Director's Report-Related Documents

February 2024

No.	Relevant Documents
1	Finally!!!: The 17th NIH Director
2	New Director, National Cancer Institute
3	New Director, NIH Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
4	New Director, NIH Office of Nutrition Research
5	New Director, NIH Office of Science Policy
6	New Director, NIH Office of Legislative Policy and Analysis
7	National Medal of Technology and Innovation
8	Mourning the Loss of Robert Eiss
9	NIH Designates People with Disabilities as a Population with Health Disparities NIH News Release PAR-23-309 – Health and Health Care Disparities Among Persons Living with Disabilities (R01)
10	Re-Envisioning NIH-Supported Postdoctoral Training
11	FDA Proposed Rule for LDT Oversight and Regulation FDA Proposed Rule Association for Molecular Pathology Response to the Proposed Rule
12	Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Continuing Resolution Senate Bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations House Bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations
13	Mourning the Loss of George Weinstock
14	Mourning the Loss of Eta Berner
15	Mourning the Loss of Sandra Day O’Connor
16	2023 American Society of Human Genetics Awards
17	2023 MacArthur Fellow
18	Elected to National Academy of Medicine
19	Elected to AAAS
20	New Chief Executive Officer, Wellcome
21	Global Alliance for Genomics & Health (GA4GH) GA4GH Website New Chair of GA4GH GA4GH Driver Project Announcement Human Pangenome Project (HPP) Driver Project Website HPP Website HPP White Paper Link
22	Together for CHANGE Together for CHANGE Website New Initiative Aims to Sequence Half a Million Genomes of People with African Ancestry for Health Studies
23	Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare Diseases (GREGoR) GREGoR Program Website GREGoR Consortium Website GREGoR Data Coordinating Center Data Release Webpage GREGoR Version 1 Dataset in dbGaP Wojcik et al. – “Beyond the Exome: What’s Next for Diagnostic Testing for Mendelian Conditions”
24	Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) IGVF Program Website IGVF Consortium Website IGVF BioRxiv Channel Website IGVF Consortium – "The Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium"
25	Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) CEGS Program Website Zhang et al. – "Mouse Genome Rewriting and Tailoring of Three Important Disease Loci" McCutcheon et al. – "Transcriptional and Epigenetic Regulators of Human CD8+ T Cell Function Identified Through Orthogonal CRISPR Screens" Cortes-Lopez et al. – "Single-Cell Multi-Omics Defines the Cell-Type-Specific Impact of Splicing Aberrations in Human Hematopoietic Clonal Outgrowths" Marayati et al. – "Programmable Protein Expression Using a Genetically Encoded M6A Sensor" Dai et al. – "Ultrafast Bisulfite Sequencing Detection of 5-Methylcytosine in DNA and RNA"
26	Cross-Consortia Day 2023 NHGRI Cross-Consortia Day 2023 Meeting Report Washington University Department of Genetics News Report NHGRI IGVF Website NHGRI Human Genome Reference Program Website NHGRI GREGoR Website NHGRI Clinical Genome Resource Website Atlas of Variant Effects Alliance Website
27	Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits Workshop Workshop Website Workshop Recordings PAR-23-302 – Developing Novel Theory and Methods for Understanding the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits (R01) PAR-23-301 – Developing Novel Theory and Methods for Understanding the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits (R21)
28	NHGRI Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL) AnVIL Program Website AnVIL Portal AnVIL Discourse Office Hours & Events DUOS page
29	NHGRI Genomic Data Science Working Group
30	Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network eMERGE Program Website eMERGE Consortium Website Lennon et al. – "Selection, Optimization, and Validation of Ten Chronic Disease Polygenic Risk Scores for Clinical Implementation in Diverse Populations"
31	Multi-Omics for Health and Disease (MOHD) Consortium MOHD Program Website MOHD Kick-Off Meeting
32	Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) ClinGen Consortium Website Goldstein et al. – “Variant Classification for Pompe Disease: ACMG/AMP Specifications from the ClinGen Lysosomal Diseases Variant Curation Expert Panel” Spier et al. – “Gene-Specific ACMG/AMP Classification Criteria for Germline APC Variants: Recommendations from the ClinGen Insight Hereditary Colorectal Cancer/Polyposis Variant Curation Expert Panel”
33	Phenotypes and Exposures (PhenX) Toolkit
34	Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE)
