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The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Dr. Eric Green highlights Dr. Dan Kastner as the Federal Employee of the Year.
… organized and led an international consortium that used positional cloning to identify MEFV, the gene mutated in familial …
News Release
On June 26, 2000, nearly 10 years into the 13-year project, President Bill Clinton announced an important milestone for the Human Genome Project at a major White House ceremony.
Educational Resources
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are a type of polymorphism involving variation of a single base pair.
Professional Development
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.
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… . . . . 167 8.8 Gene therapy, stem cell therapy and human cloning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 8.9 Summary … cloned and sequenced 1985 ÒDisease genesÓ isolated by positional cloning Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 2000 The … first called reverse genetics and later re-christened positional cloning, led to the discovery of genes for many …
Staff
Dr. Shawn Burgess is the co-deputy director of NHGRI's Intramural Research Program.
… proviral insertions as the mutagen, allowing for rapid cloning of the mutated gene. To date, this effort represents …
Research Funding
Applications demonstrating excellent grantsmanship, grant mechanisms and research methodologies common to ethical, legal and social implications research.
Educational Resources
A contig is a series of overlapping DNA sequences used to make a map that reconstructs the original DNA sequence of a chromosome or a region of a chromosome.
Staff
Dr. Leslie Biesecker is a clinical and molecular geneticist in and the chief of NHGRI's Center for Precision Health Research.
… of these syndromes, Dr. Biesecker's group initially used positional cloning, and more recently was in the forefront of using …
Research Training
The FLAGSHIP program aims to train early career postdoctoral scientists to become future leaders in genomic sciences research.