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Jim Mullikin pioneered DNA sequencing technologies during the Human Genome Project and other major advances in genomics.
… Mullikin pioneered DNA sequencing technologies during the Human Genome Project and … finished just before I moved to NHGRI in 2003. Seeing the whole progress, from the very early days of Sanger sequencing all the way to a complete telomere-to-telomere …
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Comparative genomics is a field of biological research in which researchers compare the complete genome sequences of different species.
… biology of living things have changed over time. As DNA sequencing technology becomes more powerful and less … list continues to grow almost daily. In addition to the sequencing of the human genome, which was completed in 2003, … critical data for understanding genetic variation. DNA sequencing centers supported by NHGRI also have sequenced …
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New grants totaling approximately $29.5 million will enable scientists to generate and maintain the most comprehensive reference sequence of the human genome.
… The funds are necessary for making advances in DNA sequencing technology and computational methods possible. As … will represent 350 genomes from the human population. The sequencing of the human genome was a landmark achievement in … The second component – the Human Reference Genome Sequencing Center - aims to sequence up to 350 additional …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 6, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., celebrates the 25th anniversary of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). a well-respected and highly used large-scale DNA sequencing center that exemplifies the evolution of the field of genomics and the ever-increasing abilities to produce prodigious amounts of genomic data.
… sequence to public databases weekly, as large-scale DNA sequencing had advanced substantially. At that time, it … repertoire, with a partial list of methods including whole-exome sequencing , whole-genome sequencing , RNA sequencing , …
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will host researchers from the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium, who have now sequenced the remaining 8% of DNA that was unable to be sequenced by the Human Genome Project and has eluded researchers for nearly two decades.
… What: Virtual press conference to announce T2T consortium sequencing a complete human genome Moderator: Eric Green, …
News Release
A team of NIH-funded researchers have generated the first complete chromosome sequences from non-human primates.
… has only become possible in recent years due to new DNA sequencing technologies and analysis methods. These …
Educational Resources
Cloning is the process of making identical copies of an organism, cell, or DNA sequence.
Clinical Research
This team-based clinical service is provided by NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing.
… provided by NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing to accomplish their research goals. The SGFS will annotate de-identified research exome/genome data for the presence of possible actionable …
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.
… approach of using the best-available technologies for sequencing DNA and pushing them to their absolute limits. In … Program has released its first genomic dataset , including whole-genome sequences from nearly 100,000 participants from … Program releases first genomic dataset of nearly 100,000 whole genome sequences All of Us: Release of nearly 100,000 …
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Dr. James Thomas is the acting director for the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… Dr. James Thomas is the director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center. He oversees the importation and use of DNA sequencing technologies, protocols and analyses, ensuring … that NIH investigators have access to cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods and specialized genomics protocols to meet …