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The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green talks about the NHGRI Research Training and Career Development Annual Meeting, which provides a venue to foster support and a sense of community for NHGRI-funded trainees, equipping them with tools for success and more clarity about career possibilities.
… The statue and unveiling ceremony were hosted by the NIH Clinical Center, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National … James Gilman, M.D., chief executive officer of the NIH Clinical Center; Diana Bianchi, M.D., NICHD director and …
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.
… September 16, 2021, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Prediction: The clinical relevance of all encountered genomic variants will … cause has been established. The consortium includes five clinical sites and one data coordination center. The … Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications – clinical trial required and not allowed Small Business …
Fact Sheet
Eugenics is the scientifically erroneous and immoral theory of “racial improvement” and “planned breeding,”
… in a prejudiced and incorrect understanding of Mendelian genetics that claimed abstract human qualities (e.g., … that the HGP would usher in a new era of behavior genetics, where genes would be used to explain certain … human beings and eliminate so-called social ills through genetics and heredity. They believed the use of methods such …
Event
NHGRI will host a two-day symposium, on December 2-3, 2021, examining the history of eugenics and scientific racism and their complex legacies in the modern health sciences.
… on the historical study of eugenics and other misuses of genetics and genetic information. This includes the broader … with relevance for public health, the history of human genetics, medical ethics and persons with disabilities. Day …
Event
On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, ASHG and NHGRI co-host an informational webinar about Post-Baccalaureate Genomics Analyst Fellowship program for potential applications.
… multiple career paths that advance public service in human genetics and genomics. Training will focus on services for … exploring the variety of work that ASHG does to advance genetics and genomics research, literacy, public policy and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the International Common Disease Alliance's scientific plenary and launch meeting in September, which included an international panel on opportunities emerging outside the U.S., North America, and Europe; discussions about polygenic risk scores; and an overview about data platforms, data sharing, and ethics.
… 2019; a poster session at the  American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting  held Oct. 15-19, 2019; a … 2019; and a session at the  World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics  on Oct. 26, 2019. Upcoming NHGRI ‘Genomics2020’ … discovery and translation for the next phase of human genetics and genomics research. The ICDA tagline “Maps to …
The Genomics Landscape
In 2022, The Genomics Landscape spotlighted genomic data sharing each month in a series of entries. This page contains a collection of each of those entries.
… Originally published: April 7, 2022   When pursuing clinical genomic studies, it is important to be transparent … how their genomic data will be used and shared. In the clinical setting, where patients are not necessarily enrolled in a research study when first seeking clinical care, conversations about how genomic data may later …
Health
GenomeEd is a free repository of high-quality genomics educational resources for group instruction or self-directed learning by healthcare professionals and educators.
… is built upon the foundation of the previous version, the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center (G2C2). The new site, …
Profile
An interview with Meru Sadhu, an Earl Stadtman Investigator and head of the systems biology and genome engineering section within the NHGRI Intramural Research Program, where he talks about his research and why yeast have a special place in his heart.
… in uncovering?    Sadhu: My goals are similar to what genetics researchers have tried to understand for over a century. What are the genetics’ underlying traits? What makes them so complex? My … yeast one of your favorite organisms to use for studying genetics?   Sadhu: There are so many reasons. Yeast have a …
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.
… host a workshop on resource requirements for accelerating clinical applications of NGS and radiomics, including those … broader genomics community and the opportunity to work on genetics- and genomics-related education projects under the …