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Micro-sized technologies are among the approaches researchers will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology.
… Institute (NHGRI), a part of NIH. The new group of awards - which total more than $4.5 million in the first year … the pore. Nanopores used in DNA sequencing are extremely small, perhaps only about 2 nanometers wide, and come in … of physical DNA. Microfluidics can be used to capture small amounts of liquid in hair-thin channels and wells. …
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NIH will fund grants totaling $38 million over five years to develop methods that will improve the way that polygenic risk scores can be used to predict disease in diverse communities.
… Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, will fund six of the awards for $33 million, while the National Cancer Institute … … Related Content … About NHGRI, NCI and NIH … NIH awards $38 million to improve utility of polygenic risk …
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NHGRI will provide approximately $5.8 million over five years to create an educational hub for computational genomics and data science. The hub will provide new educational and research opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds, including those from groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.
… All of Us Research Program. … About NHGRI and NIH … NIH awards $5.8M to create genomic data science educational hub …
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NIH will award nearly $80 million to support the establishment of the Mendelian Genomics Research Consortium and the development of novel methods and approaches that help researchers identify the genetic causes of single-gene diseases.
… thought to be caused by mutations in a single gene. The awards will be provided by the National Human Genome Research …
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A submitted grant application undergoes a two-step, peer-review process to determine its eligibility for funding.
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A series focusing on a specific topic of genomic research by pairing an early career researcher funded under NHGRI’s Genomic Innovator Award Program with an established researcher whose own contributions have paved the way for the specific research area.
… research area, to provide additional context. Since these awards support highly innovative work by early career …
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NHGRI has awarded $6.4 million in first-year funding to establish Diversity Centers for Genome Research at three institutions: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Meharry Medical College; and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
… field, leading to beneficial scientific discoveries. The awards — $32.7 million in total, which will be distributed …
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Six new grants will support researchers for new computational approaches to search millions of genomic variants for disease susceptibility.
… in disease susceptibility or in other traits. The awards are for three years each and total approximately $13 … susceptibility. … Genome regulatory regions, grant awards for genome research, genetic variants, Lisa Brooks, …
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NIH will award $38.5 million over five years to the Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx) project, which aims to build a widely available resource of human developmental gene expression in a multitude of tissues for use in basic and clinical research.
… Health and Human Development (NICHD). NHGRI will fund two awards, and NICHD will fund one award, each contributing a … analysis on the families of the donors. The two NHGRI awards will establish Laboratory, Data Analysis and …
DEIA
The annual Bettie J. Graham Leadership Award for Enhancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Genomics Workforce was developed by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to honor investigators or individuals who have had a significant influence on enhancing DEIA in the genomics workforce.