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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 … in Nature Microbiology . Investigators at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), European …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … Thirty years ago, today, the Human Genome Project (HGP) officially launched. I was there … have been awarded one of the first center grants for the Human Genome Project by the then-named National Center for Human Genome Research. For that grant, I led a small research …
Policy Issues
Scientific institutions are developing recommendations to support the responsible use of human gene-editing research.
… to facilitate decision-making for the responsible use of human genome-editing research. … In light of recent advances … to facilitate decision making for the responsible use of human gene-editing research. This initiative examined the clinical, ethical, legal and social implications of human gene editing. Their efforts included an international …
About Genomics
A group of researchers, led by the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, has released a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference. Encompassing genome sequences from 47 people of diverse ancestries (with the goal of increasing that number to 350 by mid-2024), the human pangenome reference captures significantly more population diversity than the previous reference sequence.
… The NHGRI-funded Human Pangenome Reference Consortium has released a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference. Encompassing genome sequences …
News Release
H3Africa Consortium Array Will Bring Leading-Edge Genomics Tool to Address African Genomic Diversity
Illumina will be developing a GWAS array based on data from the Human Heredity and Health in Africa Initiative.
… will be developing a GWAS array based on data from the Human Heredity and Health in Africa Initiative (H3Africa). … … will be developing a GWAS array based on data from the Human Heredity and Health in Africa Initiative. … H3Africa … will be developing a GWAS array based on data from the Human Heredity and Health in Africa Initiative. … News Release …
Professional Development
This is a fellowship program designed for recent undergraduates to gain exposure to and training in multiple career paths that advance public service for human genetics and genomics.
… to and training in multiple career paths relevant to human genetics and genomics. Training will focus on services … diversity, equity and inclusion; and other workforce development initiatives. This is an ideal professional … , fellows will support ASHG program directors, who oversee human genetics and genomics policy and advocacy; …
The Genomics Landscape
In June 1, 2023, edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the NHGRI-funded Human Pangenome Reference Consortium releasing a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference.
… of the 99 th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research , held last month, are now available on … the 100 th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research in September. All the best, … The … on the role that somatic genomic variation plays in human development, aging, and a wide range of diseases and …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… The Human Genome Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific … in October 1990 and completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project’s signature accomplishment – generating the first sequence of the human genome – provided fundamental information about the …
News Release
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project has created a detailed resource on the letters of life, DNA, identifying genes and regions that may regulate genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… Project is a worldwide effort to understand how the human genome functions. With the completion of its latest … has added millions of candidate DNA “switches” from the human and mouse genomes that appear to regulate when and … genomic and biochemical changes that occur during mouse development. Mice, due to their genomic and biological …
Staff
Dr. Jennifer Troyer is the director of NHGRI's Division of Extramural Operations.
… support the institute’s mission to use genomics to advance human health. Dr. Troyer joined the NHGRI Extramural Research … (EDGE) program and managed the comparative genomic non-human primate portion of the developmental Genotype Tissue … as project manager of genetics and genomics technology development for the Advanced Technology Program. Dr. Troyer …