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Genomics 101
Find out how the rapidly emerging field of genomics is transforming our understanding of human health and enabling advances that benefit all of humankind.
… to the way your body responds to diseases, medications, and aging. Find out how the rapidly emerging field of … genomics is transforming our understanding of human health and enabling advances that benefit all of humankind. … NHGRI … and partnerships help spark scientific curiosity, improve genomic literacy, and foster engagement among learners in …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's publishing of a collection of papers that reported the first truly complete sequence of the human genome.
… of spring brings some good budgetary news for NIH and NHGRI. On March 11, the U.S. Congress passed a Fiscal … specifically, the Office of Communications, the Office of Genomic Data Science, and the Training, Diversity, and Health … about how genomic data may later be shared in databases can sometimes be an afterthought, making it …
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Dr. Neil Hanchard is a clinical investigator within the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) and head of the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the CPHR.
… UK. There, he completed a D.Phil. in Human Genetics and Clinical Medicine in the laboratory of Prof. Dominic … on the genetics of complex childhood diseases in diverse populations. In addition, Dr Hanchard cared for patients with … severe acute malnutrition is described as being either non-edematous (NESAM or marasmus) or the systemically …
About Genomics
NHGRI considers the ethical, legal and social aspect of genomics research in our work, including these key policy issues
… use of genomics in society in order to advance knowledge and ensure that genomics benefits the health of all humans. To do this, we consider the ethical, legal, and social aspect of genomics research in our work, including … Issues in Genomics … NHGRI considers the ethical, legal and social aspect of genomics research in our work, including …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
We are learning how our genomes serve as blueprints for life.
… sequence of an organism only reveals part of the story - and that it is also important to determine how that organism interprets its genome and uses that information to build and operate itself … but would not give information about how it's used. As genomic technology improved, more complicated maps could be …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 7, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green details NHGRI's new agenda on enhancing genomics workforce diversity.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … Happy New Year! And thank goodness 2020 is now in the rearview mirror. With … in clinical care, and mistrust among excluded populations — redress of which will require sustained and … trained and cared for patients in some of the poorest non-white neighborhoods in Baltimore and Boston, as a …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… of a select set of organisms. Launched in October 1990 and completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project’s … which has since accelerated the study of human biology and improved the practice of medicine. Learn more about the … an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species. … The Human Genome …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps progress from NHGRI strategic planning process events in 2018.
… Ph.D. … As signaled by the rapid arrival of cold weather and the seemingly overnight arrival of holiday-themed daily … is rapidly coming to an end. It has been another energetic and productive year at NHGRI, with every indication that 2019 … across a range of topics - from basic genomics, to genomic medicine, to the societal issues relevant to genomic …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green focuses on recent efforts to make the human genome reference sequence useful to basic and clinical researchers and how increasing the representation of human genomic variation will remain key components of NHGRI’s Human Genome Reference Program.
… for the NIH (which raised funds with additional profit and non-profit partners). I would also like to draw your … In fact, it serves as a backbone for many studies of human populations and disease. Because of this, NHGRI is committed … at Washington University (supported by NHGRI), the European Bioinformatics Institute, and the National Center …
News Release
NHGRI researchers and their collaborators, have successfully used facial analysis software to diagnose Noonan syndrome in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans.
… 1 in 2,500 children -- few studies have been conducted in non-Europeans according to first author Paul Kruszka, M.D., … in NHGRI's Medical Genetics Branch . Although from diverse populations, the participants in the study had some common … diagnostic atlas featured photos of patients with northern European ancestry, which often does not represent the …