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The American Society of Human Genetics and NHGRI have teamed up to sponsor the new Genetics and Education Fellowship.
… (ASHG) and NHGRI have teamed up to sponsor the new Genetics and Education Fellowship. Every year, one … Knowledge … Related Content … Apply for NHGRI-ASHG's new education fellowship for genetics professionals … The … Genetics (ASHG) and NHGRI have teamed up to sponsor the new Genetics and Education Fellowship. … NHGRI-ASHG …
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NHGRI convened geneticists, biologists, clinicians, bioinformatics specialists and more to provide expert advice on the future of its Genome Sequencing Program.
… taking place in 2005 and 2009. After the last review, new core programs were added, including efforts to find … echoed this theme throughout the workshop. Disease Variant Discovery The morning of day one focused on the state of the … are rare and typically due to alterations in a single gene. The Centers for Mendelian Genomics have made …
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Researchers identified 13 gene regions that influence cholesterol levels, some of which affected people differently if they are smokers or former smokers.
… Health researchers and their collaborators identified 13 new gene regions that influence cholesterol levels, some of which … for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) . "This discovery will increase our understanding of the biology of …
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Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
… captures significantly more human diversity. … The new pangenome reference is a collection of different genomes … Darryl Leja, NHGRI. … Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome … (2023). Vollger et al. Increased mutation rate and gene conversion within human segmental duplications . Nature …
Fact Sheet
Today, gene therapy for sickle cell disease is considered experimental and only available to you if you participate in a clinical trial.
… Step 4: Preparation for stem cell collection (~90 days) Gene therapy requires stem cells to be collected from your … cell collection. The process differs based on the type of gene therapy approach. The process does not always work. If … fails, you may need to repeat stem cell collection. If the gene-modified stem cells do not meet certain criteria and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new fact sheets produced by the institute's Communications and Public Liaison Branch.
… ” for staying connected with me and NHGRI. The new website provides a convenient way to navigate to specific … of my recent podcasts and op-eds. I hope people find this new website helpful when trying to stay connected with me and … workforce and advance health equity. … Genomics Research Gene expression profile could enable rapid identification of …
Media Availability
Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients.
… … Media Availability Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and, in some cases, more … into prevention and cancer biology, the development of new interventions, and the training and mentoring of new researchers. For more information about cancer, please …
News Release
On April 25, National DNA Day, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will welcome a new statue, “The Ladder,” celebrating DNA and children.
… the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will welcome a new statue, “The Ladder,” celebrating DNA and children. … the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double-helical structure in 1953. The … the Contemporary Museum of Sculpture in Datong, China, the New York University Langone Medical Centers, and the Miami …
Partner with NHGRI
NHGRI's technologies, inventions and discoveries are available for licensing.
… materials are available for licensing, including candidate gene therapy-based therapeutics, mouse models of genetic … Ph.D. (NHGRI) Office of Technology Transfer Abstract Gene Therapy for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC) DHHS …
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A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… Raymond MacDougall … Sooner than almost anyone expected, a new, genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed … The technique has identified causative or contributory gene variants in a host of diseases, including … Analysis of the results may produce incidental findings-discovery of a gene variant that is unrelated to the …