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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.
… Each seminar will focus on a specific topic of genomic research by pairing an early career researcher funded under … research area, to provide additional context. Since these awards support highly innovative work by early career … Q&A session. The sessions, which will be held via Zoom for the foreseeable future, will be open to the public and …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs.
… diseases affect millions of Americans every day, and research is key to improving our ability to diagnose and treat these diseases. At the National Human Genome Research Institute, our researchers are creating foundational … Research Projects … creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how NIH is ramping up research on COVID-19; NHGRI's expansion of its Genome Technology Program; and the the DiY Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition toolkit.
… May meeting of the National Advisory Council on Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will be held as a videoconference rather … is being held remotely. Ironically, the other instance was for my very first NACHGR meeting! There I was in my rookie … related to COVID-19 at institutions around the country. For example, a number of NIH Institutes and Centers have …
News Release
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.
… to as PRS, are a genetic estimate of a person’s risk for specific diseases. Researchers and clinicians calculate … with and without a particular disease. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, will fund six of the awards for $33 million, while the National Cancer Institute …
News Release
NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations.
… NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease … set of human genes. However, most studies of the human genome have focused on European ancestry populations. By not … of disease within those populations, but also for humans across the globe. In 2010, the National Institutes …
Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office (TiDHE)
The Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to support the development of innovative genomic research projects through infrastructure building and the formation of interdisciplinary research teams at institutions that have not recently received significant funding from NIH.
… The Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to support the development of innovative genomic research projects through infrastructure building and the … The objectives of the Centers for Genome Research Consortium are to carry out innovative, … Meharry Center for Genome Research Principal Investigator: Anil Shanker, …
News Release
Small businesses with NHGRI grants were instrumental in contributing to the completion of the human genome sequence, redefining the future of genomics.
… in contributing to the completion of the human genome sequence, redefining the future of genomics. … focus more on technology building and less on scrambling for early investments. “It’s not an overstatement to say … eliminating these two issues. Since 2014, the NHGRI SBIR grant program has prioritized several areas, including …
News Release
Supporting early career investigators at the cutting edge of genomics.
… The Genomic Innovator Awards will provide funding to six institutions as detailed … below, to support early career researchers studying genome biology, genomic medicine, technology development and … ambitious and creative research. Examples of other NIH grant programs with a similar purpose include the High Risk, …
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).
… Administration (FDA), which approved two gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease. About 100,000 … cell disease, and this treatment offers great promise for improving many lives. This afternoon, Genevieve Wojcik, … the National Association of Scholars event "Unlocking the Genome: The Human Genome Project" featured me, Aristides …
News Release
Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… support from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease, analyzing how genome sequences-the order of chemical letters in a cell's … or protect against the disease. The NIH awarded grants for using innovative new technologies and computational …