NHGRI Kicks Off Planning Process for Future Genomic Research

In order to engage the community in its plans for the future, NHGRI is launching a conversation via a series of "white papers" addressing several relevant topics: diagnostics, preventative medicine and pharmacogenomics; therapeutics; and education and community engagement. See our 2008 Long-Range Planning page to read each paper and enter your comments. Read more

NHGRI Intramural Investigators Selected for Presidential Award

Two National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) investigators — cancer geneticist Daphne W. Bell, Ph.D., investigator in the Cancer Genetics Branch, and bioinformatician Elliott Margulies, Ph.D., investigator in the Genome Technology Branch — have received the 2007 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). They are among 12 PECASE awardees supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the only NIH intramural investigators among this year's awardees. The awards were presented at a White House ceremony on Dec. 19, 2008. Read more

White House Announces 2007 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers

NHGRI Webinar: The Long and Short of It: Finding Genes for Complex Traits In the Domestic Dog

Please join us January 8, 2009 at 1 p.m. Eastern for The Long and Short of It: Finding Genes for Complex Traits In the Domestic Dog. Vence Bonham, J.D., Chief of the Education and Community Involvement Branch at NHGRI, will host the webinar. Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D. will share the latest research on the dog genome. NHGRI's webinar series tackles the latest topics in genomics, health and society through a lively discussion between public health communities, advocacy groups, health providers and the public. Read more