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This is a fellowship program designed for recent undergraduates to gain exposure to and training in multiple career paths that advance public service for human genetics and genomics.
… program at fellowships@ashg.org or submit our Fellowship Interest Form to be notified about key fellowship dates. … … experiences working at either: the National Institutes of Health within the NHGRI’s Extramural Research Program OR  … a non-profit scientific professional organization Duration of Fellowship:  2 years Start Date: July 1, 2025 Location: …
News Release
NIH issues a notice seeking public comment on a proposed update to the data management of genomic summary results under the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy.
… and Public Liaison Branch … Today, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a notice in its Guide to Grants and … public comment on a proposed update to the data management of genomic summary results under the NIH Genomic Data Sharing … and is especially interested in hearing from members of the general public, research participants, and/or the …
Educational Resources
A locus is the specific physical location of a gene or other DNA sequence on a chromosome, like a genetic street address.
… Locus … A locus is the specific physical location of a gene or other DNA sequence on a chromosome, like a … within a genome (such as a gene or another DNA segment of interest), somewhat like a street address. The plural of …
Clinical Research
FAQs for Autoinflammatory Diseases Study providers and researchers.
… patients who are older than 1 month and who have evidence of autoinflammatory disease (such as persistently elevated … affected family members, giving a stronger indication of genetic disease; however, we will also consider individual … on new genetic discoveries. We can search our database of clinical and genetic data to see if we have a match. We …
Fact Sheets
Cloning describes a number of different processes that can be used to produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity.
… The term cloning describes a number of different processes that can be used to produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity. The copied material, which has the … for species survival. Some people also have expressed interest in having their deceased pets cloned in the hope of …
News Release
As researchers uncover millions of DNA differences in genes, doctors struggle to know which of these inherited differences, called variants, really matter.
… Steven Benowitz … As a growing number of medical centers and laboratories are sequencing patients' DNA, they continue to uncover millions of DNA differences in genes and the regions between the genes. But doctors have struggled to know which of these inherited differences - variants - really matter. … …
Educational Resources
A pedigree is a genetic representation of a family tree that diagrams the inheritance of a trait or disease though several generations.
… Pedigree … A pedigree is a genetic representation of a family tree that diagrams the inheritance of a trait or disease though several generations. … Genotype, … available, indicates which individuals have a trait(s) of interest. … A pedigree is a genetic representation of a …
Profile
After major advances in hematology, David Bodine retires with an eye towards mentorship and a garden
David Bodine, founder of the Hematopoiesis Section and chief of the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, advanced the fields of gene therapy and hematology in his 38 years at the NIH. Now, he plans to continue his contributions to science as an emeritus and through training the next generation of scientists.
… Bodine, leader of the NHGRI Hematopoiesis Section and chief of the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, now scientist … all goes back to the same thing, right? Somebody took an interest in me and took a chance, and I think the only way …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… Advances in the field of genomics over the past quarter-century have led to substantial reductions in the cost of genome sequencing. The underlying costs associated with … methods and strategies for sequencing genomes are of great interest because they influence the scope and scale of almost …
Educational Resources
Cloning is the process of making identical copies of an organism, cell, or DNA sequence.
… Cloning … Cloning is the process of making identical copies of an organism, cell, or DNA sequence. … DNA Sequence, … to isolating and copying a particular DNA segment of interest for further study. … Cloning is the process of …