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The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the Human Genome Project receiving the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award.
… 19: NHGRI's 2020 Vision for Genomics " to listen. … The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition is currently … Award (in the Field of Medicine 2017) recognizes the Human Genome Project for its collaborative success that has contributed to …
News Release
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project has created a detailed resource on the letters of life, DNA, identifying genes and regions that may regulate genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … ENCODE Project's third phase offers new insights into the organization and regulation of our genes and genome … The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project is a worldwide effort to understand how the human genome functions. With the completion of its latest phase, …
Virtual Exhibit
The Human Genome Project changed traditional understandings of how and why scientific research is conducted. It was, however, not without its detractors. Early in 1990, there was an effort to stop funding for the nascent Human Genome Project, in the form of a letter writing campaign.
… letter, which circulated and spurred the anti-Human Genome Project letter campaign. The first line of the letter reads “The human genome project: mediocre science, terrible science policy.” … …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details the legacy of the Human Microbiome Project as it reaches completion.
… ‘Genomics2020’ Strategic Planning Process entitled “From Genome to Phenotype: Genomic Variation Identification, … to each of them! All the best, … A report from the “From Genome to Phenotype: Genomic Variation Identification, … catalyzed the launching of the NIH Human Microbiome Project (HMP). In 2007, the NIH Common Fund initiated the HMP …
News Release
NHGRI researchers identified 59 genes or gene regions linked to canine athletics.
… and terriers are plucky supermodels. National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers reached this … relatives, including wolves, foxes and jackals. An alert dog looks away while walking in shallow water. Image Credit: … Dr. Kim and his colleagues, part of the NHGRI Dog Genome Project led by Elaine A. Ostrander , Ph.D., examined whole …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… 100th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will take place on September 18 and … demonstrate the importance of looking at the entire genome, not just the parts that code for protein, when … 20 th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP) – a major milestone in the history of science. …
Research Funding
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Pilot Project launched in September 2003 to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) launched a public research … of DNA Elements (ENCODE) in September 2003 to carry out a project to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence. … In April 2003, the finished sequence of …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… have led to substantial reductions in the cost of genome sequencing. The underlying costs associated with … … Significant scrutiny and attention have been given to genome-sequencing costs and how they are calculated since the … sequencing methods during the time of the Human Genome Project and circa ~ 2016. An alternative to whole-genome …
News Release
Grants are awarded to GTEx project to explore human gene expression and regulation in different tissues, and how genomic variation modulates that expression.
… grants as part of the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project to explore how human genes are expressed and … in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which helps administer the … gene expression. For the last decade, scientists have used genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to study the role that …
Fact Sheet
A fact sheet detailing how the project began and how it shaped the future of research and technology.
… The human genome sequence generated by the Human Genome Project was actually a patchwork of multiple people …