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The Genomics Landscape
In June 1, 2023, edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the NHGRI-funded Human Pangenome Reference Consortium releasing a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference.
… , former NIH director and current senior investigator in the NHGRI Intramural Research Program, who spoke at Texas A&M … of the 99 th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research , held last month, are now available on the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 5, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green focuses on the 2020 Strategic Vision.
… (and exciting) month for NHGRI. In addition to celebrating the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project (HGP), which was featured in last month’s The …
News Release
NIH researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog native to Sardinia, Italy, and discovered in it clues about the migration of humans to the area.
… Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog that is native to the mountains of Sardinia, … DNA sequence.) The findings, by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, and …
Fact Sheets
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
… Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each … 3 billion DNA base pairs, or letters, that make up the human genome. With its four-letter language, DNA contains the …
Media Advisory
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.
… Media are invited to attend an expert panel discuss the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome via virtual conference call on March 31. … The …
News Release
NHGRI has created a new publicly available digital archive and search aid for accessing documents related to the Human Genome Project and the history of genomics.
… Archives include trove of historical materials from the Human Genome Project. … … The Francis Collins Collection alone …
Research Funding
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project will create a resource that researchers can use to study how inherited changes in genes lead to common diseases
… GTEx Publishes Final Dataset (V8) On Sept. 11, 2020, the final set of analyses from the GTEx Consortium were … latest GTEx data release represents the largest atlas of human gene expression and catalog of trait loci to date. … … of the Director, in partnership with the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Mental …
Infographic
An infographic that explains why it was so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence.
… Why was it so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence? The Human Genome Project ended in 2003, but …
News Release
Three practical strategies for reducing the risk of re-identification, the process by which anonymized personal genomic data are matched with the owner.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … Data sharing is key to the success of medical research, and participants in medical … & Health (GA4GH) and funded in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The Beacon Project tests …
National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research
The Director's Report Related documents contain links to materials supplemental to Dr. Eric Green's Director's Report presentation to the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research in February 2021.
… NHGRI Strategic Vision Scientific American – A Vision for the Next Decade of Human Genomics Research Forbes - How Human Genome Sequencing Went From $1 Billion A Pop To Under $1,000 …