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Celebrating 30 years of genomics that has transformed our understanding of life and improved health.
… used for DNA sequencing, and scientists including Dr. Francis Collins. … In 1986, geneticist Thomas Roderick, Ph.D., sat … and goals have spilled into how we do science today," said Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., National Institutes of Health …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… Cancer Institute (NCI) as acting NCHGR director.  1993 Francis S. Collins is appointed NCHGR director. More + 1993 On April 4, 1993, NIH Director Bernadine Healy appoints Francis S. Collins of the University of Michigan School of …
News Release
On June 26, 2000, nearly 10 years into the 13-year project, President Bill Clinton announced an important milestone for the Human Genome Project at a major White House ceremony.
… human genome.   Standing beside President Clinton was Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., now the National Institutes of Health … "No one got in early. We were all waiting outside, even Francis Collins and Craig Venter, I think," she recalled. …
News Release
NHGRI has created a new publicly available digital archive and search aid for accessing documents related to the Human Genome Project and the history of genomics.
… materials from the Human Genome Project. … … The Francis Collins Collection alone contains digitized files from nearly … make up this unprecedented archival resource, of which the Francis Collins Collection is the largest. Since Dr. Collins …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… the NHGRI Intramural Research Program in the laboratory of Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. , head of the Molecular Genetics … School of Medicine’s Genome Sequencing Center , and Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. , then NHGRI Director. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly appointed Dr. Chris Gunter's role as Senior Advisor for Genomics Engagement as well as the 30 oral histories to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… 20th anniversary, did not disappoint, with NIH Director Francis Collins giving the kickoff talk and multiple NHGRI grantees … host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of Francis Collins (current NIH Director), Harold Varmus (former …
Media Advisory
On April 25, 2023, NHGRI will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
… social media for more information. … Senior Investigator Francis Collins, National Human Genome Research Institute Intramural … genomics — from scientists to social media specialists. Francis Collins will deliver the 2023 Louise M. Slaughter …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 12, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the 20-year anniversary of the publications that reported the draft human genome sequence.
… feature three individuals with strong ties to NHGRI. Dr. Francis Collins will continue as NIH director, Dr. Eric Lander will … mouse model of progeria In Broad Institute video, Dr. Collins describes new study using gene base editing to treat …
News Release
In August 2022, NHGRI History of Genomics Program celebrates 10 years of chronicling how the field of genomics began and evolved, with a particular emphasis on the role of NHGRI.
… seismic change. After 15 years as the institute director, Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., had made the decision to depart NHGRI. … what he should do with his large collection of files. Collins had collected and organized countless pages of rich …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the NHGRI Intramural Research Program as well as announces the launch of a new digital history archive.
… of several prominent NIH leaders — former NIH Director, Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. ; NIAMS Director, Lindsey Criswell, … These materials include those of former NHGRI Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. , and former NHGRI Deputy …