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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.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … As is likely the case for many of your organizations, NHGRI and NIH are starting to bring … announce the completion of a draft sequence of the human genome. The ceremony took place in the East Room of the White … had also accomplished a series of other goals, including sequencing the genomes of a set of model organisms. In fact, …
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Researchers, clinicians, and computational biologists meet to consider future opportunities for NHGRI's Genome Sequencing Program.
… Steven Benowitz … Genome researchers, clinicians, computational biologists and … Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP) at a July 28 - 29 meeting in … , starting at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on July 28. With the help of the genomics research community, NHGRI has regularly …
Research Funding
Funded in 2016 to harmonize, access, and analyze the data produced by the sequencing centers.
… The Genome Sequencing Program Analysis Centers (GSPACs) were funded in … currently funded centers are: Harvard University School of Public Health Vanderbilt University School of Medicine A cross-institutional center at Icahn School of …
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The Genome Sequencing Program uses genome sequencing to identify genes and genomic variants underlying human inherited disease.
… The Genome Sequencing Program is consists of the following … questions that could be addressed as the technology (cost, quality) changed over time. The GSP aims to use genome …
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The Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium has offered an ethical framework to guide pediatricians in pursuing clinical sequencing studies.
… Bruce Agnew … More than many other diagnostic technologies, genome sequencing carries the possibility of incidental or "secondary" findings that can reveal …
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NHGRI-funded CSER investigators and colleagues point to need for greater evidence that DNA sequencing helps patients.
… program has made significant strides in defining the role of genomics in medicine. CSER investigators have discovered … care. … CSER, which is funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer … clinicians need evidence that it can improve care and be cost- and time-effective compared to other approaches. Heidi …
Talking Glossary
The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is not the DNA sequence of a single person.
… Human Genome Reference Sequence … The genome reference sequence … provides a general framework and is not the DNA sequence of a single person. … A human genome reference sequence is an accepted representation of the human genome sequence that is used by researchers as a …
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The $1,000 Genome Program was a coordinated effort to support the development of technologies to dramatically reduce the cost of DNA sequencing, a move aimed at broadening the applications of genomic information in medical research and health care.
… initiated a coordinated effort to support the development of technologies to dramatically reduce the cost of DNA sequencing, a move aimed at broadening the … in 2014, are described in Nature : “Technology: The $1,000 Genome.” The history and achievements of the $1,000 Genome …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's publishing of a collection of papers that reported the first truly complete sequence of the human genome.
… The beginning of spring brings some good budgetary news for NIH and NHGRI. … significance of their results. … In 2003, the Human Genome Project ended with the generation of an essentially … approach of using the best-available technologies for sequencing DNA and pushing them to their absolute limits. In …
Educational Resources
DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique used to determine the exact sequence of bases (A, C, G, and T) in a DNA molecule.
… DNA Sequencing … DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique used to determine the exact sequence of bases (A, C, G, and T) in a DNA molecule. … Adenine, … understanding the function of genes and other parts of the genome. There are now several different methods available for …