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NHGRI is the driving force for advancing genomics research at the National Institutes of Health, the world's largest biomedical research agency.
… for advancing genomics research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest biomedical research agency in … progress in genomics that will benefit the efforts of others. … Throughout its history, NHGRI has been committed to sharing details of its organization and research programs with the scientific …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… The Human Genome Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific feats in history. The project was a voyage of biological discovery led by an international group of researchers looking to comprehensively study all of the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 7, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green details NHGRI's new agenda on enhancing genomics workforce diversity.
… and to pursuing exciting opportunities in genomics. The Genomic Medicine Working Group of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research … of, and respect for, the ethical, legal, and social implications of such data sharing. NHGRI announced this …
Research Training
This program provides doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research
… and medical graduates the opportunity to use genetic and genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research … The program is intended to … underserved, but also strives to train a diverse group of scientists who engage in such research. Successful …
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.
… The beginning of spring brings some good budgetary news for NIH and NHGRI. … specifically, the Office of Communications, the Office of Genomic Data Science, and the Training, Diversity, and Health … A virtual symposium entitled “ Understanding Recent Advances in Genome Technology Development ” will be hosted by …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2018 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the success of The Cancer Genome Atlas.
… I was deeply flattered to receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Washington University at its 2018 … has been hugely successful in its mission to catalog the genomic changes underlying multiple cancer types. Ambitious … of large-scale cancer studies, will showcase the latest advances in characterizing the genomic architecture of cancer …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights a strategic planning effort to establish a 2020 vision for genomics.
… date marked the 10,000th day since the official launch of the Human Genome Project. While we celebrated that … 2011 Nature publication entitled Charting a Course for Genomic Medicine from Base Pairs to Bedside . With the … to enhance data sharing; and ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics. These 'forefront' areas will …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 4, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how NHGRI researchers are emphasizing the need for diversity in genomics.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … The big news of the last month was the announcement by Francis Collins … 10: January 10, 2022, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Prediction: Genomic discoveries will lead to curative therapies involving … a commentary in the journal Human Genetics and Genomic Advances that details the need for diversity and a unifying …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
We are learning how our genomes serve as blueprints for life.
… life. … Did you know that just knowing the genome sequence of an organism only reveals part of the story - and that it is also important to determine how … but would not give information about how it's used. As genomic technology improved, more complicated maps could be …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… NHGRI will reach another of its many celebrated ‘odometer moments’ this month! The 100th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research … researchers are now finding previously unidentified genomic variants on the Y chromosome and, by studying these …