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The Genomics Landscape
In April 6, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how NHGRI will hold a symposium on National DNA Day, April 25, highlighting relevant and interesting topics in genomics and concluding with the annual Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture.
… . The address pointed out that “as we learn to read and interpret information coded in the living and evolving genomic history book of billions of individuals … investigator in NHGRI’s Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, recently led a study that characterized …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the important genomics legacy of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program as it comes to an end.
… DC. As described in the December 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape , the exhibition first opened at the … of the discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA and the 10th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project . After traveling to 12 states and Canada, the exhibition is now back at the Smithsonian …
About Genomics
February 15, 2021 marks the 20-year anniversary of publications reporting the draft human genome sequence.
… In February 2001, Nature  and Science  published two seminal papers that revealed the … sequencing costs, improved diagnosis of genetic disorders and genomic analysis in standard clinical practice. In its … charts a thoughtful scientific journey for the future of genomics research. Reflecting on a detailed history that …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps activities from National DNA Day 2019.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … As featured in The Genomics Landscape earlier this year, Dr. Bill Gahl recently … a workshop in September focused on genomics in medicine and health. In advance of that meeting, we are soliciting ideas about the anticipated challenges and opportunities over the next decade in this area of …
Educational Resources
The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.
… Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome. … Human Genome Project, Francis Collins, DNA, Genomics, Base Pairs … The Human Genome Project was a large international, collaborative effort that mapped and sequenced the human genome for the first time. Conducted …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Phillippy as the founding director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR).
… Happy New Year to you and yours — and here’s to a 2024 featuring many breakthrough genomics advances! Last year ended with exciting news from …
News Release
Using a virtual reality buffet, researchers studied the hundreds of small decisions mothers make while selecting food for their children.
… information about their children's genomic risk of obesity led some mothers to make healthier choices. The … strongest messages about their children's genomic risk for obesity were less subject to a type of nonconscious behavior … 'choice inertia,' or selecting the same type of food over and over again. This translated into smaller portion sizes," …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 13, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., announces the appointment of Valentina Di Francesco as founding director of the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science.
… dampened efforts to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, and the genomics community lost one of its shining stars — Debbie Nickerson — on Christmas Eve. I had known and admired Debbie for more than three decades, starting …
The Genomics Landscape
In May 4, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details a report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, that provided a series of recommendations for using population descriptors in future genetics and genomics studies.
… anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project, and the 20th anniversary of National DNA Day. To commemorate … on National DNA Day, April 25, that highlighted relevant and interesting topics in genomics and concluded with the annual Louise M. Slaughter …
Educational Resources
Teaching tools to present the foundations of genomics to students and help them understand the impact of genomics in their lives.
… Genomics is a rapidly growing field with a rich history and … teaching tools to present the foundations to your students and help them understand the impact of genomics in their …