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15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
We are learning how our genomes serve as blueprints for life.
… as blueprints for life. … Did you know that just knowing the genome sequence of an organism only reveals part of the story … directing if the bases are read or not.. For example, in cancer cells, methyl groups are often inappropriately added …
About Genomics
NHGRI considers the ethical, legal and social aspect of genomics research in our work, including these key policy issues
… NHGRI is committed to driving the responsible 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 …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the new director of NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences.
… In 1997, our organization graduated from being a 'Center' (the National Center for Human Genome Research) and transitioned to full-fledged 'Institute' … originally joined NHGRI in 2013 as the team lead for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), after serving as a program …
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.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … As the summer heat bears down on the country and the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic … genomics: the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. To amplify that drumbeat, the …
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.
… Starting in 2019, the American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG) has published … helps to prioritize critically ill newborns for whole-genome sequencing Population genomic screening for common … … Population screening for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer is cost effective Australian implementation of …
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.
… The Human Genome Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific feats in history. The project was a … to comprehensively study all of the DNA (known as a genome) of a select set of organisms. Launched in October …
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.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … As signaled by the rapid arrival of cold weather and the seemingly overnight … session prior to the official start of the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology  Meeting on February 27, 2019 … Space Study Identifies Link Between DNA-Protein Binding, Cancer Onset Flood of Genome Data Hinders Efforts to ID …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the Human Genome Project receiving the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award.
… and NHGRI finally received their Fiscal Year 2018 budgets. The news was worth waiting for! Overall, NIH was the … 19: NHGRI's 2020 Vision for Genomics " to listen. … The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is currently … Research NIH Completes In-Depth Genomic Analysis of 33 Cancer Types NIH Researchers Use Genomics to Set Squamous …
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.
… The beginning of spring brings some good budgetary news for … significance of their results.   …  In 2003, the Human Genome Project ended with the generation of an essentially … Norman Sharpless steps down as director of the National Cancer Institute Genome: Unlocking Life's Code March 2022 …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights a strategic planning effort to establish a 2020 vision for genomics.
… and February 16, 2018, was no exception. That date marked the 10,000th day since the official launch of the Human Genome Project. While we celebrated that 'odometer moment,' … capabilities and attention. Three such examples include cancer genomics, microbial genomics, and microbiome research. …