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On Monday, June 24, 2019, Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program investigators will present genomic research findings on implications for health and care of newborns during a public webinar session from 1:30 - 5:15 p.m Eastern.
… will review findings on implications for health and care of newborns at the final public session of the National Human Genome Research Institute’s Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) …
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.
… expert panel discuss the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome via virtual conference call on March 31. … The … What: Virtual press conference to announce T2T consortium sequencing a complete human genome Moderator: Eric Green, …
News Release
Researchers developed a technique that will aid in a more accurate reconstruction of human genomes.
… Sheena Faherty … Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the United States Department of … of human genomes by determining the sections of the genome that come from each parent. This new technique, … a genome from the much smaller pieces of DNA that sequencing machines are able to read, much like putting …
News Release
Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… Raymond MacDougall … The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that Baylor College of … College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). Each … provide sequencing of the protein-coding portion of the genome, or exome. The clinical sequencing results will meet …
Research Funding
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Pilot Project launched in September 2003 to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) launched a public research consortium named the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) in September 2003 to carry out a … genome was announced by the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium ( Finishing the euchromatic sequence of …
Research Funding
​CSER is rapidly advancing the knowledge necessary to develop best practices for implementating genomic sequence data into clinical care. ​
… Reports of genomic sequencing being applied to the medical care of … and analyze evidence regarding the clinical utility of genome sequencing; 2) research the critical interactions … genetic counseling, outcomes research, health economics, cost effectiveness, health policy, health IT systems, and …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… was the first NHGRI Director and appears here as part of our history collection. Despite his scientific … and values of NHGRI. … Completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the ability to read nature's complete … hold " The Santa Cruz Workshop " on human genome sequencing. In March 1986, the DOE Office of Health and …
About Genomics
Resources for understanding the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome.
… uncovered the final DNA sequences that make up a human genome. Learn more about this extraordinary achievement. … … had not yet determined every last base (or letter) of the human genome sequence. Instead, they had only … Credit: Ernesto Del Aguila III, NHGRI  Video: Fully sequencing the human genome Credit: Harry Wedel, NHGRI  …
News Release
A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… MacDougall … Sooner than almost anyone expected, a new, genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed … … "This primer illustrates how rapidly the use of genome sequencing has moved into clinical practice," said NHGRI …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… NHGRI will reach another of its many celebrated ‘odometer moments’ this month! The … 100th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will take place on September 18 and … dubbed the ‘G5’ and included leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers that produced the largest amount of human …