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- Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx)1
- Multi-Omics for Health and Disease (Multi-Omics)1
- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program6
- Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Systems (gLHS)2
- Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits1
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- Enhancing Opportunities in Computational Genomics and Data Science1
- Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP)2
- Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium3
- Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (AGMR)1
- Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project1
- Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC)1
- Clinical Genome (ClinGen) Resource1
- Genomic Innovator Awards2
- Polygenic RIsk MEthods in Diverse populations (PRIMED) Consortium1
- NHGRI Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL)2
- Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare Diseases (GREGOR) Consortium2
News Release
Scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's largest catalog of genomic differences among humans.
… addition to new methods of prevention. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … identified about 88 million sites in the human genome that vary among people, establishing a database … dataset of genomic variation. It really tells us about the structure of human genomic variation and diversity," said Dr. …
News Release
The Genomics and Society: Expanding the ELSI Universe conference focused on issues arising from the ethical, legal and social implications of genomic research.
… The conference is funded by The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) through a grant to Columbia … funder of ELSI research since the beginning of the Human Genome Project," said Lawrence Brody, Ph.D., NHGRI's director …
About NHGRI
The National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research provides expert advice on genetics, genomics research, training and programs to NHGRI and the NIH.
… The National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR) advises the Department of Health and … Institutes of Health (NIH), and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), on genetics, genomic … research, training and programs related to the human genome initiative. NACHGR performs second-level peer review …
News Release
Top genome scientists from over 20 countries have joined forces in an effort to improve cooperation and coordination of genomic medicine research worldwide.
… last year called "Global Leaders in Genomic Medicine," top genome scientists from more than 20 countries have joined … could be dramatic. "Starting with the International Human Genome Project, there's a long history of research … of the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). "We know that advances in …
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.
… asked to lead the new NHGRI program. …  The Clinical Genome (ClinGen) Resource is an NHGRI-funded program and the … Eighty-Eighth meeting: National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research  – Feb. 10 Mendelian Centers RFAs webinar  – … the NHGRI Division of Policy, Communications and Education Genome: Unlocking Life's Code January 2020 newsletter … New …
News Release
NHGRI convened geneticists, biologists, clinicians, bioinformatics specialists and more to provide expert advice on the future of its Genome Sequencing Program.
… Steven Benowitz … On July 28-29, 2014, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) convened geneticists, … to provide expert advice on the future of its flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP). … The two-day meeting, titled, Future Opportunities for Genome Sequencing and Beyond: A Planning workshop for the …
Policies and Guidance
Broad data sharing promotes maximum public benefit from federally funded genomics research. NHGRI supports the broadest appropriate genomic data sharing with timely data release through widely accessible data repositories. These repositories may be open access (unrestricted) or, if more appropriate, controlled access.
… to single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array data, genome sequence data, transcriptomic data, epigenomic data, … … NOT-HG-21-022 : Notice Announcing the National Human Genome Research Institute’s Expectation for Sharing Quality … … Genomic Data Sharing Policy OLD … ​The National Human Genome Research Institute supports the broadest appropriate …
News Release
Researchers recommend genomic approaches to discovering inherited variants in one or a handful of genes that affect an individual's rare disease risk.
… Steven Benowitz … While the latest genome sequencing technologies can generate detailed catalogs … those that do not. Scientists estimate that each person's genome contains between three and four million genomic … because there are millions of variants in the human genome, and most are rare and do not have a big impact on …
News Release
NHGRI appointed Carolyn Hutter, Ph.D., director of the Division of Genome Sciences, which researches human genome function in health and disease.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has appointed Carolyn Hutter, Ph.D., the director of the Division of Genome Sciences - the NHGRI division that leads research aiming to understand the function of the human genome in health and disease, and seeks technologies that …
Research Funding
Coordinates activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components
… The National Human Genome Research Institute's Genome Sequencing Program Coordinating Center (GSPCC) was funded in 2016 to coordinate activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components. … The GSPCC has both …