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NHGRI convened geneticists, biologists, clinicians, bioinformatics specialists and more to provide expert advice on the future of its Genome Sequencing Program.
… Steven Benowitz … On July 28-29, 2014, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) convened geneticists, … to provide expert advice on the future of its flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP). … The two-day meeting, titled, …
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Researchers, clinicians, and computational biologists meet to consider future opportunities for NHGRI's Genome Sequencing Program.
… Steven Benowitz … Genome researchers, clinicians, computational biologists and … scope and future opportunities for the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP) at a July 28 - 29 meeting in …
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The Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium has offered an ethical framework to guide pediatricians in pursuing clinical sequencing studies.
… Bruce Agnew … More than many other diagnostic technologies, genome sequencing carries the possibility of incidental or … what information they should disclose, and to whom, when genome sequencing uncovers signs of possible genetic risk for …
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NHGRI-funded CSER investigators and colleagues point to need for greater evidence that DNA sequencing helps patients.
… … In the nearly four years since its launch, the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) program has made … care. … CSER, which is funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer … and entire exomes (the protein-coding portion of the genome), Dr. Rehm suggested that there may be too much recent …
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.
… Vision — Generating and analyzing a complete human genome sequence will be routine for any research laboratory, … 92nd meeting of the  National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research  will take place on February 22-23. As usual, … the 1980s discussing the desirability and feasibility of sequencing the human genome, to the U.S. Department of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green features the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center.
… and the field of genomics.   … The  NIH Intramural Sequencing Center  (NISC) sits on the top floor of a research … essentially unchanged in >20 years: provide contemporary genome-sequencing capabilities for intramural researchers at … to that mission, regularly generating large amounts of genome-sequence data and analyses for numerous NHGRI and NIH …
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NHGRI will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases.
… … The National Institutes of Health will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on … of common and rare human diseases. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, today …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green reflects on the milestones of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) Program as it reaches completion.
… updates and monitor the ‘Genomics2020’ calendar . … The  Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is currently … of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) … and opportunities associated with the possible use of genome sequence information in the care of newborns. …
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Ten investigators will receive exome sequencing data as part of their clinical research projects at the NIH Clinical Center.
… Kaegi … Ten intramural investigators will receive exome sequencing data as part of their clinical research projects … research. CCGO is co-sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the NIH Deputy Director … patients. Exome sequencing explores the 1-2 percent of the genome that codes for proteins, the most likely place to find …
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A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… … A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results. The research suggests that newer, faster, … The current standard "best practice" in some clinical genome sequencing laboratories requires positive NGS findings …