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The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) aims to identify all functional elements in the human and mouse genomes.
… encyclopedia of DNA elements, ENCODE February 10, 2023 Reddit "Ask Me Anything" Recap: The ENCODE Project February 17, 2017 …
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Reflecting on his NIH career, Dr. Smith recounts his journey from researcher to program director in a conversation with NHGRI science writer Sonja Soo, Ph.D. He looks ahead to a retirement filled with traveling, spending time with friends and family, playing pickleball and brewing ale.
… I took it! In that class, we had to write a term paper on anything biological, and I chose to focus on the controversy … together with Dr. Odum’s broadly defined assignment helped me narrow my focus to molecular genetics in graduate school. … years. When I finished that project and it was time for me to move on, my wife reminded me that we would only leave …
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A candid and kind genomics pioneer leaves a deep impact on NHGRI and the genomics community.
… ‘shy’ — for example, she always felt comfortable telling me what I was doing well as NHGRI Director and what I was … disequilibrium and association studies. She knew how to ask hard questions and what each of her students needed to … in the field of genomics, and her legacy is larger than anything that could be documented in one place. “For more …
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In a conversation, Dr. Elise Feingold reflects on her path to NHGRI, describes her experience leading the ENCODE program and shares advice for those considering different scientific careers.
… extramural side of NIH. I thought these jobs really fit me as a person well because I could be involved in the … therapy for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. To me, that is like my whole career coming full circle. I’ve … having impact at a different level — not as deep into anything, but much broader. It’s exciting and you get to help …
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In an interview, Boyer reflects on her NHGRI career, the history of the NHGRI ELSI Research Program and the exciting future of research at the interface of ethics and genomics.
… a single individual. Another key moment — maybe more than anything — was the realization that genomics would be used in … like I did when I got out of college. I feel like I can do anything, and that's such a liberating feeling, so I really …
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The NIH-funded Genomic Data Science Community Network unites institutions from across the country to diversify young researchers working in genomic data science.
… high school, so there was no expectation that I would do anything more than that. It was already a huge accomplishment … from my mentor Jose Macias, a math instructor, that gave me the courage to do this. Many people would not be willing … a summer. “That really opened a lot of opportunities for me,” she says. “I had mentors and other faculty who could see …
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After major advances in hematology, David Bodine retires with an eye towards mentorship and a garden
David Bodine, founder of the Hematopoiesis Section and chief of the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, advanced the fields of gene therapy and hematology in his 38 years at the NIH. Now, he plans to continue his contributions to science as an emeritus and through training the next generation of scientists.
… I've never quite understood, they noticed something in me that I didn't notice about myself and helped me find it. That's what got me to start thinking about doing … the context of surrounding cells, we can turn around and ask, “Why does that one stem cell go nuts and become …
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Researchers and families are investigating the heritability of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD.
… to be equally organized for them. Rebecca and Steve told me they were going to join Luke in an ADHD clinical study at … about the condition. "Knowing more about ADHD would help me learn about my family and help me prepare to be more … help you, then you can help them by doing the stuff they ask. And if you don't wanna do that, they have alternatives." …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., emphasizes the importance of the Technology Transfer Office and its mission to manage all the legal negotiations that help to protect federally funded research from being unduly exploited, while also giving that research avenues to reach patients through the commercialization of promising advances.
… often exhorts one of her most critical rules: “Don’t sign anything, ever, for goodness sakes – without checking with me first!” By “anything,” she means any sort of agreements with outside …