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The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green describes the evolution of the NHGRI Intramural Research program over the last three decades talks about its future in conducting truly exceptional basic, translational, and clinical genomics research.
… , was a huge success. Dozens of healthcare professionals and over 700 other participants convened virtually to discuss … developed a new tool to help scientists study how a single genome creates all the distinct cells of the human body. The … 99 th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research, as did the co-chairs of the Blue Ribbon …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… addition to meeting with numerous researchers, students, and government leaders, I gave four talks – specifically, at … asked to lead the new NHGRI program. …  The Clinical Genome (ClinGen) Resource is an NHGRI-funded program and the … Eighty-Eighth meeting: National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research  – Feb. 10 Mendelian Centers RFAs webinar  – …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the NHGRI Intramural Research Program as well as announces the launch of a new digital history archive.
… papers related to sustaining the biodata infrastructure and open data strategies. Feedback can be provided via the … of gene expression in humans and chimpanzees Barr et al. Genome Biol 2023 Sep 11; 11;24(1):207 PMID: 37697401  … living relative, evolutionarily, are other primates. Genome sequences are 95% identical among primate species, and …
News Release
The zebrafish is a powerhouse tool that helps researchers better understand the genes that are implicated in disease.
… from an egg so small it is barely visible to the naked eye and are striped like a zebra. … Aptly named and tiny in … are implicated in disease. And, here at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), researchers are advancing … known as the NHGRI Zebrafish Core. The core uses genome-editing technology to intentionally introduce small …
About Genomics
The History of Genomics Program collects and organizes historic materials related to the field of genomics and NHGRI as an organization.
… NHGRI has launched a publicly available and keyword-searchable archive providing full digital access … the most significant historical artifacts from the Human Genome Project and other major genomics efforts. To receive … of historically significant materials from the Human Genome Project, one of the most important undertakings in …
About Genomics
In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished two years ahead of schedule and at a cost less than the original estimated budget.
… In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished and made … and researchers two years ahead of the original Human Genome Project schedule and at a cost less than the original …
News Release
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has announced plans to establish a new precision health research program within its Division of Intramural Research.
… capitalize on growing availability of large-scale genomic and health record data worldwide to advance the science of precision health. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has announced plans to …  “Progress in genomics since the completion of the  Human Genome Project has exceeded even optimistic expectations in …
eMERGE
Important information about RFAs, upcoming dates, frequently asked questions and helpful links.
… about RFAs, upcoming dates, frequently asked questions and helpful links. … July 2nd, 2019 - Open Date (Earliest … Q&A webinar for the eMERGE Genomic Risk Assessment and Management Network funding opportunities. Frequently … phenotyping array, sequencing panels, or whole genome sequencing, or is that yet to be decided? Genetic …
Genomics and Medicine
Starting in 2019, the American Journal of Human Genetics has published an annual feature identifying ten key advances in applying genomic information to clinical care that were reported in the previous 12 months of published literature. The Genomic Medicine Working Group has authored these reviews, based on its broader effort to identify notable accomplishments in genomic medicine on a monthly basis. From this larger set of published accomplishments, the working group has continued to select ten papers annually to be highlighted as the most significant.
…   2024 Year in Review 1. Testing and managing iron overload after genetic screening-identified … 6. Treating inherited retinal disease with gene editing 7. Validation of a clinical breast cancer risk … tool for all ancestries 8. Broader access to clinical genome sequencing benefits diverse individuals with rare …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 6, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., celebrates the 25th anniversary of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). a well-respected and highly used large-scale DNA sequencing center that exemplifies the evolution of the field of genomics and the ever-increasing abilities to produce prodigious amounts of genomic data.
… fiscal year. The CR allows NHGRI to continue functioning and performing most of its normal work, although we eagerly … setting.   …  As the sun came up on 1997, the Human Genome Project (then in its seventh of 13 years) was adding megabases of genome sequence to public databases weekly, as large-scale …