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NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities with the use of genomic sequence information in the newborn period.
… and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Funds are used to … (ELSI) of the possible implementation of genomic sequencing of newborns.   Each research project collects a … Title Robert Green Alan Beggs Brigham and Women's Hospital Genome Sequence-Based Screening for Childhood Risk and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 6, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., celebrates the 25th anniversary of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). a well-respected and highly used large-scale DNA sequencing center that exemplifies the evolution of the field of genomics and the ever-increasing abilities to produce prodigious amounts of genomic data.
… setting.     …   As the sun came up on 1997, the Human Genome Project (then in its seventh of 13 years) was adding megabases of genome sequence to public databases weekly, as large-scale DNA sequencing had advanced substantially. At that time, it …
News Release
NIH is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care for all individuals.
… towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care. The new awards will generate … , initiated in 2010 and funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results show that generating a precise, base-by-base sequence of a human chromosome is now possible, and will enable researchers to produce a complete sequence of the human genome.
… in genomics research. … Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … researchers to produce a complete sequence of the human genome.     “This accomplishment begins a new era in genomics … incredibly long, consisting of about 6 billion bases, DNA sequencing machines cannot read all the bases at once. …
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 …
Media Advisory
On Monday, June 24, 2019, Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program investigators will present genomic research findings on implications for health and care of newborns during a public webinar session from 1:30 - 5:15 p.m Eastern.
… newborns at the final public session of the National Human Genome Research Institute’s Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) … the building. The event will also be streamed live at: www.genome.gov/genometvlive .  Who:  Anastasia Wise, Ph.D., …
News Release
A simple blood draw is replacing a giant needle to the belly for testing their fetuses for a range of genetic disorders.
… genomic medicine, has many predicting that prenatal whole genome sequencing will be widely available in the next five years. … But before prenatal whole genome sequencing is adopted, physicians in obstetrics and …
Media Advisory
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will host researchers from the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium, who have now sequenced the remaining 8% of DNA that was unable to be sequenced by the Human Genome Project and has eluded researchers for nearly two decades.
… discuss the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome via virtual conference call on March 31. … The … 8% of DNA that was unable to be sequenced by the Human Genome Project and has eluded researchers for nearly two … What: Virtual press conference to announce T2T consortium sequencing a complete human genome Moderator: Eric Green, …
Genomics and Medicine
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances.
… Implementation Of Genomics, Pharmacogenomics, Oncology Sequencing, Disease-based Findings … The NHGRI Genomic …
News Release
Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). Each … provide sequencing of the protein-coding portion of the genome, or exome. The clinical sequencing results will meet … Sequencing Core. The facility will provide CLIA-certified genome sequence data for UDN patients and their family …