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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.
… Director – and “Snowmageddon 2010” hit the Maryland/DC area. With all local airports closed, NACHGR members could … example, developing technical improvements to diagnostic testing methods and understanding the impact of genomic … due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NHGRI is organizing two virtual SXSW panels in an effort to create an online …
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.
… … Videos of the presentations at the June 15-16 ELSI Virtual Forum are now available for viewing . Featured talks … advance the use of genomics in common disease research, an area of great interest to NHGRI and other NIH Institutes and … NIH leadership details unprecedented initiative to ramp up testing technologies for COVID-19 Racing to develop fast, …
Leadership Initiatives
The Genomics and Health Disparities Interest Group provides a forum to connect individuals from different scientific disciplines across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and researchers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics and health disparities research, as well as provide opportunities for professional development, networking and community engagement.
… (NIH) and researchers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics and health disparities research, as … (NIH) and researchers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics and health disparities research, as … (NIH) and researchers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics and health disparities research, as …
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As part of the tenth anniversary of the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) History of Genomics Program, members from The Amaral Lab from Northwestern University will present a virtual lecture on how they have used the program’s archive to better understand how a major funding institute like NHGRI has helped shape genomics.
… History of Genomics Program, the Institute will host a virtual lecture - The history of genomics told through … fascinating discoveries. Request an Accommodation … Virtual … The history of genomics told through machine … The Amaral Lab from Northwestern University will present a virtual lecture on how they have used the program’s archive …
Educational Resources
A stop codon is a trinucleotide sequence within a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule that signals a halt to protein synthesis.
… Acids, Cell, Codon, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Gene Environment Interaction, Genetic Code, Messenger RNA (mRNA), …
Event
Several NIH Institutes, Offices and Centers partnered to host a two-day virtual workshop on May 28-29, 2024, to further explore the recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2023 report, Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field, with regards to legacy genomic data.
… Offices, and Centers* partnered to host a two-day virtual workshop on May 28-29, 2024, to further explore the … 28 | May 29 Workshop Materials Request an Accommodation … Virtual … Population Descriptors for Legacy Genomic Data: … Offices and Centers partnered to host a two-day virtual workshop on May 28-29, 2024, to further explore the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details NHGRI's new Diversity in Genomics Workforce Initiative.
… in giving remarks about this achievement. … The ELSI Virtual Forum (#ELSIvirtual) will be held on June 15-16, 2020. This virtual meeting is organized as a free online event and will … COVID-19 vaccine candidates is key, NIH experts say Pop-up testing lab shows volunteer spirit against deadly pandemic …
Genetic Disorders
Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition related to chromosome 21.
… have Down syndrome. It is recommended that thyroid level testing be performed at least yearly. Some infants with Down … … Down Syndrome, Chromosome 21, Genetic Disorder, Prenatal Testing, Newborn Testing, Mental Disability, Trisomy 21, Mosaic Down Syndrome …
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The Genomic Medicine Working Group explores and advises on issues related to the adoption of genomic medicine.
… Personalized Medicine, Genomics In The Clinic, Prenatal Testing, Genetic Testing … The Genomic Medicine Working Group explores and …
Educational Resources
A birth defect is an abnormality present at birth.
… … Congenital Defect, Genetic Mutation, Pregnancy, Newborn Testing … A birth defect (also called a congenital defect) is …