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News Release
National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study may inform the development of treatments for hearing loss in humans.
… Library of Medicine’s National Center for Biotechnology Information.   “Humans and other mammals are born with a set …
Event
The NHGRI Center for Precision Health Research sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers on research relevant to the use of genomic data and large-scale electronic health record information to improve health.
… of genomic data and large-scale electronic health record information to improve health. Speakers are selected by CPHR … public. Seminar titles and other details are updated as information becomes available. For more information, please contact Les Biesecker at email …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green provides an update on the final stage of the Genomics2020 strategic planning process; the NIH website for COVID-19 information, the Gene documentary debut on PBS and more.
… diversions. First, anticipating interest in COVID-19 information, one of the stories below describes some useful information sources about the virus and some specific … research training grant Novel synthetic nucleic acid technology development – R43/R44 , R21 and R01 NHGRI …
Strategic Plan
NHGRI launched a new round of strategic planning to establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs.
… of these areas include, but are not limited to: genomic technology development; genomic variation and its functional … and the environment; general aspects of using genomic information in clinical care; research and clinical training; … … human genome project, NHGRI strategic plan, genomic technology, Genomics of Disease, Precision Medicine, Genomic …
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.
… of Immunology in Delhi, and the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi. It was valuable to learn about India’s … novel and innovative genomic research projects. Additional information can be found in the recently issued  Notice … risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic …
Media Advisory
NHGRI will host a two-day symposium addressing historical and present-day constructions of disability and ableism, with a focus on the history and lived experiences of people with disabilities in the context of genomics and genetics.
… the public. Follow #NHGRIevents on social media for more information. … Expert speakers include:  Eric Garcia, senior … the public. Follow #NHGRIevents on social media for more information. … NHGRI will host a two-day symposium addressing …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program evaluation.
… Ph.D. , will become the director of NIH’s Center for Information Technology (CIT). In this role, Sean will play a major part … evaluative look at their programs and to use the resulting information from those evaluations to drive priority setting …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the NHGRI Extramural Research Program and how it takes a dynamic approach to it's research portfolio to help foster groundbreaking advances in genomics.
… activity.” NIH and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy are organizing a series of virtual … listening sessions to obtain feedback about ARPA-H. Information about these sessions can be found on the ARPA-H … and in a timely fashion. This new approach to sharing information along with access to the internet is enabling …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how social media provides NHGRI staff with a space to talk about their work, make genomics topics easy to understand, and show how genomics can positively affect people.
… (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to gather information about some cutting-edge biomedical research … and Radiomics Working Group has issued a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting feedback from stakeholders about … Notice of correction to the open date RFA-HG-21-001 “Technology development for single-molecule protein sequencing …
Fact Sheet
Eugenics is the scientifically erroneous and immoral theory of “racial improvement” and “planned breeding,”
… were aware of how past eugenic movements used genetic information to ostracize historically marginalized groups and … whether employers or insurance companies could use genomic information to discriminate against specific individuals.   … about whether generating an increasing amount of genomic information in the prenatal setting would lead to new …