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Kris Wetterstrand is the scientific liaison to the Director for Extramural Activities at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… of DNA production and cost data from the NHGRI Large-Scale Sequencing Program. Previously in the Division of … NHGRI grant portfolio, having participated in the NHGRI Large-scale Sequencing Program, which managed the Human …
News Release
More research must be done to understand the interactions of ancient genes with modern environments.
… African sleeping sickness . "There is a great need for large-scale genetic investigations of diverse groups of …
Fact Sheets
Epigenomics is a field in which researchers chart the locations and understand the functions of all the chemical tags that mark the genome.
Staff
William J. Pavan, Ph.D. is the chief of NHGRI's Genetic Disease Research Branch.
… to identify expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) in a large cohort of primary melanocytes, revealing extensive data …
Fact Sheets
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
… … Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the chemical compound that contains the instructions needed to develop and … at a time. To assemble the sequence of all the bases in a large piece of DNA such as a gene, researchers need to read … deletion, or addition of a single base pair or as large as a deletion of thousands of bases. … The Human Genome …
Policies and Guidance
A webpage with information and associated FAQs that describe various expectations for data sharing that are specific to NHGRI-supported studies.
… Studies Study registration in dbGaP is required for large-scale human genomic studies, including those submitting … such as those listed by the Johns Hopkins Libraries or the UK Data Archive . Certain studies, for … smaller project sizes that do not meet the definition of “large-scale” according to the NIH guidance regarding scope of …
Fact Sheet
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers used state-of-the-art genomic sequencers to quickly sequence the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
… vaccine. The speed and efficiency of this process can make large amounts of mRNA in a short period of time. … … mRNA …
National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research
The Director's Report Related documents contain links to materials supplemental to Dr. Eric Green's Director's Report presentation to the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research in September 2020.
… Technology Development (R43/R44) RFA-HG-20-014 - Novel Synthetic Nucleic Acid Technology Development (R01) RFA-HG-20-015 - Novel Synthetic Nucleic Acid Technology Development (R21) RFA-HG-20-016 - Novel Synthetic Nucleic Acid Technology Development (R43/R44) …
News Release
NIH lost a key member of its broader genomics team when Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the NISC sequencing group at NIH, retired on Dec. 31, 2015.
… and for valuable introductions to those working in the large genome sequencing centers around the world. "NISC … Blakesley. "We were in almost constant contact with the large genome sequencing centers at Washington University, the …
Research Funding
NHGRI's programs and projects support research in one of six domains to advance the field of genomics and improve human health.
… into Practice (IGNITE) Knockout Mouse Program (KOMP) Large-Scale Genome Sequencing and Analysis Centers (LSAC) … ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements Project (modENCODE) Molecular Libraries Program (MLP) Newborn Sequencing in Genomic …