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The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes James Thomas as the new director for NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… website . Applications close in January.   All the best, … Genome-wide detection of somatic mosaicism at short tandem … While the cells in our bodies largely share the same genome, some cells can have genomic differences. This … Thomas, Ph.D. , as the new director of the  NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) . NISC provides high-throughput DNA …
News Release
NHGRI has selected James Thomas, Ph.D., as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC), to will oversee the importation and use of DNA sequencing technologies, protocols and analyses, ensuring that NIH investigators have access to cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods and specialized genomics protocols to meet their research needs. 
… innovation in genomics research. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … Thomas, Ph.D. , as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). In this role, Dr. Thomas will … insights into the non-coding regions of the human genome. During the COVID-19 pandemic, NISC helped researchers …
News Release
Small businesses with NHGRI grants were instrumental in contributing to the completion of the human genome sequence, redefining the future of genomics.
… in contributing to the completion of the human genome sequence, redefining the future of genomics. … When … grants provided by institutes such as the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), among others. Small … development ecosystem. Until recently, almost all genome sequencing methods required researchers to extract DNA from a …
News Release
A team of NIH-funded researchers have generated the first complete chromosome sequences from non-human primates.
… Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, and an author of the study. “Only the chimpanzee genome sequence was fairly complete before this, but even … has only become possible in recent years due to new DNA sequencing technologies and analysis methods. These …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the keynote speaker at the institute's annual symposium, Kate Rubins, a biologist and NASA astronaut who was the first person to sequence DNA in space.
… to conduct meaningful biological research on the ISS. DNA sequencing in space can also facilitate better and faster … Watch the recordings on the new TmT landing page on genome.gov .  …   Every year, around two million children … They hope that by identifying regions of the human genome implicated in responses to malnutrition, better …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2025 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Erin Ramos as the new director of the Division of Genome Sciences (DGSci).
… entries, including genetic architecture , long-read DNA sequencing , and pangenome . In addition to definitions, this … a PRS, researchers identify many locations across the genome that have been shown to be associated with a … found that accuracy was related to the regions of the genome involved in that PRS. Certain genomic regions led to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes the inaugural class of the ASHG-NHGRI Genomics and Public Service Fellowship Program.
… Dr. Donohue discusses preserving the history of the Human Genome Project; the importance of conversations about … environments on gene expression noise Hong, et al. Genome Biol. , 2024 May, PMID: 38790076   To function, cells … community has been tackling the challenges of direct RNA sequencing, especially the technical hurdles of identifying …
Media Advisory
With the publication of 16 high-quality reference genomes from across vertebrates, the Vertebrate Genome Project establishes standards for biodiversity genomics and reports discoveries in comparative biology, conservation, and health research
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … These genome assemblies can help researchers learn more about … disease. … The  Vertebrate Genomes Project , part of the  Genome 10K  Community of Scientists, today announced their … component of the studies. The team organized and assembled sequencing data into the eventual diploid genomes of …
Event
NHGRI workshop seeking scientific perspectives for relating genomic variation to human phenotype.
… (concurrent) Breakout 1  ( Roosevelt Room ) How much more sequencing, if any, is needed to study Mendelian and common … 23, 2019 8:00 - 8:15 a.m. Introduction: Variant and Genome Function NHGRI Staff 8:15 - 9:00 a.m. Current State of …  Predicting and Characterizing Functional Consequences of Genome Variation, Including Beyond Single Variant/Gene Panel: …
Events
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted the Advanced Genomic Technology Development Meeting at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 29 - 31, 2019.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted the Advanced Genomic … of genomic technologies including those for nucleic acid sequencing.  The meeting brought together NHGRI Genomic … Technology Development Meeting … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted the Advanced Genomic …