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On April 25, 2023, NHGRI will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
… On National DNA Day, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … Senior Investigator Francis Collins, National Human Genome Research Institute Intramural Research Program … Event may be attended in-person or virtually. Visit genome.gov/DNA-Day-2023 for more information. …
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The NIH-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project presented at the International Human Microbiome Congress.
… Media Advisory Representatives from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project (iHMP), which is coordinated by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), will present findings at … Representatives from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Integrative …
News Release
NHGRI published its “Strategic vision for improving human health at The Forefront of Genomics” in the journal Nature. This vision describes the most compelling research priorities and opportunities in human genomics for the coming decade, signaling a new era in genomics for the Institute and the field.
… NHGRI's 2020 Strategic Vision describes opportunities in human genomics for improving human health. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … The first area represents a compilation of nine major … principles and values that provide a guiding compass for human genomics. The field should pay significant attention to …
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Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome sequence.
… Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced … to researchers, having a complete, gap-free sequence of the roughly 3 billion bases (or “letters”) in our DNA is critical for understanding the full spectrum of human genomic variation and for understanding the genetic …
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Data sharing has been a central tenet of the field of genomics since the Human Genome Project.
… Data sharing has been a central tenet of the field of genomics since the Human Genome Project. While many recognize that sharing genomic … Global Challenges and Innovative Solutions for Sharing Human Genomic Data … Data sharing has been a central tenet of the field of genomics since the Human Genome Project. …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.
… what makes each of us different and what makes us the same. … Did you know that at the base-pair level your genome is 99.9 percent the same as all of the humans around … entirely define you. Well before the completion of the Human Genome Project, researchers began developing tools to …
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Three research teams funded by NIH gather data at the most basic molecular levels about the biological processes that make up the human microbiome.
… long ago, researchers thought that if they could identify the tens of thousands of microbial species that live in or on human beings - the human microbiome - they would find therapies for a host … Now, in the second phase of the Human Microbiome Project, three …
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In August 2022, NHGRI History of Genomics Program celebrates 10 years of chronicling how the field of genomics began and evolved, with a particular emphasis on the role of NHGRI.
… The storied life of the NHGRI History of Genomics Program … In September 2008, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) was experiencing a seismic … Capturing the history of the Human Genome Project and beyond … of Genomics Program celebrates 10 years of chronicling how the field of genomics began and evolved, with a particular …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green focuses on recent efforts to make the human genome reference sequence useful to basic and clinical researchers and how increasing the representation of human genomic variation will remain key components of NHGRI’s Human Genome Reference Program.
… I had the pleasure of giving the opening talk at the fourth annual International Summit in Human Genetics and Genomics at NIH last month. The month-long … NHGRI ‘Genomics2020’ Strategic Planning events include the Genomics in Medicine & Health Strategic Planning Workshop …
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. On March 11, the U.S. Congress passed a Fiscal Year 2022 federal budget, … is $639 million, an increase of 3.8% over last year. With the positive news about our Fiscal Year 2022 budget, we can …