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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.
Event
On April 25, 2023, NHGRI hosted 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.
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.
Event
Pre-Application Webinar for the NHGRI Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space Clinical Resource (ACR) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Funding Opportunity Announcement
Event
NHGRI and the University at Buffalo Center for Disability Studies will hold a two-day symposium on October 6-7, 2022 to address historical constructions of disability and ableism, with a focus on the “irreducibility” of individuals with disability and the history of disability.
Policy Issues
Genetic information is used by law enforcement to investigate criminal acts and exonerate those who have been convicted of crimes they did not commit.
Event
On October 29, 2021, NHGRI will host the Future Directions of the NHGRI Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL) workshop to identify gaps, challenges and future opportunities related to NHGRI’s investments in the AnVIL’s cloud-based infrastructure, tools and services.
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.
Policy Issues
There are laws and policies that serve to protect the privacy of individuals' genomic information.
Policy Issues
In 2008, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was passed into law, prohibiting discrimination by employers and health insurers.