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Professional Development Programs
The Genetics and Public Policy Fellowship is designed for individuals interested in the development and implementation of genetics-related health and research policies at a national level.
… to improve health are deeply influenced by important policy decisions at the national level. From guiding research … ASHG and NHGRI co-sponsor the Genetics and Public Policy Fellowship to give genetics/genomics professionals an opportunity to contribute to the policy-making process. The fellowship is designed as a bridge …
Administrative
NHGRI branch responsible for policy development and analysis related to advances in genomics research.
… The Policy and Program Analysis Branch (PPAB) of the Division of … PPAB promotes policies that facilitate the uptake of genomic technologies into the clinic and broader society, the protection of research participants in genomic studies, and the integration of genomic knowledge …
News Release
Researchers analyzing human, fly, and worm genomes have found these species have key genomic processes in common, reflecting their shared ancestry.
… genomes have found that these species have a number of key genomic processes in common, reflecting their shared … human biology and disease. … The studies highlight the data generated by the modENCODE Project and the ENCODE … fly, and worm genomes have found these species have key genomic processes in common, reflecting their shared …
Fact Sheets
Data used to estimate the cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… Program. Here, NHGRI provides an analysis of these data, which gives one view of the remarkable improvements in DNA sequencing technologies and data-production pipelines in recent years. … The cost-accounting data presented here are summarized relative to two metrics: …
Talking Glossary
Data science involves the study of large, complex data sets that arise from various types of research projects.
… Data Science … Data science involves the study of large, complex data sets that arise from various types of research projects. … from various types of research projects. With respect to genomic studies, such work requires expertise in quantitative …
News Release
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has selected Valentina Di Francesco as the Institute’s first chief data science strategist and director of its new Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide leadership, strategic guidance and coordination for NHGRI activities, programs and policies in genomic data science. NHGRI is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
… Sarah A. Bates, M.S. … She will lead new NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science. … The National Human Genome Research Institute … Provide guidance for NHGRI’s implementation of NIH data sharing policies, and promote the proper governance, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 13, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., announces the appointment of Valentina Di Francesco as founding director of the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science.
… move into 2022, stay safe and healthy! All the best, … Data sharing is central to the field of genomics. Both human and non-human genomic data have been widely shared through public data …
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.
… The Big Picture Genomic data science is a field of study that enables researchers to … ethical, legal and societal implications of genomic data sharing? Performing genomic research carries with it a set of …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have developed the Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) workbook, which helps people use their family history to assess their risk for heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
… Institutes of Health (NIH), have developed the Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) … journal Public Health Genomics , the researchers published data gathered from questions on the efficacy of the workbook … African American families.” The research team collected data from African American adults living in two low-income …
FAQ
Frequently asked questions from the May 23, 2023 informational webinar, ELSI Research and the New NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy.
… the DMS Policy are available on the NIH Scientific Data Sharing site. Consider starting with the e-Learning Webinars, … NHGRI has released some Considerations for Sharing Non-Genomic Data from Human Research Participants. … Policy Scope …