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After a lifelong obsession with completing things, Adam Phillippy has helped in the final completion of the human genome sequence. The researcher talks about his life path to genomics, his relationship with perfection and his next big thing.
… Phillippy’s work focuses on building and using computer software that parses and reassembles the pieces of DNA … his fellowship at Loyola College, Phillippy developed software to help researchers correctly stitch together short … pieces of the puzzle to contribute to that consortium. The software that Phillippy helped to build became a vital piece …
Research Funding
Bioinformatics and computational biology are cross-cutting areas broadly relevant and fundamental across the entire spectrum of genomics.
… for Functional Genomics : Development of novel methods, software and tools to analyze gene regulation, gene … Genomic Sequencing Data : Development of novel methods, software and tools to process, align, format and visualize … and Association Analysis : Development of novel methods, software and tools for identifying and interpreting genetic …
Research at NHGRI
The Immersive Simulation Program (ISP) provides expertise, tools, and support for the integration of emerging technology-based methods into health and medical research.
… development. Some projects evolve to use ISP-developed software and support in other facilities, thereby …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the important genomics legacy of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program as it comes to an end.
… in addition to helping with the sharing of research software and code . With time, the institute expects that …
Staff
​Chris Wellington is a program director for Computational Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science.
… awards, focusing on training, genome analysis tools and software resources. Mr. Wellington also helps track and …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI center focused on computationally intensive approaches to analyze large-scale genomic data and identifying genetic contributions to human disease.
… diseases and developing new statistical methods and software to analyze data sets emanating from large-scale …
News Release
As you celebrate Thanksgiving with your family, remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day.
… was not easy or automatic. But a free and reliable software tool, My Family Health Portrait, eases the process. …
Policies and Guidance
Text, graphics, videos, illustrations and other information on NHGRI websites are in the public domain, unless indicated.
… for more information. Liability For documents and software available from this server, the U.S. Government does …
Jobs at NHGRI
A postdoctoral training position is currently available in the Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch (CSGB) of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).
… and written English. The ability to learn how to use new software and quickly become expert in its use, critical …
Fact Sheet
Genomic data science is a field of study that enables researchers to use powerful computational and statistical methods to decode the functional information hidden in DNA sequences.
… processing and storing data and using algorithms and software to make predictions based on available genomic data. … generated in genomics research projects. Researchers use software tools called aligners to determine where individual … store genomic data by using various computer systems and software. Increasingly, data analysis and coordination …