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Lesson plan based on an award-winning DNA from the Beginning website, an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity.
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NIH has awarded grants of more than $28 million aimed at deciphering the language of how and when genes are turned on and off.
… of how and when genes are turned on and off. These awards emanate from the recently launched Genomics of Gene … the control mechanisms involved. The grant numbers of the awards are: 1U01HG007893-01; 1U01HG007900-01; …
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Grants are awarded to GTEx project to explore human gene expression and regulation in different tissues, and how genomic variation modulates that expression.
… expression. … An Atlas of Human Gene Expression The GTEx awards will contribute to a resource database and tissue bank … telomere length and cancer risk in specific tissues. The awards are supported by the following NIH grants: …
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When Dr. Ellen Sidransky, 2019 winner of the Jay Van Andel Award, looks into a rare disease, she finds a window to take the lead in Parkinson's research.
… Achievement in Parkinson's Disease Research is a small addition to her accomplishments. They include inspired …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the recent launch of the NHGRI Genomic Innovator Award.
… have ' New Investigator ' status - i.e., no R01-equivalent awards) and have demonstrated the potential to make important … genetic advances. NHGRI plans to fund Genomic Innovator Awards using the R35  grant mechanism. R35s do not require … aims, but do require a well-developed research strategy. Awards will be for up to $300,000 direct costs per year (plus …
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NIH awarded grants to six medical centers to select from the most difficult-to-solve medical cases and develop effective approaches to diagnose them.
… . These UDN clinical site awards are supported by NIH grants 1-U01HG007672-01, …
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Funding to advance understanding of RNA biology and development of RNA-based technologies
… as well as the creation of RNA-based technologies. "These awards represent an exciting collaboration between National …
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Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… that they may only have a vague idea about." These awards are supported by NIH grants 1U01HG007654-01 and … Genomic Literacy Among Africans … Related Content … NIH awards two new grants to explore the understanding of …
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Micro-sized technologies are among the approaches researchers will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology.
… Institute (NHGRI), a part of NIH. The new group of awards - which total more than $4.5 million in the first year … the pore. Nanopores used in DNA sequencing are extremely small, perhaps only about 2 nanometers wide, and come in … of physical DNA. Microfluidics can be used to capture small amounts of liquid in hair-thin channels and wells. …
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NIH will fund grants totaling $38 million over five years to develop methods that will improve the way that polygenic risk scores can be used to predict disease in diverse communities.
… Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, will fund six of the awards for $33 million, while the National Cancer Institute … … Related Content … About NHGRI, NCI and NIH … NIH awards $38 million to improve utility of polygenic risk …