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No. Relevant Documents

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Building a Diverse Genomics Workforce Action Agenda: Implementation and Progress Report

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Human Genetics Scholars Initiative

3

Departure of Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

4

Leadership Transition, NIH Office of AIDS Research

5

New Director, NIH Tribal Health Research Office

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Departure of Senior Advisor, NIH Office of the Director

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NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)

8

Recommendations for Improving National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowship Review

Proposed Reviewer Guidance and Application Instructions

Request for Information on Recommendations for Improving NRSA Fellowship Review

Questions

9

Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations

President’s Budget of the U.S. Government Fiscal Year 2024

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2024 Budget in Brief

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Mourning the Loss of Paul Berg

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Mourning the Loss of Casey Brown

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Mourning the Loss of Janet Sinsheimer

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Mourning the Loss of Charles Scriver

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New Director, Wellcome Sanger Institute

15

Elected to National Academy of Sciences

16

NASEM Population Descriptors Report

17

NASEM Study: Toward Sequencing and Mapping RNA Modifications

NASEM RNA Study Website

NASEM RNA Workshop Recording

NASEM RNA Ideation Challenge

18

Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP)

HGRP Program Website

HGRP Consortium Website

Press Release and Publications

News Stories:

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Zoonomia Project

Zoonomia Project Website

Science Special Issue

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Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS)

CEGS Program Website

PAR-23-098 – Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science

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Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC)

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Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx)

Human dGTEx Program Website

Non-Human Primate (NHP) dGTEx Program Website

RFA-HG-23-005 – Data Integration and Statistical Analysis Methods (U01)

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Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL)

AnVIL Program Website

AnVIL Portal

Office Hours & Events

Schatz et al. – "Inverting the Model of Genomics Data Sharing with the NHGRI Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space"

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Computational Genomics and Data Science (CGDS) Program 

PAR-23-124 – Genomic Community Resources

NOT-OD-23-099 – Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Established Data Repositories and Knowledgebases

NOT-OD-23-093 – Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Early-stage Data Repositories and Knowledgebases

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Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) Catalog

GWAS Catalog Website

The Genomics Landscape Story Featuring GWAS Catalog 15th Anniversary

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Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network

eMERGE Program Website

Linder et al. – "Returning Integrated Genomic Risk and Clinical Recommendations: The eMERGE Study"

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Clinical Sequencing Evidence-generating Research Program (CSER)

CSER Consortium Website

Kraft et al. – "Conducting Clinical Genomics Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from the CSER Consortium Experience"

Russell et al. – "Lessons Learned While Starting Multi-Institutional Genetics Research in Diverse Populations: A Report from the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER) Consortium"

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Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen)

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Polygenic Risk MEthods in Diverse Populations Consortium (PRIMED)

PRIMED Program Website

PRIMED Consortium Website

Dikilitas et al. – "Use of Polygenic Risk Scores for Coronary Heart Disease in Ancestrally Diverse Populations"

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Global Genomic Medicine Consortium (G2MC)

G2MC Website

Accelerating Access to Genomics for Global Health: Promotion, Implementation, Collaboration, and Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues: A Report of the WHO Science Council

G2MC 2023 Conference Registration

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Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (AGMR)

Notice of Intent to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (R01)

Notice of Intent to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (R21)

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Technology Development Program

Technology Development Program Website

Technology Development Coordinating Center (TDCC) Website

Virtual Outreach Series Website

33

Small Business Program

Small Business Program Website

RFA-CA-23-035 – Small Business Transition Grant for Early Career Scientists

NCI Small Business Transition Grant Webpage

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Training and Career Development Program

Training and Career Development Program Website

Training and Career Development Annual Meeting

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Genomic Workforce Diversity Programs

PAR-23-123 – Entry-Level Modules (ELM) for Training the Genomics Research Workforce

Entry-Level Modules (ELM) Webinar

PAR-23-137 – NIH Science Education Partnership Award

Science Education Partnership Award Program Website

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Extramural Investigator-Initiated Highlights

Chen et al. – "Multi-ancestry Transcriptome-wide Association Analyses Yield Insights into Tobacco Use Biology and Drug Repurposing"

Donohue et al. – "cis-Regulatory Lexicon of DNA Motif Combinations Mediating Cell-type-specific Gene Regulation"

Trinidad et al. – “'Extremely slow and Capricious'”: A Qualitative Exploration of Genetic Researcher Priorities in Selecting Shared Data Resources"

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Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN)

UDN Program Website

UDN Consortium Website

UDN Common Fund Website

RFA-NS-22-051 – Data Management Coordinating Center for Diagnostic Centers of Excellence

PAR-23-120 – Diagnostic Centers of Excellence

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Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI)

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Somatic Mosaicism Across Human Tissues (SMaHT)

SMaHT Program Website

NIH Press Release

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All of Us Research Program

All of Us ResearchProgram Website

All of Us ResearchProgram Workbench

All of Us Research Program Makes Nearly 250,000 Whole Genome Sequences Available to Advance Precision Medicine

41

NIH Cloud Platform Interoperability (NCPI) 

NCPI Program Website

NCPI Consortium Website

NCPI Project Solicitation Announcement

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2023 Genomics Anniversaries

DNA Day Symposium Website

Video of DNA Day Symposium

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Who is the G.O.A.T. NHGRI Director?

44

New NHGRI Videos on GenomeTV/YouTube

Strawberry DNA Extraction

How to Sequence a Genome in 7 ‘Easy’ Steps

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Human Genome Project 'G5' Virtual Reunion

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Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code Exhibition Pieces Now on Display at NIH

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NHGRI History of Genomics Program: Archive Highlight

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Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics (ISCC-PEG)

ISCC-PEG Scholars Program Website

12th Annual ISCC-PEG Meeting

Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing FAQ For Healthcare Professionals

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Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal Finalists

Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal Website

Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal 2023 Finalists

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American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG): 2022 Presidential Address

2022 ASHG Presidential Address Video

2022 ASHG Presidential Address Publication

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NHGRI Intramural Research Highlights

Guedj et al. – "The Impact of Mmu17 Non-Hsa21 Orthologous Genes in the Ts65Dn Mouse Model of Down Syndrome: The ‘Gold Standard’ Refuted"

Spatola et al. –  "The Dogs of Chernobyl: Demographic Insights into Populations Inhabiting the Nuclear Exclusion Zone"

Rautiainen et al. – "Telomere-to-Telomere Assembly of Diploid Chromosomes with Verkko"

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