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About Genomics

An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.

… achievements, Dr. Watson’s career was also punctuated by a number of offensive and scientifically erroneous comments … us the ability to read nature's complete genetic blueprint for a human. This interactive timeline lists key moments from … hold the " Genome Sequencing Workshop " in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to assess the feasibility of pursuing a Human …

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Healthcare Professionals' Genomics Education Week

A social media campaign, organized by NHGRI and its partners, that focuses on healthcare provider genomics education.

… Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru, Qatar, South Africa, Spain, Sri … Genome Research Institute and its partners are organizing a social media campaign from June 5 to June 9, 2023, that … through NHGRI's Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics . Follow on Twitter: …

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2021 Computational Genomics Conference

NHGRI and George Mason University's Institute for Digital InnovAtion co-host the Computational Genomics Conference, on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.

… NHGRI and George Mason University's Institute for Digital InnovAtion co-host the 2021 Computational Genomics Conference. Computational and data science … and genomic advances benefit all. This workshop features a series of speakers sharing their expertise through use …

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2021 Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Week

The National Human Genome Research Institute and its partners are organizing a social media campaign from June 7-11, 2021, that focuses on healthcare provider genomics education.

… Network American Medical Women's Association Association for Molecular Pathology Association of Professors of Human … Illumina Inheret, Inc. International Society of Nurses in Genetics (ISONG) JHMI Las Tunas Teaching General Hospital, … Genome Research Institute and its partners are organizing a social media campaign from June 7-11, 2021, that focuses on …

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2022 Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Week

The National Human Genome Research Institute and its partners are organizing a social media campaign from June 7-11, 2021, that focuses on healthcare provider genomics education.

… Toolkit … NHGRI-Related Resources … Genomics is becoming an increasingly important part of … Genome Research Institute and its partners are organizing a social media campaign from June 6-10, 2022, that focuses on … Genome Research Institute and its partners are organizing a social media campaign from June 7-11, 2021, that focuses on …

Community Outreach

The Gene: An Intimate History

NHGRI is proud to help support the PBS documentary, “Ken Burns presents The Gene: An Intimate History,” based on the book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D.

… series, based on Mukherjee’s best-selling 2016 book, took a journey through key genetics discoveries that are some of … science centers. … Connect your lesson plans to the new PBS documentary with companion resources courtesy of pgEd … Life’s Code Do-It-Yourself Exhibit … pgEd Lesson Plans for the Classroom … Science, social history and personal …

Policy Issues

Timeline of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)

The GINA is an important U.S. civil rights law that protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information.

… first introduced into the U.S. Congress in the 1990s at a time when genetic testing and genetics research was taking … Louise Slaughter , a Congresswoman and scientist from New York, introduces a bill called H.R. 2748 , "Genetic … prohibit the use of genetic information to set premiums for health insurance. Finally, the bill would ban health …

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Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini: Race, gender and genetics

NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of “Superior: The Return of Race Science” on Thursday, July 23, 2020.

… programmes on the BBC and her writing has appeared in The Sunday Times, Nature, New Scientist, National Geographic, and Wired. She has won a number of national and international journalism awards. … …

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Eugenics: Its Origin and Development (1883 - Present)

A timeline highlighting key moments in the development of eugenics, with a focus on the American eugenics movement.

… Gregor Mendel to support the idea of “racial improvement.” In their quest for a perfect society, eugenicists labelled many people as …