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The CEGS Program supports multi-investigator, interdisciplinary research teams who develop novel and innovative genomic research projects.
… was established in 2000 to stimulate the development of novel approaches for conducting biomedical research at genomic scale. CEGS develop new concepts, methods, approaches, tools, and technologies utilizing the expertise of …
Staff
Dr. Gerard Bouffard directs the Bioinformatics Group at the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… Dr. Bouffard performed data management and analysis for a YAC-based, STS content physical map of human chromosome … of the Bioinformatics Group, where he quickly established tools for sample tracking, data management and data analysis … the NEIBank Project: over 6000 non-redundant transcripts, novel genes and splice variants. Mol Vis, 8:205-20. 2002. [ …
Educational Resources
An anticodon is a trinucleotide sequence complementary to that of a corresponding codon in a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence.
… a unit of genetic information encoding a particular amino acid. An anticodon is a trinucleotide sequence located at one … in a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence. Each time an amino acid is added to a growing polypeptide during protein … on the mRNA molecule, ensuring that the appropriate amino acid is inserted into the polypeptide. … An anticodon is a …
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An intron is a portion of a gene that does not code for amino acids.
… … An intron is a portion of a gene that does not code for amino acids. … Intron, Exon, Amino Acid, DNA Sequence, Gene … An intron is a region that resides … following transcription of that gene and does not code for amino acids that make up the protein encoded by that …
News Release
NHGRI has selected James Thomas, Ph.D., as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC), to will oversee the importation and use of DNA sequencing technologies, protocols and analyses, ensuring that NIH investigators have access to cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods and specialized genomics protocols to meet their research needs.Â
… Thomas, Ph.D. , as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). In this role, Dr. Thomas will … genomics protocols to meet their research needs. “For more than 25 years, NISC has played an integral role in … During this time, NISC developed and imported innovative tools to drive genomics research forward, supporting more …
News Release
NIH researchers identified a novel role for a gene known as heat shock protein 60, finding it is critical in tissue regeneration and wound healing.
… Institutes of Health researchers have identified a novel role for a gene known as heat shock protein 60 ( Hsp60 ), finding … gene in mice … NIH researchers have identified a novel role for a gene known as heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60), …
Educational Resources
A contig is a series of overlapping DNA sequences used to make a map that reconstructs the original DNA sequence of a chromosome or a region of a chromosome.
… provides a contiguous representation of a genomic region. For example, a clone contig provides a physical map of a set …
For Teachers
Tools and resources for teaching the concepts of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression
… This list of websites provide tools and resources for teaching the concepts of transcription and translation, … of base pairs in a gene and the corresponding amino acid sequence that it encodes. In the cell cytoplasm, the …
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Jim Mullikin pioneered DNA sequencing technologies during the Human Genome Project and other major advances in genomics.
… Mullikin pioneered DNA sequencing technologies during the Human Genome Project and … contribute to human health and disease.  Another big one for me was working with Svante Pääbo on the Neanderthal Genome Project, for which he recently won the Nobel Prize. It’s pretty …
Educational Resources
Polymorphism involves one of two or more variants of a particular DNA sequence.
… a particular DNA sequence. … Base Pair, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Genotype, Mutation, Phenotype … Polymorphism, as …