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The Genomics Landscape
In April 6, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how NHGRI will hold a symposium on National DNA Day, April 25, highlighting relevant and interesting topics in genomics and concluding with the annual Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture.
… the effective practice of genomic medicine by facilitating interactions among the key stakeholders in genomics … genetic animal model of Down syndrome Extremely rare gene variants point to a potential cause of age-related …
Research at NHGRI
The Division of Intramural Research conducts scientific studies in NHGRI's labs on and around the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md.
… are artificial in many ways, since there are significant interactions among investigators and trainees in different … Investigators , individuals with significant scientific interactions with NHGRI but whose primary appointment resides … of DNA microarray technologies for large-scale analyses of gene expression; creation of innovative computational tools …
Educational Resources
Epigenetics is an emerging field of science that studies heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in the underlying DNA sequence of the organism.
For Teachers
Tools and resources for teaching the concepts of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression
… of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression . … Transcription is the process of making an RNA copy of a gene sequence. This copy, called a messenger RNA (mRNA) … the relationship between the sequence of base pairs in a gene and the corresponding amino acid sequence that it …
News Release
Collaboration between NHGRI and the Smithsonian will continue educating visitors on the promise of genomics.
Culture
Work with a talented team, including world-class scientists at NHGRI. Share genomics and its discoveries with the community and the world.
News Release
Virtual reality is a rapidly expanding area of tech and gaming and important in medicine and health.
… tools that can enhance the remote interactions. Doctors can today collaborate doing surgery …
News Release
Researchers identified 13 gene regions that influence cholesterol levels, some of which affected people differently if they are smokers or former smokers.
… researchers and their collaborators identified 13 new gene regions that influence cholesterol levels, some of which … smoking affected the relationship between an individual's gene variants and their lipids. Lipids consist of low-density … need for participant diversity, detecting gene-lifestyle interactions requires massive amounts of data. Researchers …
Event
NHGRI will hold a workshop in September 2019 focused on Genomics in Medicine and Health.