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Fact Sheet
mRNA vaccines inject cells with instructions to generate a protein that is normally found on the surface of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
…  mRNA vaccines may seem to have arrived quickly, but this technology is built on decades of scientific research that … mRNA vaccine. … One of the most exciting aspects of mRNA technology is how rapidly it can be developed to target a …
Event
On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, the National Human Genome Research Institute hosted an eConsult webinar to provide an overview of three notice of funding opportunities (RFA-HG-24-001, PAR-24-106 and PAR-24-107). Questions were answered during the webinar.
… 2023-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] … 2023-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] …
News Release
NHGRI appointed Carolyn Hutter, Ph.D., director of the Division of Genome Sciences, which researches human genome function in health and disease.
Secondary Genomics Findings Service
The Secondary Genomics Finding Service (SGFS)
News Release
Most pregnant women want recommendations from their doctors when deciding which information to receive from prenatal whole genome sequencing.
Event
On June 17-18, 2021, NHGRI hosts a workshop, Multi-Omics in Health and Disease: Current Applications, Challenges and Future Directions.
… Multi-omics Michael Snyder, Stanford University Session 2: Technology, Data Integration and Study Design Moderator: Dave … 3:05 p.m. Presentation 1 - Experimental and Computational Technology / Big Data Xihong Lin, Harvard University 3:05 - … Institute 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. Break Guided Discussion - Technology, Data Integration and Study Design Moderator: Ajay …
Secondary Genomics Findings Service
How to send data, confirming preliminary results, and returning results
Research Training
Three-year residency program in medical genetics that trains physicians to diagnose, manage and counsel patients with genetic disorders.
Research Training
A one-year fellowship program that trains highly motivated physicians to diagnose, manage, and counsel patients with inborn errors of metabolism.
Policy Issues
Genetic information is used by law enforcement to investigate criminal acts and exonerate those who have been convicted of crimes they did not commit.
… crime scenes, in order to identify criminal suspects. The technology's analysis is limited to 13-20 designated DNA … , leading to his arrest in 2018. Advances in genetic technology and the burgeoning direct-to-consumer (DTC) … downloaded or retained.  FBI officials report  that IGG technology helped solve over 50 cold cases in its first 18 …