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As part of the tenth anniversary of the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) History of Genomics Program, members from The Amaral Lab from Northwestern University will present a virtual lecture on how they have used the program’s archive to better understand how a major funding institute like NHGRI has helped shape genomics.
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Lectures series that increases understanding of genomics in the scholarly community and presents contemporary research of immediate interest to NHGRI staff.
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NHGRI commemorates the life and legacy of genomics champion Representative Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.), who passed away in March 2018, by naming an annual National DNA Day lecture at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in her honor.
Policies and Guidance
For FY2024, NHGRI’s extramural program will be operating under the NHGRI 2020 Strategic Vision.
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The Genomics and Health Disparities Lecture Series was formed to enhance opportunities for dialogue about how innovations in genomics research and technology can impact health disparities. Topics will range from basic science to translational research.
Virtual Exhibit
The Human Genome Project changed traditional understandings of how and why scientific research is conducted. It was, however, not without its detractors. Early in 1990, there was an effort to stop funding for the nascent Human Genome Project, in the form of a letter writing campaign.
Virtual Exhibit
The Gene Sweepstakes — or GeneSweep as it became popularly known — was a three-year-long, sweepstakes-style contest organized by British bioinformatician Ewan Birney, Ph.D., of the European Bioinformatics Institute. Scientists participated in the contest by betting on the total number of protein-coding genes that would be identified in the human genome sequence generated by the Human Genome Project.
Historical Collections
The NHGRI History of Genomics Program produced this series of virtual exhibits using archival materials from our own special collections to tell interesting and important stories from the Human Genome Project and the larger history of genomics.
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Annual scientific lecture honoring NHGRI's founding scientific director, Jeffrey M. Trent, Ph.D.
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The NHGRI Education and Community Involvement Branch is co-hosting a webinar on January 9 with the Undergraduate Genetics Education Network that will explore the changing landscape of genetics from a largely descriptive field and emerging creative fields.