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The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green introduces incoming NHGRI DEO Director, Jennifer Troyer.
… To keep NHGRI’s website, genome.gov , at the cutting edge, the NHGRI Office of … that take advantage of the latest advances in web design and technology. These changes are intended to improve search … more efficiently find resources of interest. The enhanced genome.gov site has a more interactive and simplified layout, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 25th anniversary of NHGRI's Intramural Research Program.
… month, two NHGRI Intramural investigators, William Gahl and Charles Rotimi, were elected  into the National Academy … of the Institute's '2020 Vision for Genomics. … The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is currently … her cutting-edge research and insights about genome editing, an area of great interest to genomics and the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details ClinGen, the first FDA-recognized Public Human Genetic Variant Database.
… the most recent 'polar vortex' becoming a distant memory and with baseball's spring training now in full swing, we … intended to commemorate the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's … in People with Proteus Syndrome More Progress Toward Gene Editing for Kids with Muscular Dystrophy Pregnant Women Want …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 15th anniversary of National DNA Day and the '15 for 15' Celebration.
… that section each month to learn about the latest events and developments associated with this important process. One … to discuss the NHGRI Strategic Planning Process. … The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is currently … Collins, who will be discussing the history of the Human Genome Project and precision medicine. 2018 is a special year …
News Release
LabGenius, a space-age ballpoint pen embedded with a tiny camera, can record the researcher's every stroke and scribble in the laboratory.
… like the ones Albert Einstein used nearly 100 years ago. And researchers' use of paper notebooks was ubiquitous, even … M.D., Ph.D., intramural researcher at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and NIH director. … "It's easy to become comfortable with …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, reflects on the twelve years of groundbreaking research by the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-generating Research (CSER) consortium.
… until November 17. The CR allows the federal government, and NHGRI, to operate until an official budget is passed by … in June 2023. Over the past two decades, the power of genome sequencing has become evident in disciplines like … one of the most relevant areas for humanity is the use of genome sequencing in medicine; that is, genomic medicine (a …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the December 2021 NHGRI symposium's success in confronting the difficult pasts of eugenics and scientific racism.
… that 2022 would begin on a bright note, but the genetics and genomics communities started the year losing two … contributions to unraveling the complexities of the human genome and advanced studies in human genetics, including by … from our status as a center (the National Center for Human Genome Research) and renamed as the National Human Genome …
Genomics and Medicine
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances.
… Group  (GMWG) compiles a list of interesting advances and helpful educational resources in genomic medicine. To … for specific publications by title, author, category and/or by date range.  For an explanation about the selection criteria and categories, see the list of categories and their …
Policy Issues
Synthetic biology is a field of science that involves redesigning organisms for useful purposes by engineering them to have new abilities.
… them to have new abilities. Synthetic biology researchers and companies around the world are harnessing the power of … synthetic biology is similar to another approach called " genome editing " because both involve changing an organism's genetic …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details the American Society of Human Genetics' (ASHG) new strategic plan, which aims to get people everywhere to realize the benefits of genomics and genetics research.
… Mullis, inventor of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Nobel Prize winner, passed away last month. The … of PCR was instrumental to the success of the Human Genome Project, with PCR-based methods now central to myriad … 87th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will take place on September 16. You can join …