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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.
… The 100th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will take place on September … updates about NHGRI and genomics. The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) recently announced that after six years … 20 th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP) – a major milestone in the history of science. …
Media Advisory
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.
… For Immediate Release … On National DNA Day, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the …
News Release
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.
… 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. … …
About Genomics
February 15, 2021 marks the 20-year anniversary of publications reporting the draft human genome sequence.
… papers that revealed the first detailed look at the human genome's nearly complete sequence. A part of the Human Genome Project, these studies launched a new era in biomedicine that …
Staff
Dr. Sean Conlan is an associate investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… and platforms to answer basic research questions on the human skin microbiome and hospital-associated pathogens. Dr. Conlan … of DNA Sequence Data from the NIH Human Microbiome Project. PLoS One, 7(10):e47075. 2012. [ PubMed ] Oh J, …
Events
Data sharing has been a central tenet of the field of genomics since the Human Genome Project.
… been a central tenet of the field of genomics since the Human Genome Project. While many recognize that sharing genomic data is … Global Challenges and Innovative Solutions for Sharing Human Genomic Data … Data sharing has been a central tenet of …
Research Funding
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project will create a resource that researchers can use to study how inherited changes in genes lead to common diseases
… latest GTEx data release represents the largest atlas of human gene expression and catalog of trait loci to date. … … 2010 (See: NIH launches Genotype-Tissue Expression project ), GTEx will create a resource that researchers can … and stored through the National Cancer Institute's cancer Human Biobank initiative on behalf of GTEx. Until now, no …
Policy Issues
Federally-funded research with human participants must comply with regulations that protect the rights and welfare of the participants.
… The use of human participants in biomedical, clinical and … or other methods. All federally-funded research with human participants such as that supported by NIH must comply … of participating in the research. … All research with human participants supported by the United States government, …
About NHGRI
A timeline of notable events in the history of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… counter to the mission and values of NHGRI. … The National Human Genome Research Institute is the driving force for … Health (NIH) announces the official launch of the Human Microbiome Project . The human microbiome is the collective … general public. March 27, 2015: Representatives from the Integrative Human Microbiome Project (iHMP), coordinated by …
News Release
ENCODE program directors in the Division of Genome Sciences turned to Reddit to answer questions from the Reddit community.
… page to see the whole "Ask Me Anything!") … The National Human Genome Research Institute's ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project has spent 13 years building a catalog of all the functional elements in the human genome sequence , and making it available to scientists …