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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.
… is being held remotely. Ironically, the other instance was for my very first NACHGR meeting! There I was in my rookie … Changes to forms and instructions for research training grant, fellowship, and career development award applications … in emergency competitive revision to existing NIH awards NIH & NHGRI News NIH begins study to quantify …
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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.
… 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 …
Fact Sheet
Participation in genomics research is essential for improving the health of everyone.
… come from differences in our DNA sequences.  The human genome is more than 3 billion letters long, which means that … a disease. So far, most people who have given permission for their DNA to be used for research are from European ancestry, making many populations …
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Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… or protect against the disease. The NIH awarded grants for using innovative new technologies and computational … people with known risks do not develop the disease. … The awards, expected to total $24 million over four years, go to … five-university collaboration received a $12.6 million grant to analyze ADSP whole exome and whole genome sequence …
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.
… Current Centers  … The Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to support the development of …
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Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… Dr. Findley is a postdoctoral fellow in the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Social and Behavioral Research … attended the day-long event, "Celebrating Genomics Careers for the Twenty-first Century," have been testing a curriculum …
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 …
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Supporting early career investigators at the cutting edge of genomics.
… at the cutting edge of genomics … The Genomic Innovator Awards will provide funding to six institutions as detailed … ambitious and creative research. Examples of other NIH grant programs with a similar purpose include the High Risk, … and breeding mouse models. Mouse models are essential for biomedical research, with about 70% of NIH grant …
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 … the National Association of Scholars event "Unlocking the Genome: The Human Genome Project" featured me, Aristides … disease modelling.  This research was supported by a grant from the NHGRI Extramural Research Program to Jef …
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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. … When … 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 …