35	Regional Genomic Medicine eConsult Services RFA-HG-24-001 – Research on the Impact of and Methods for Implementing Regional Genomic Medicine eConsult Services (U01) PAR-24-106 – Solutions to Enable Regional Genomic Medicine eConsult Services (R43/R44) PAR-24-107 – Solutions to Enable Regional Genomic Medicine eConsult Services (R41/R42) eConsult Webinar NHGRI Small Business Program Website
36	Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening
37	Genome Technology Program Technology Development Program Website Genome Technology Development Coordinating Center (TDCC) Website NOT-HG-24-012 – Advancing Genomic Technology Development for Research and Clinical Application RFA-HG-24-013 – NHGRI Technology Development Coordinating Center (U24) Genome Technology Program Publication Highlights Genome Technology Program YouTube Channel
38	Small Business Program
39	Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program ELSI Research Program Website PAR-23-293 – Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01) PAR-23-294 – Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21) PAR-23-295 – Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03) Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives Informational Session on the Renewed ELSI Funding Opportunities
40	Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office Identifying and Evaluating Trainee Outcomes Toolkit RFA-HG-22-004 – Genome Research Experiences to Attract Talented Undergraduates into Genomic Fields to Enhance Diversity (R25) PAR-21-074 – Mentored Research Experiences for Genetic Counselors (R25) PAR-21-075 – Research Experience in Genomic Research for Data Scientists (R25) NHGRI Diversity Centers for Genome Research Consortium Website RFA-HG-22-026 – Diversity Centers for Genome Research (U54) RFA-HG-22-027 – Diversity Centers for Genome Research (UG3/UH3)
41	Extramural Investigator-Initiated Highlights Chen et al. – “Improved Sequence Mapping Using a Complete Reference Genome and Lift-Over” Gordon et al. – “Integrative Single-Cell Characterization of a Frugivorous and An Insectivorous Bat Kidney and Pancreas” Smith et al. – “Clinically Indicated Genomic Sequencing of Children in Foster Care: Legal and Ethical Issues” Wojcik et al. – “Provision and Availability of Genomic Medicine Services in Level Iv Neonatal Intensive Care Units”
42	Resources for New Grant Writers Funding for New and Early-Stage Investigators Funding Opportunities Inside the Black Box of the NIH Funding System Video
43	4D Nucleome (4DN) 4DN Data Portal 4DN Seminar Series 4DN Overview 4DN Funded Projects Malachowski et al. – “Spatially Coordinated Heterochromatinization of Long Synaptic Genes in Fragile X Syndrome” Owen et al. – “Design Principles Of 3D Epigenetic Memory Systems” Zhang et al. – “Computational Methods for Analyzing Multiscale 3D Genome Organization” Dekker et al. – “Spatial and Temporal Organization of the Genome: Current State and Future Aims of The 4D Nucleome Project”
44	Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Project (KOMP2) KOMP2 Program Website IMPC Website IMPC Workshops
45	All of Us Research Program All of Us Research Program Website All of Us Research Program Workbench NIH’s All of Us Research Program Awards $1.5 Million to Institutions Collaborating with Tribal Communities to Advance Precision Medicine All of Us Research Program Small Grants Press Release
46	NHGRI Exhibits at Annual Meetings
47	New Instagram Accounts for NHGRI and NHGRI Director NHGRI Director Instagram NHGRI Instagram
48	NHGRI History of Genomics Program NHGRI History of Genomics Program Website Archive Landing Page
49	Undergraduate Genetics Education Network (UGEN)
50	ISCC-PEG Scholars Program ISCC-PEG Scholars Program Website 2021-2023 ISCC-PEG Scholars Program Presentations
51	Celebrate National DNA Day 2024!
52	Celebrating 30 Years of the NHGRI Intramural Research Program A Conversation with the 4 NHGRI Scientific Directors Website A Conversation with the 4 NHGRI Scientific Directors (Video: Part 1) A Conversation with the 4 NHGRI Scientific Directors (Video: Part 2)
53	Founding Director, NHGRI Center for Genomics and Data Science Research
54	Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease Community-based Research Project NIH Statement on New FDA-approved Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease NHGRI Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy Education Project
55	NHGRI Intramural Research Highlights Lin et al. – "The History of Coast Salish “Woolly Dogs” Revealed by Ancient Genomics and Indigenous Knowledge" Adebamowo et al. – "Genome, HLA and Polygenic Risk Score Analyses for Prevalent and Persistent Cervical Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infections" Shen et al. – "A Genome Catalog of the Early-Life Human Skin Microbiome"
56	NIH Intramural Fellows Vote to Unionize
57	‘One-Stop-Shop’ to Stay Connected

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