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Summit
This Summit is a 5-year initiative (2016-2020) designed to help developing nations build and expand their knowledge base, infrastructure, systems, research efforts and technologies in human genetics and genomics.
… The International Summit in Human Genetics and Genomics is a 5-year initiative … systems, research efforts and technologies in human genetics and genomics. Increasing their access to these … and to promote genomic research and medicine, through international cooperation and collaboration. … The program is …
News Release
African scientists and collaborators gathered in Pointe aux Piments in Mauritius for the 9th Human Health and Heredity in Africa Consortium Meeting.
… gathered in Pointe aux Piments in Mauritius for the 9th Human Health and Heredity in Africa ( H3Africa ) Consortium Meeting. … Attendees were honored to host the … gathered in Pointe aux Piments in Mauritius for the 9th Human Health and Heredity in Africa ( H3Africa ) Consortium …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… The Human Genome Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific … The project was a voyage of biological discovery led by an international group of researchers looking to comprehensively … Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map …
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NIH is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium, with approximately $11 million awarded in the consortium’s first year of funding. The new consortium aims to advance the generation and analysis of “multi-omic” data for human health research.
… New research consortium will develop innovative strategies for clinical … the generation and analysis of “multi-omic” data for human health research. Multi-omics refers to a research … the molecular factors and cellular processes involved in human health and disease, including untangling genetic and …
Research Funding
NHGRI is initiating a new program-the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium to develop a framework for systematically understanding the effects of genomic variation on genome function and how these effects shape phenotypes.
… functional characterization of genomic variation in human developmental disorders HG011996 Hyejung Won Michael … Stanford University Single-cell Mapping Center for Human Regulatory Elements and Gene Activity HG012076 Seyed … Center for the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function Consortium HG012012 Ting Wang Feng Yue Washington University, …
Research Funding
The PAGE Consortium investigates ancestrally diverse populations to gain a better understanding of how genetic factors influence susceptibility to disease.
… Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Consortium ( RFA HG-07-014 and RFA HG-07-015 ) was formed … of Causal Variants Across the Life Course (CALiCo Consortium) Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) … … The Steering Committee is the governing body for the consortium and is composed of the Principal Investigators …
News Release
Researchers have now identified and catalogued more species - nearly 200 new bacteria and thousands of viruses - that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to advances in bioinformatics and laboratory techniques.
… identified and catalogued more species that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to … these previously unknown species are the most abundant on human skin. The results appear in a new catalog, the Skin … an incredibly complex map of species that make up the skin microbiome. It also opens the door for scientists to figure …
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The Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium has generated the first truly complete sequence of a human Y chromosome - the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced.
… factors in fertility, including sperm production. … An international research team has generated the first truly complete sequence of a human Y chromosome , the final human chromosome to be fully … The study, led by the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium, a team of researchers funded by the National …
Human Genome Project
Record and submit a short video, capturing your thoughts/concerns/excitement about the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… 1, 2020, marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. NHGRI would like you to help us … feeling] about the launch of the Human Genome Project. Francis Collins Eric Green … To … When I first heard of the ambitious effort called the Human Genome Project, I was … The Human Genome Project …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the International Common Disease Alliance's scientific plenary and launch meeting in September, which included an international panel on opportunities emerging outside the U.S., North America, and Europe; discussions about polygenic risk scores; and an overview about data platforms, data sharing, and ethics.
… to develop a graphical display illustrating the scale of human genome sequence. The wall is now enhanced with a … from the institute and the field of genomics. … The International Common Disease Alliance (ICDA) was recently … honor through her groundbreaking work on the human skin microbiome and the use of genomic tools to advance the …