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Research Funding
The following are research areas of interest that have been identified by the participating NIH institutes and centers (ICs). Program Officer contact information is also included.
Event
On August 15-16, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sponsored a meeting Perspectives in Comparative Genomics and Evolution at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland.
Policy Issues
There are laws and policies that serve to protect the privacy of individuals' genomic information.
Policy Issues
In 2008, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was passed into law, prohibiting discrimination by employers and health insurers.
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
News and Events
The NHGRI image gallery provides photography and artwork related to the genomics research, people and programs of the institute. Unless otherwise noted, images are in the public domain.
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green previews the redesigned genome.gov website and its new features.
Event
Webinar to discuss NHGRI's support of a new Human Genome Reference Program beginning in fiscal year 2020.
Event
NHGRI's ELSI Research Program hosted two webinars on the needs and resources to increase the reach, impact and transparency of ELSI research.
Leadership Initiatives
NHGRI's strategic planning process will establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs.