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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 …
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.
… explore the locations of genes across the immense human genome sequence. Dr. Birney and his colleagues began … in 1999 in anticipation of the completion of the Human Genome Project.    As genes were identified, the Ensembl … to the assessed total of 24,847 genes at the time (later studies lowered this number to ~20,000). In 2024, Dr. Rowen …
Event
On March 13-14, 2017, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in partnership with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) hosted a strategic visioning meeting for a proposed GLEE Initiative.
… Kellan Baker Center for American Progress (CAP) Lu Barker Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) Tony Beck NIH/NCATS … Robin Wright University of Minnesota Leisa Zigman The Genome Partnership (AGBT)   … Attendee List … Additional … Resources … On March 13-14, 2017, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in partnership with the …
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.
… letter, which circulated and spurred the anti-Human Genome Project letter campaign. The first line of the letter reads “The human genome project: mediocre science, terrible science policy.” … … of Kentucky Medical Center, argued that the Human Genome Project would not draw new professionals in science …
Profile
After 50 years of federal service, Dr. Graham reflects on her contributions to the scientific community and the future of the genomics workforce.
… during remarks she made at the 2023 National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Symposium. “I never did ask … when Dr. Graham arrived at the NIH, but when the Office of Genome Research, which would eventually become NHGRI, winked … for patients.” More recently, as a member of UNITE, an NIH-wide initiative to address structural racism in the …
News Release
NHGRI is awarding Genomic Innovator Awards to nine institutions to support the research of 12 early career scientists in the field of genomics. The awards will total up to $27 million over five years.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … The National Human Genome Research Institute honors 12 early career investigators. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … CRISPR technologies, genomic medicine, and genomic studies in historically marginalized populations. "The awards …
News Release
NHGRI has appointed Dr. Jennifer Troyer as the incoming director as the incoming director of the Division of Extramural Operations (DEO) within NHGRI’s Extramural Research Program (ERP). She will provide leadership in coordinating the institute’s extramural research grants, operations and policies.
… grants, operations and policies. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, has appointed … of experience as a program director within the Division of Genome Sciences in NHGRI’s ERP, during which time she managed … on comparative genomics and methods for understanding genome structure and function. As a program director, she …