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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 …
Policies and Guidance
For FY2024, NHGRI’s extramural program will be operating under the NHGRI 2020 Strategic Vision.
… New genomic technologies or methods that are applicable to high-throughput, comprehensive data analyses (e.g., for genomes, … periods of time for: Rapidly evolving areas of science. High-risk projects. Peer review or Council recommends a …
Funded Research
The Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (AGMR) program stimulates innovation and advance understanding of when, where and how best to implement the use of genomic information and technologies in clinical care.
… Facilitating the Implementation of Population-wide Genomic Screening across Diverse Populations and Settings (FOCUS) … of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Age-Based Genomic Screening in Newborns, Infants and Children: A Novel Paradigm … of Emerging Genomic Tests for Disease Management and Screening Marc S. Williams Geisinger Clinic Real-Time Genetic …
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 …
Research Funding
NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities with the use of genomic sequence information in the newborn period.
… who attended the December 13-14, 2010 meeting, Newborn Screening in the Genomic Era: Setting a Research Agenda. … component projects specifically applicable to newborn screening: Acquisition and analysis of genomic datasets that … of specific disorders identifiable via newborn screening through promising new DNA-based analysis. Research …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green reflects on the milestones of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) Program as it reaches completion.
… genome sequencing has not been used for this screening. The recent advances in DNA sequencing technologies … conditions. Since these conditions have disproportionately high morbidity and mortality in non-European populations, … with a Blueprint NIH Scientists Link Genetics to Risk of High Blood Pressure Among Blacks Notable Accomplishments in …
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. …
Clinical Studies
The IDENTIFY Study is a study exploring how prenatal blood test results for the baby might also detect cancer in the mother.
… … What not to expect when expecting: when prenatal screening suggests cancer December 4, 2024 A new kind 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 …