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Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., was awarded the Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science by the New York Academy of Medicine. This honor, established in 1929, recognizes investigators with sustained and impactful accomplishments in biomedical research and an interest in translating these findings to advance human health.
… The New York Academy of Medicine honors NHGRI Scientific Director for advances in … Rotimi is the scientific director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), a role in which he directs … in Genomics (iSPRinG) and Future Leaders Advancing Genomic Sciences in Health Innovation Postdoctoral Program (FLAGSHIP) …
Jobs at NHGRI
NHGRI seeks to identify outstanding tenure-track or tenure-eligible investigators for the newly established Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR) within the Division of Intramural Research, located in Bethesda, Maryland.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), a major research component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department … for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR) within the Division of Intramural Research, located in Bethesda, …
Staff
​Chris Wellington is a program director for Computational Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science.
… Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science. His primary focus is in the Genome Informatics and Computational Biology Program, where he oversees a range of bioinformatics and computational biology awards, focusing …
For Teachers
The Your Genome & You infographic introduces the basics of genetics and genomics, and how the science impacts our lives.
… The Your Genome & You  infographic introduces the basics of genetics … about genomic research, and to impact the focus of research. … Printable PDF   Text in the infographic: …
Staff
Dr. Nicole Lockhart is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society.
… Dr. Nicole Lockhart came to National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in 2012 as a program director in the Division of Genomics and Society. Dr. Lockhart oversees a portfolio of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… I gave four talks – specifically, at the Indian Academy of Sciences in Bangalore, the National Institute of … asked to lead the new NHGRI program. …  The Clinical Genome (ClinGen) Resource is an NHGRI-funded program and the … NIH & NHGRI News Proposed Reorganization of the NHGRI Division of Policy, Communications and Education Genome: …
Research Funding
Coordinates activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components
… The National Human Genome Research Institute's Genome Sequencing Program … Investigator: Richard Wilson, Ph.D.  Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard , Cambridge, Massachusetts Principal … Gabriel, Ph.D. and Sekar Kathiresan, M.D.  Baylor College of Medicine , Houston Principal Investigator: Richard Gibbs, …
Genomics and Medicine
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances.
… Genomic Medicine Working Group  (GMWG) is compiling a list of interesting advances and helpful educational resources in … about the selection criteria and categories, see the list of categories and their definitions . … Related Resources … … NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances. … Genomic Medicine, Milestones In …
About NHGRI
NHGRI's organizational structure is divided into seven divisions and the Office of the Director to reflect the emerging landscape of genomics research.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) organizational structure is divided into six divisions and the Office of the Director to reflect the emerging landscape of genomics … Research Program into four new divisions and promoting to division status the office overseeing policy, communications, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details NHGRI's new Diversity in Genomics Workforce Initiative.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … This issue of The Genomics Landscape  comes at an especially difficult … up to the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. I encourage you to check out … Foundation to be underrepresented in health-related sciences. NHGRI is committed to learning from the successes …