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The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the legacy the LINCS program leaves as it has completed its goal of creating a large-scale, systematically generated molecular and cellular dataset.
… team and our patients, extending to humanity at large. And that trust, in turn, is built upon the scientific … Fund project, has completed its goal of creating a large-scale, systematically generated molecular and cellular … enhances efficacy of India’s COVID-19 vaccine NIH-funded screening study builds case for frequent COVID-19 antigen …
Jobs at NHGRI
NHGRI is seeking a postdoc to join the Systems Biology and Genome Engineering Section in Bethesda, Maryland.
… we are developing and applying new high-throughput methods. This includes harnessing the strengths of CRISPR, large scale oligo synthesis, and yeast genetics. Research in the …
Event
On November 8-9, 2023, NHGRI sponsored its 15th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening, in Bethesda MD.
… meeting, Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening, in Bethesda MD. This meeting discussed the current state of population genomic screening in the U.S., as well as barriers and opportunities for expanded population screening, impact on clinical practice and outcomes, various …
Health
The Method for Introducing a New Competency: Genomics (MINC) Toolkit assists those interested in integrating genomics into their practice.
News Release
CRGGH researchers Amy Bentley and Charles Rotimi have just completed a large-scale, multi-ancestry genome-wide analysis of gene × smoking interactions on the concentration of serum lipids, including high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), and triglycerides.
… Amy Bentley and Charles Rotimi have just completed a large-scale, multi-ancestry genome-wide analysis of gene × smoking … Amy Bentley and Charles Rotimi have just completed a large-scale, multi-ancestry genome-wide analysis of gene × …
Research Funding
Polygenic RIsk MEthods in Diverse populations (PRIMED) Consortium will work together to develop and implement approaches to integrating extant genotype and phenotype data for the purpose of conducting and disseminating Consortium-wide PRS analyses.
… Michele Ramsay, Bamidele Tayo Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) Methods and Analysis for Populations of Diverse Ancestry — … of PRS in diverse populations. Optimize the integration of large-scale, harmonized genomic and phenotype data.   Starting June …
Event
Join us on Wednesday, May 25, as scholars and scientists answer audience questions and address the complexities surrounding historical and present-day eugenics and scientific racism in the context of existing and developing genetic and genomic screening technologies.
… cost-effective, minimal-risk options for prenatal genetic screening and diagnosis for various conditions (variations) … potential benefits than established prenatal and newborn screening programs.  Although the individual and public … reproductive technologies (ARTs), do these tools and methods promote a reductive notion of the “normal” human …
News Release
Extending noninvasive prenatal screening to all 24 human chromosomes can detect genetic disorders that explain miscarriage and abnormalities during pregnancy.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … Extending noninvasive prenatal screening to all 24 human chromosomes can detect genetic … false-positive results. … Women often request noninvasive screening tests to detect genetic conditions. These tests, … uncovers rare disorders … Extending noninvasive prenatal screening to all 24 human chromosomes can detect genetic …
… ​Genetic Screening … Genetic screening is the process of testing a population for a …
News Release
Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating aging disorder.