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Educational Resources
NHGRI participates in the South By Southwest (SXSW) conference to help increase genomic literacy.
… from middle school, high school, community colleges, and Tribal Colleges, we creatively bring cutting-edge genomic … and approaches being applied to improve outcomes in the communities where we live, work, and play. The SXSW EDU® …
Event
On March 13-14, 2017, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in partnership with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) hosted a strategic visioning meeting for a proposed GLEE Initiative.
… Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Ada Bends Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council Judith Benkendorf American College of … Bethesda, Maryland and ~160 people attended from diverse communities including academia, industry, community-based …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 8, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., looks back on the success of the Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition as it came to a close in November.
… Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and community colleges in …
Careers & Training
The Genomics and Public Service Fellowship Program continues post-graduate fellowship programs in public policy and education and engagement and adds two new programs – a post-graduate communications fellowship and a post-baccalaureate fellowship.
… Pell Grant-eligible in college; are/were enrolled in Tribal Colleges and Universities, community colleges, …
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.
… will solicit input from the broader research and public communities. Workshops, satellite meetings, and 'traveling' … broad engagement. Members of the scientific and public communities are encouraged to participate in one of these … over 600 visitors. … NHGRI, in collaboration with the NIH Tribal Health Research Office, has developed a new resource …
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.
… request for information to collect additional input from tribal collaborations Funding Opportunities SBIR/STTR …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details the legacy of the Human Microbiome Project as it reaches completion.
… our understanding of the complex and abundant microbial communities of the human body and their role in health and … HMP” (iHMP), focused on determining what microbial communities can do and how they interact with the human host. … Preview of Landmark Health Database NIH Facilitates First Tribal Data-Sharing Agreement with Navajo Nation Reddit AMA: …
News Release
NHGRI has released a new action agenda for a diverse genomics workforce. This ambitious set of goals, objectives, and implementation strategies details NHGRI’s plans for enhancing the diversity of the genomics workforce by 2030.
… to secondary school teachers, community college staff and tribal college and university faculty. “With programs in …
Professional Development
ASHG and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) co-sponsor the Genetics Education and Engagement Fellowship to support early-career genetics professionals wishing to transition to careers in genetics education and public engagement.
… were Pell Grant-eligible in college; are/were enrolled in Tribal Colleges and Universities, community colleges, … sponsor organizations’ interests in working with diverse communities A desire to grow professional skills such as …
News Release
Knowing your family health history can aid in detecting unique disease risks and lead to better prevention and treatment.
… researchers foster trust and increase engagement in such communities? From Koehly_Lab : In Project RAMA (Risk … of genomics research involving often underserved communities. At NHGRI as a whole, we are deeply committed to …