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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 … The results appear in a new catalog, the Skin Microbial Genome Collection (SMGC), published today in Nature … the researchers set out to create a more comprehensive reference catalogue of the skin microbiome by combining the …
About NHGRI
A timeline of notable events in the history of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… counter to the mission and values of NHGRI. … The National Human Genome Research Institute is the driving force for advancing … as mirror images. July 2003: A detailed analysis of the reference sequence of chromosome 7, carried out by a …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, the 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards and more.
… leading up to the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. Check out the latest oral … the 91st meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will take place on September 14-15. As …
Event
On December 7, 2022, NHGRI will host a webinar to discuss key findings from the Human Genetics and Genomics Workforce Survey Report.
… … Request an Accommodation … Panelists … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes … to discuss the key findings from a recently released Human Genetics & Genomics Workforce Survey Report . The …
News Release
Grants are awarded to GTEx project to explore human gene expression and regulation in different tissues, and how genomic variation modulates that expression.
… Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project to explore how human genes are expressed and regulated in different tissues, … plays in modulating that expression. … An Atlas of Human Gene Expression The GTEx awards will contribute to a … in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which helps administer the …
Educational Resources
Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms.
… to understand populations of organisms. … Gene, Genome, Genetic Variation, Allele, Founder Effect, Genetic Drift, HapMap, Human Genome Project … Population genomics is the large-scale … example, population genomics research can be used to study human ancestry, migrations and health. … Population genomics …
Event
This is the event agenda and related documents for the Eightieth Meeting of National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research from May 8–9, 2017.
… for the 80th Meeting of National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research. The council advises the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the …
Event
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 … diseases and traits? What does this mean for understanding human biology as universal and for the generation of other …  Arguello, Alexander Program Director, Division of Genome Sciences National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH …
FAQ
On July 20, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted a pre-application webinar for the Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP) Informatics Tools for the Pangenome Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): RFA-HG-23-026. We collected the questions and answers from the webinar to help applicants.
… topic of developing infrastructure for the pangenome (eg reference representations), but applications on that topic … the Informatics Tools Centers will be a component of the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium.  How much emphasis … any collaborative efforts or partnerships to enhance human genome research and informatics tools? Yes. The HGRP is …
Events
This is the event agenda and related documents for the Seventy Second Meeting of National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research from September 8–9, 2014.
… for the 72nd Meeting of National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research. The council advises the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the …