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The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the new director of NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences.
… a 'Center' (the National Center for Human Genome Research) and transitioned to full-fledged 'Institute' status. At age … 23, 2018. I encourage you to submit your research ideas and help shape the future goals of this important NIH … A monthly update from the NHGRI Director on activities and accomplishments from the institute and the field of …
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A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… Sooner than almost anyone expected, a new, genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed … sketched out what doctors need to know in order to use the new technology effectively. … for physicians to follow when using these exciting new technologies." Several thousand physicians already have …
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NHGRI launched a new round of strategic planning to establish a 2020 vision for genomics research that will accelerate scientific and medical breakthroughs.
… Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) today launched a new round of strategic planning that will establish a 2020 … for genomics research aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs. … areas of genomics that will expand the field into new frontiers and enable novel applications to human health …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2018 edition of The Genomics landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights five new educational videos that use poetry and dance.
… As summer winds to an end and fall beckons, NHGRI will 'shift gears' a bit in its … three Town Halls (one virtual, one in Seattle, Washington, and one in the California Bay Area) were open-ended … We continue to build on what we learn from each Town Hall, and this fall we will begin including opportunities for Town …
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Researchers have used a new combination of microfluidics and genomics to fish out a specific gut bacterium from the sea of microbes in the human microbiome.
… the first time have used a combination of microfluidics and genomics to fish out a specific gut bacterium from the … The new method has broad applications for isolating and studying many now impossible orhard-to-grow … New approach may improve study of hard-to-grow, …
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The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has announced plans to establish a new precision health research program within its Division of Intramural Research.
… capitalize on growing availability of large-scale genomic and health record data worldwide to advance the science of … Institute (NHGRI) has announced plans to establish a new precision health research program within its Division of … Research. The goal of the program is to develop and evaluate next-generation healthcare that uses …
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CMG investigators have made significant inroads in discovering genes underlying Mendelian conditions and have uncovered 470 new, previously unknown conditions.
… When the National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute launched the Centers for Mendelian … are an estimated 7,300 such conditions, which are rare and usually inherited, and typically caused by a mutation in … In studying nearly 9,000 families, they have uncovered 470 new, previously unknown conditions and learned important …
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Scientists set their sights on chromatin - the DNA-protein complex that packages DNA into chromosomes in the cell - to better understand how the genome works.
… yield important insights into the genome's working parts and how those parts are managed. … gene activity in a cell by controlling access to the genes and regulatory proteins that make the genome work. Chemical … - literally turned on or off. The study also reveals new details about the variety of cells in an organism, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes James Thomas as the new director for NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… sustaining critical data resources needed for life science and biomedical research. Many of us at NHGRI are gearing up … Meeting , which will take place in Denver, Colorado in early November. This meeting convenes genetics and genomics researchers from all over the world, and many …
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NHGRI researchers have released new educational materials to help the sickle cell disease community learn about gene therapies for the disease.
… Collaborative effort aims to help patients and their support networks navigate emerging developments in … New educational materials to help the sickle cell disease … by Vence Bonham Jr., J.D., NHGRI acting deputy director and associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral …