Search Results
Facet (Page)
Refine Your Search
Audiences
Content Formats
Events
Sections
Divisions
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… antibody tests in COVID-19 response Swimming with the high-tech sharks to improve COVID-19 testing In a Q&A with … (R21) Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Resource Access …
The Genomics Landscape
In May 4, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details a report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, that provided a series of recommendations for using population descriptors in future genetics and genomics studies.
… advocacy groups to identify how information from this screening can better help patients prepare, identifying …
Fact Sheet
Eugenics is the scientifically erroneous and immoral theory of “racial improvement” and “planned breeding,”
… Project (HGP) and, more recently, advances in genomic screening technologies, there is some concern about whether … genetic diagnoses. The possible genomic-based screening of embryos for behavioral, psychosocial and/or … certain individuals. Some geneticists view both genomic screening and genetic counseling as an extension of eugenics. …
Talking Glossary
A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or mutated), gives an individual an increased risk for developing cancer
… population (e.g., BRCA1 / BRCA2 ). Individuals in the high-risk category may benefit from more frequent cancer …
Educational Resources
Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease characterized by faulty digestion, breathing problems, respiratory infections, and loss of salt in sweat.
… fatal in childhood. Today, however, with improvements in screening and treatments, individuals with CF may live into …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is revolutionizing health assessments before birth.
… for prenatal genetic testing, at least for the initial screening test for a new pregnancy. Specifically, these new … College of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Prenatal Genetic Screening Tests and Prenatal Genetic Diagnostic Tests … of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Cell-free DNA Prenatal Screening NLM - Genetic Testing Registry American Society of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Phillippy as the founding director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR).
… entitled Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening . The meeting discussed the current state of … comprehensive, and authoritative, thereby providing high scientific quality and a professional standard of … These STEAM Day attendees included elementary, middle, and high school students as well as the students’ parents and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 5, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., pays tribute to one of NHGRI’s founding staff members and current leaders, Bettie Graham, Ph.D., as she reached a truly remarkable milestone: 50 years of service in the federal government.
… convene an expert panel entitled "Does genetic and genomic screening keep open the door to eugenics?" on May 25 to … scientific racism in the context of genetic and genomic screening technologies. Emerging genome-sequencing … individual and public health benefits of such genomic screening are viewed positively by some, scholars have long …
Event
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.
… Petcharat Leoyklang Cell-based functional assays for screening of drug candidates for Free Sialic Acid Storage …
Leadership Initiatives
The History of Genomics Program collects and organizes historic materials related to the field of genomics and NHGRI as an organization.
… 4, 2022 Roundtable discussion: "Does genetic and genomic screening keep open the door to eugenics?" May 25, 2022 The …