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NHGRI workshop seeking scientific perspectives for relating genomic variation to human phenotype.
… p.m. Current State of the Art in Variant Discovery and Association Amit Khera Laura Bierut Jonathan Haines 12:10 - … 23, 2019 8:00 - 8:15 a.m. Introduction: Variant and Genome Function NHGRI Staff 8:15 - 9:00 a.m. Current State of … is needed to overcome barriers to performing functional studies at scale? 10:15 - 10:30 a.m  Breakout Session Charge …
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NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations.
… the most genetically diverse. … A Global Research Endeavor Studies have shown that African populations contain the … set of human genes. However, most studies of the human genome have focused on European ancestry populations. By not … Ph.D., H3Africa program director at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), who helps coordinate the …
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On October 25-29, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the ASHG Annual Meeting - the world's largest human genetics and genomics meeting and exposition.
… Hall 3:00 p.m. — 4:45 p.m Complex Traits Sequencing-based genome-wide association study of triglycerides in East Africans Board No. …
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On November 1-5, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the ASHG Annual Meeting - the world's largest human genetics and genomics meeting and exposition.  The annual meeting provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge science in all areas of human genetics. 
… Pediatric Genetics Education. PB2385 Edmond Wonkam Tingang Genome-Wide Sequencing Implicates Monogenic Disruption of Vascular … - 4:15 p.m. Faith Pangilinan Performance of a genome-wide association study of neural tube defects allows an unbiased …
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On November 16-17, 2023, the National Human Genome Institute will co-sponsor a workshop, Advances in the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits, to take a historically grounded and forward-looking approach towards dissecting the genetic architecture of complex traits in humans.
… how does that affect the interpretation of current studies of different kinds of traits? Are behavioral traits, … decades, however, technology has enabled population-based association studies with cohorts reaching millions of …   Arguello, Alexander Program Director, Division of Genome Sciences National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH …
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The Advances in Genomic Technology Development (AGTD) 2023 Annual Meeting was hosted by the Technology Development Coordinating Center (TDCC) in-person and virtually from Tuesday, June 6, until Thursday, June 8, at The Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA.
… Carolyn Hutter, Ph.D. NHGRI Stephanie Morris, Ph.D. NHGRI Genome Technologies: Protein-DNA Interactions Session … Berkeley and Jingtian Zhou, Salk Institute for Biological Studies 8:45 a.m. STAMPing RNA binding protein-RNA networks … of California, Berkeley Genome Technologies: Genome-wide Methods Session Moderators: Sonya Rozenblat, University …
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The Advances in Genomic Technology Development (AGTD) 2022 Annual Meeting was hosted by the Technology Development Coordinating Center (TDCC) from July 12-14, 2022 at The Jackson Laboratory (Farmington, CT).
… Ph.D. The Jackson Laboratory. Michael Smith, Ph.D. NHGRI Genome Structure and Function: Part I Session … Jesse Dixon, M.D. Ph.D. Salk Institute for Biological Studies 9:25 a.m. AVATAR: Novel Technology for Highly … Genomic Technology (GT) Program grantees who work on a wide range of novel approaches to studying the structure and …
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In a conversation, Dr. Elise Feingold reflects on her path to NHGRI, describes her experience leading the ENCODE program and shares advice for those considering different scientific careers.
… I did my program rotation at the National Center for Human Genome Research, and I was fortunate to get a job there … in basic biology, tool development and human disease studies using the ENCODE resource. It turns out that ENCODE … all of the functional elements encoded in the human genome. She even coined the name of the program. The endeavor …
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This symposium highlights other collaborative efforts between NIH and Children's National, and address genomics and care of children with immunologic diseases.
… Diseases (NIAID) partnership focuses on pediatric studies of significant interest to investigators at both …
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Reflecting on his NIH career, Dr. Smith recounts his journey from researcher to program director in a conversation with NHGRI science writer Sonja Soo, Ph.D. He looks ahead to a retirement filled with traveling, spending time with friends and family, playing pickleball and brewing ale.
… Glen Evans, who was recently funded to work on the Human Genome Project, studying human chromosome 11. Glen hired me, allowing me to work on the Human Genome Project for three years. My focus was on developing … new technologies and techniques for human genetic studies. We worked on developing methods for mapping disease …