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Research at NHGRI
The Immersive Simulation Program (ISP) provides expertise, tools, and support for the integration of emerging technology-based methods into health and medical research.
… health research. We have helped to mold the growth of the technology in research and clinical settings inside and … and practitioners from around the world to push immersive technology forward where it can enhance health and medical … and extension research on immersive and other emerging technology tools. We aim to expand capabilities for …
Staff
Rebecca Hong is a scientific program analyst in the Policy and Program Analysis Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… School of Foreign Service in 2015 with a B.S. in science, technology and international affairs, with a concentration in … … Rebecca Hong, genomic policy, FDA regulation, genomic technology, legislation, AIDS research, genome editing … Rebecca Hong, genomic policy, FDA regulation, genomic technology, legislation, AIDS research, genome editing … …
Research Funding
The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
News Release
Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., Division of Genome Sciences director, was honored with the HHS Career Achievement Award for his work in genome sequencing technology.
… Career Achievement Award for his work in genome sequencing technology. HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell presented … than a decade, he has led NHGRI's Advanced DNA Sequencing Technology Program that has resulted in a reduction in DNA … the Human Genome Project. Dr. Schloss transitioned to the technology development program where he ran extramural …
Talking Glossary
CRISPR (short for “clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats”) is a technology that research scientists use to selectively modify the DNA of living organisms.
… regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats”) is a technology that research scientists use to selectively modify … regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats”) is a technology that research scientists use to selectively modify … regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats”) is a technology that research scientists use to selectively modify …
Funding Opportunities
The NHGRI Small Business Program awards Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants.
… Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants for projects that fit our … in a wide breadth of work in genomics, including: Genomic Technology Development Computational Genomics and Data … goals, but STTR projects occur at an earlier stage in technology transfer and are more closely connected to the …
Policy Issues
Genome editing is a method that lets scientists change the DNA of many organisms, including plants, bacteria, and animals.
… to treat Layla, and instead used another genome editing technology called TALENs. Doctors tried many treatments … technologies are critical steps to ensure that this technology is ready for use in patients. Ethical concerns … and animals. … CRISPR, CRISPR-Cas9, Genome Editing Technology, Genome Editing, Genomic Technology, Gene Editing, …
Clinical Research
A study to learn more about the role of viral infection and biomarkers of immunity in mitochondrial disease, utilizing new technology with Neoteryx™ fingerstick at-home sampling.
… biomarkers of immunity in mitochondrial disease using new technology with Neoteryx ™ fingerstick at-home sampling. … … of immunity in mitochondrial disease, utilizing new technology with Neoteryx™ fingerstick at-home sampling. … A … of immunity in mitochondrial disease, utilizing new technology with Neoteryx™ fingerstick at-home sampling. … …
Educational Resources
Fact sheets explaining complex concepts in genomics research to a non-scientific audience.
… Comparative Genomics, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), DNA Microarray, DNA Sequencing, Epigenomics, Knockout Mice, …
Summit
This Summit is a 5-year initiative (2016-2020) designed to help developing nations build and expand their knowledge base, infrastructure, systems, research efforts and technologies in human genetics and genomics.