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Differences in our DNA have major influences on how our genomes function, but how?

Researchers from the NHGRI-funded Impact of Genomic Variation on Function Consortium are exploring how genomic variation affects genome function.

… Each person has several million genomic variants and only a very small subset of these variants play a role in human … Ph.D., are planning to screen around 250,000 variants for their function in regulating other genes and in various … have already made progress in developing a new method called BEAN (Base Editor screen analysis with Activity …

Events

A Quarter Century after the Human Genome Project's Launch: Lessons Beyond the Base Pairs

October 1, 2015 marked the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this anniversary, NHGRI hosted a seminar series.

… the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this anniversary in a fashion that showcases the rich history of the Human Genome Project and the field of genomics over the last quarter-century, the NHGRI History of …

Genomics Teaching Tool

Strawberry DNA Extraction

An activity that demonstrates how DNA can be isolated from a strawberry using common household items.

… DNA, is the molecule that controls everything that happens in the cell. DNA contains instructions that direct the … activities of cells and, ultimately, the body. With only a few household items, you can extract DNA from strawberries … strawberries is super easy, allowing you to learn about genomics. Join NHGRI Director Eric Green and social media …

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IGVF Consortium Pre-Application Webinar - September 3, 2020

NHGRI is hosting a pre-application webinar on September 3, 2020 for the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) program funding opportunity announcements (FOAs).

… Notices NOT-HG-20-055 : Notice of Pre-Application Webinars for the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) … Profiling of Regulatory Element and Gene Activity in Relationship to Genome Function (UM1 Clinical Trial Not … … The National Human Genome Research Institute will host a pre-application webinar for the Impact of Genomic Variation …

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IGVF Consortium Pre-Application Webinar - September 9, 2020

NHGRI is hosting a pre-application webinar on September 9, 2020 for the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) program funding opportunity announcements (FOAs).

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Social and Behavioral Research Branch Seminar Series

The purpose of this semi-annual lecture series is to bring distinguished researchers whose work sits at the interaction of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences to speak to the NIH community.

… and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) Seminar Series is a semi-annual lecture. Its purpose is to bring distinguished … researchers whose work sits at the interaction of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences to speak to … researchers whose work sits at the interaction of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences to speak to …

News Release

Intramural trainees represent NHGRI at 2015 plain language competition

NHGRI and other NIH institutes recently participated in the high-energy science communications contest called the Three-minute Talk.

… the National Institutes of Health recently participated in a high-energy science communications contest called the … Training Office director and senior investigator for NHGRI's Genetic Disease Research Branch. "These … Science at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. They also received tips on speaking in plain …