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Genomic Innovator Seminar Series

A series focusing on a specific topic of genomic research by pairing an early career researcher funded under NHGRI’s Genomic Innovator Award Program with an established researcher whose own contributions have paved the way for the specific research area.

… 2022, NHGRI will host a new seminar series based on its Genomic Innovator Award Program, which supports innovative work by … research area, to provide additional context. Since these awards support highly innovative work by early career …

15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World

Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency and precision.

… introduce mutations at the wrong sites rather than the genomic location being targeted. Many scientists are working … to couple the malaria-battling mutations with additional genomic changes designed to ensure a rapid spread throughout … controversial. For the first time , we can introduce genomic changes by genome editing and sweep them through …

15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World

Cancer Genomics

Genomics is transforming how we study, diagnose and treat cancer.

… therapy. Such trials are aided by patients who share their genomic data with researchers or even openly with other … cancer than other people. As we learn more about the genomic changes predisposing a person to cancer, we have been … a number of companies who can help if you'd like to have genomic testing for hereditary causes of breast cancer. … You …

15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World

Direct-to-Consumer Genomic Testing

Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome from your home.

… led to an explosion in at-home, or "direct to consumer" genomic testing. You can even seek genomic information without involving a healthcare provider … on the radio. The global "direct-to-consumer" (or DTC) genomic testing market was valued at $117 million in 2017, …

15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World

Genomes at Work

We are learning how our genomes serve as blueprints for life.

… but would not give information about how it's used. As genomic technology improved, more complicated maps could be … of Healthcare Provider Educational Resources Mapped to Genomic Competencies Health Education England - Genomics …

15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World

Human Genomic Variation

Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.

… Project, researchers began developing tools to detect genomic differences between people. When scientists agreed to … new types of variants within human genomes. Human genomic variation is particularly important because a very … the beauty in human diversity (much of it caused by genomic variation); you can see true joy in their online …

Health

Genomics and Medicine

Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.

… Genomic medicine is an emerging medical discipline that involves using genomic information about an individual as part of their … and policy implications of that clinical use. Already, genomic medicine is making an impact in the fields of …

Fact Sheets

The Cost of Sequencing a Human Genome

Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.

… sequence to a reference human genome, sequence assembly, genomic variant calling, or annotation. Almost certainly, …

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A Brief Guide to Genomics

Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.

… human DNA generated by the Human Genome Project and other genomic research, scientists and clinicians have more … that treatments will be tailored to a patient's particular genomic makeup. Thus, the role of genetics in health care is … to change profoundly and the first examples of the era of genomic medicine are upon us. It is important to realize, …

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Comparative Genomics Fact Sheet

Comparative genomics is a field of biological research in which researchers compare the complete genome sequences of different species.

… pinpoints genes that are essential to life and highlights genomic signals that control gene function across many … researchers are using comparative genomics to reveal the genomic underpinnings of disease in animals with the hope of …