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NIH expands its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, which is creating a fundamental genomics resource scientists to study human health and disease.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to expand its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements … has created high-quality and easily accessible sets of data, tools and analyses that are being used extensively in … genome sequences and to understand the consequence of genomic variation," said Elise Feingold, Ph.D., a program …
Staff
Rebecca Hong is a scientific program analyst in the Policy and Program Analysis Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Rebecca Hong is a scientific program analyst for the Policy and Program Analysis Branch (PPAB) at the National … The focus areas of her work are FDA regulation of genomic technologies and U.S. science policy legislation. … Rebecca also serves as NHGRI's liaison with the NIH Office of AIDS Research and helps coordinate annual …
News Release
The NIH-funded Genomic Data Science Community Network unites institutions from across the country to diversify young researchers working in genomic data science.
… The NIH-funded Genomic Data Science Community Network unites institutions from … enhancing the diversity of the genomics workforce … The NIH-funded Genomic Data Science Community Network unites …
Policies and Guidance
For FY22, NHGRI’s extramural program will be operating under the NHGRI 2020 Strategic Vision.
… of disease; the implementation and effectiveness of genomic medicine, genomic data science and bioinformatics; training, developing, and … NHGRI encourages investigator-initiated research through NIH parent announcements. Because NHGRI’s research mission is …
Policies and Guidance
For FY2023, NHGRI’s extramural program will be operating under the NHGRI 2020 Strategic Vision.
… of disease; the implementation and effectiveness of genomic medicine, computational genomics and data science; training, developing, and expanding the … NHGRI encourages investigator-initiated research through NIH parent announcements. Because NHGRI’s research mission is …
Event
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Consortium presented a half-day workshop on the accessibility & utilization of ENCODE data.
… workshop on the accessibility & utilization of ENCODE data. The workshop included an introduction to the ENCODE project and resources available to access ENCODE data, as well as specific research applications using ENCODE data. Additionally, there was designated time for attendees …
Research Funding
A scalable and interoperable resource that leverages cloud-based infrastructure for genomic data access, sharing and computing.​
… use of human genomics and other controlled-access data in compliance with the informed consent of a study’s participants. Multiple NIH DACs piloted the system through several rounds of … can be found in the DUOS Data Library. … The NHGRI Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics …
News Release
Four NIH grants will support research on the ethical, legal and social questions raised by genomics research advances and genomic information.
… in genomics research and the increasing availability of genomic information. The awards will fund researchers at … and social sciences, epidemiology, public health, public policy, genomics and clinical research - to study the … found at www.genome.gov . National Institutes of Health (NIH) : NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 …
For Patients and Families
The partnership engages communities on genomics, informs and shares perspectives, and impacts the focus of research.
… diverse populations to engage communities around genomic science, to inform and share perspectives about … NHGRI and other National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes, and national and international … Jean Jenkins, Ph.D., Clinical Advisor, Division of Policy, Communications and Education Laura Lyman Rodriguez, …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… Genomic medicine is an emerging medical discipline that … therapeutic decision-making) and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use. Already, genomic … genomics, epigenomics, environmental exposure, and other data would be used to more accurately guide individual …