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The Genomics Landscape
In 2022, The Genomics Landscape spotlighted genomic data sharing each month in a series of entries. This page contains a collection of each of those entries.
… Informed Consent Resource to provide guidance and sample language for genomics research, including how to describe …
Fact Sheets
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
… that make up the human genome. With its four-letter language, DNA contains the information needed to build the …
News Release
The Genetics and Public Policy and Genetics and Education Fellowships provide a pathway for scientists to pursue careers in science policy or education.
… The fellowship teaches you to speak the policy-making language to complement the scientific skills you already …
News Release
Researchers have found powerful clues to why certain processes and systems in the mouse are so different from those in people.
… and found mouse and human genomes to have a common language in regulation, but that there is a tremendous amount …
News Release
Experts discussed the gaps, challenges and opportunities in genomics at Genomic Medicine Meeting VIII: NHGRI's Genomic Medicine Portfolio, sponsored by NHGRI.
… about race and health, lack of minority investigators, language difficulties and a lack of public awareness of …
Fact Sheet
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is an essential molecule that performs many roles in the cell, from carrying the instructions to make proteins to regulating genes.
Research Funding
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) aims to identify all functional elements in the human and mouse genomes.
… ENCODE Consortium has developed sample informed consent language that explicitly asks for 1) consent to genomic … sharing of genomic data. Below are links to this sample language as well as two examples of IRB-approved consents …
News Release
Knowing your family health history can aid in detecting unique disease risks and lead to better prevention and treatment.
… research. From 823freckles: Awesome topic. Other than language/communication barriers, what kind of barriers are …
News Release
Researchers sequence the genomes of healthy participants, then analyze the data to find presumed, mutations that might lead to a genetic condition.
… of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language and provides health information, based upon …
Policies and Guidance
A webpage with information and associated FAQs that describe various expectations for data sharing that are specific to NHGRI-supported studies.
… with Data and Biospecimens: Points to Consider and Sample Language for Future Use and/or Sharing , May 2022 … For … access or for unrestricted access. Similarly, consent language should avoid both restrictions on the types of users …