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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 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green previews the redesigned genome.gov website and its new features.
… researchers, Dr. John Tisdale of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, who is working to develop a gene … inspirational piece illustrates yet another triumph of genomic medicine and offers hope for similar new treatments for other rare …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… M.D., Ph.D. … As the summer heat bears down on the country and the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I … is reflected by the greater than 2,000 publications from non-ENCODE researchers who have to date used ENCODE data for … measuring and applying genomic risk information in diverse populations. Approximately $61 million will be distributed …
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 … risk scores for clinical implementation in diverse US populations 5. Skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor 1 variants … breast cancer susceptibility Belgian model for universal non-invasive prenatal screening Electronic health records …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …