles the number of known variant sites in the human genome, and can now be used in a wide range of studies …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
​Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.
… entirely define you. Well before the completion of the Human Genome Project, researchers began developing tools to … people. When scientists agreed to use the one "reference" human genome sequence generated by the Human Genome Project [see DNA Sequencing ], it became easier …
Media Advisory
On August 16-18, 2017, NIH hosted a workshop, "The Human Microbiome: Emerging Themes at the Horizon of the 21st Century."
… Advisory Microbes inhabit just about every part of the human body, outnumbering human cells by ten to one. The ten-year, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund Human Microbiome Project was established to understand how …
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 …
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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 …