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About NHGRI
NHGRI's commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within our Institute to achieve the highest level of genomic innovation, reduce health disparities and foster health equity in areas related to genomics and genomic medicine.
… 2020 David R. Williams, Ph.D. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health … NHGRI is committed to promoting diversity, … involvement programs to engage a broad range of the public in understanding genomics and accompanying ethical, legal and social issues.   Community Engagement and Genomics Working Group (CEGWG) The CEGWG …
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.
… History of Genomics Program within the Communications and Public Liaison Branch has been busy producing materials that … Institutes of Health and support from NHGRI. National Public Radio’s Michel Martin moderated a discussion that … health technologies for COVID-19 NIH funds community engagement research efforts in areas hardest hit by COVID-19 …
Educational Resources
The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's publishing of a collection of papers that reported the first truly complete sequence of the human genome.
… internal reorganization, NHGRI’s Communications and Public Liaison Branch (CPLB) was recently renamed the Office … consent are critical to maintaining the trust of the public in genomics research. Did you know that the top … Kari North Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) Participant Engagement and Empowerment Resource (PEER) "Tell Me More" …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green describes the evolution of the NHGRI Intramural Research program over the last three decades talks about its future in conducting truly exceptional basic, translational, and clinical genomics research.
… (ASHG) over $7 million to support the new Genomics and Public Service Fellowship Program. The program will expand on … This branch develops programs aimed at strengthening public understanding of genomics and related areas, such as … specialist and as a former NHGRI-ASHG Genetics Education & Engagement fellow. Most recently, she served as executive …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green focuses on recent efforts to make the human genome reference sequence useful to basic and clinical researchers and how increasing the representation of human genomic variation will remain key components of NHGRI’s Human Genome Reference Program.
… of genetic diseases in their nations and the associated public health challenges, is sponsored by NHGRI; a collection … committed to sharing and disseminating tools to inform the public about NHGRI-funded genomics. Towards that end, the … & Public Policy Fellowship and the Genetics Education & Engagement Fellowship . This year’s Genetics & Public Policy …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… leaders signified the agreed-upon shared success of the public HGP and private Celera Genomics efforts in generating … environmental health sciences in alignment with real-world public health needs and translates science findings into knowledge that can inform real-life individual and public health outcomes. As NIEHS director, Dr. Woychik will …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 1, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., focuses on the NHGRI History of Genomics Program's preservation of historical assets related to the field of genomics as it celebrates its 10th anniversary.
… analysis from start to finish. The organization welcomes engagement and is developing tools and starter kits that will … focused on genomic innovations. The aim is to foster engagement as part of NHGRI’s “ Strategic vision for … health, and wellness. This event is open to the public, but registration is required. …   The …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… involving NHGRI-funded research groups. ENCODE’s public research consortium aims to identify all functional … Dr. Collins and CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell discuss the public and private sectors unprecedented efforts to develop a … Dr. Collins and Pfizer’s Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall discuss how public-private partnerships can help expedite scientific …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2021 issue of the Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. notes that a number of individuals with strong ties to NHGRI have been nominated and/or appointed to serve on the White House Science Team.
… question-and-answer session. All seminars are open to the public and recorded for later viewing on GenomeTV . The next … and healthcare, clear and concise communication and engagement with the public is of vital importance. NHGRI will host its first …