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News Release
An online Informed Consent Resource created in 2009 by NHGRI has been updated to keep pace with advances in genomics over the past several years
… sequencing technologies become increasingly affordable, genomics research is playing an ever-larger role across … advance understanding about how to harness the power of genomics to improve health. Those participants would join … policy landscape have contributed to new considerations for consent in genomic research," said Kate Saylor, health …
Research Training
Resources for trainees ranging from grant writing resources to peer review and career guidance.
… your application How to apply application guide Tips for Communicating Research Intent and Value … How to Apply - … Practices … Programs by Career Stage NIH Career Guidance Resources Careers in Genomics NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP) … NIH Research …
Research Funding
The primary mission of the Alliance of Genome Resources (the Alliance) is to develop and maintain sustainable genome information resources that facilitate the use of diverse model organisms in understanding the genetic and genomic basis of human biology, health and disease. This understanding is fundamental for advancing genome biology research and for translating human genome data into clinical utility.
… The primary mission of the Alliance of Genome Resources (Alliance), Model Organism Databases (MODs), and … health and disease. This understanding is fundamental for advancing genome biology research and for translating … to support comparative biology. It is enabling comparative genomics across multiple species in the MODs which is …
News and Events
A collection of institute resources, background information, and points of contact for members of the press.
… Human Genome Research Institute is the driving force for advancing genomics research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), … policies are available on request. … NHGRI Leadership … Resources … Press Resources … A collection of institute …
Policies and Guidance
This page provides an overview of Resource Sharing Plans, a required document in most NIH funding applications. Most applicants for NIH funding must provide a Resource Sharing Plan (RSP) documenting plans for sharing resources that result from their federally funded work. NIH Policies that govern the sharing of resources include the NIH Model Organism Sharing Policy and the NIH Research Tools Policy.
… What types of resources should be addressed in a Resource Sharing Plan?   … Please review the NIH webpage on the Research Tools Policy for the NIH definition of “research tools,” principles of … that need to be addressed in the Resource Sharing Plan. Resources that should be addressed in NHGRI Resource Sharing …
News Release
NIH expands its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, which is creating a fundamental genomics resource scientists to study human health and disease.
… (ENCODE) Project, which is generating a fundamental genomics resource used by many scientists to study human … a network of researchers to develop and apply methods for mapping candidate functional elements in the genome, and … commitment to developing freely available genomics resources for use by the scientific community. The ENCODE …
Event
To bring together communities of researchers working in machine learning (ML), NHGRI hosted the Machine Learning in Genomics: Tools, Resources, Clinical Applications and Ethics workshop on April 13-14, 2021.
… Keynote Session: What are the opportunities and challenges for ML in genomics research? Moderator:  Shannon McWeeney, Ph.D. , … View on YouTube …   … Machine Learning in Genomics: Tools, Resources, Clinical Applications and Ethics … To bring …
News Release
An expert panel from the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) has critically reevaluated the scientific evidence for all 17 reported genes, disputing nine of the genes and revealing only three of the genes to be definitively associated with the most common form of the disease.
… panel has critically reevaluated the scientific evidence for all 17 reported genes, disputing nine of the genes and … ClinGen is providing much needed clarity for the clinical genomics community regarding which gene-disease pairs have … … Clinical utility … About NHGRI and NIH … Additional ResourcesGenomics experts dispute nine genes linked to …
News Release
NIH will renew three awards totaling $73.2 million over five years to continue building the Clinical Genome (ClinGen) resource, an effort to collect and archive information about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine.
… about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine. The National Human Genome … from more than 40 countries, and its impact so far on genomics research and medicine.” To date, the ClinGen … polygenic risk scores. Researchers have used these ClinGen resources to improve the effectiveness, transparency and …
Event
Joint workshop featuring overviews of Roadmap Epigenomics and ENCODE resources that are freely available for use by the research community.
… featured overviews of Roadmap Epigenomics and ENCODE resources that are freely available for use by the research community, examples of common use … User's Guide to the Roadmap Epigenomics and ENCODE Data Resources … Joint workshop featuring overviews of Roadmap …