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Lesson plan based on an award-winning DNA from the Beginning website, an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity.
About NHGRI
The Genomic Data Science Working Group facilitates engagement of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research on genomics and data science issues.
Staff
Sangeetha Raghavan is a Senior Licensing and Patenting Manager in NHGRI's Technology Transfer Office.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is advancing the study of individual and communities of microbes.
… allowing for the design and construction of new biological systems . Teams from around the world are …
Educational Resources
In biology, an organ (from the Latin "organum" meaning an instrument or tool) is a collection of tissues that structurally form a functional unit specialized to perform a particular function.
Virtual Exhibit
The Human Genome Project changed traditional understandings of how and why scientific research is conducted. It was, however, not without its detractors. Early in 1990, there was an effort to stop funding for the nascent Human Genome Project, in the form of a letter writing campaign.
… pumping out endless lines of letters with “no interesting biological information.” According to the Coleman, the … motivated by a desire to explore an unknown part of the biological world. Even Bruce Alberts, Ph.D., who would …
Policies and Guidance
For FY21, NHGRI’s extramural program will be operating under the NHGRI 2020 Strategic Vision.
… to scale; approaches generalizable across diseases and biological systems of higher order organisms, and approaches …
Research Funding
MorPhiC aims to develop a consistent catalog of molecular and cellular phenotypes for null alleles for every human gene by using in-vitro multicellular systems.
… for human genomics by 2030” that included: “The biological function(s) of every human gene will be known; for … and relationships of genes and regulatory elements in pathways and networks, which is one of the compelling genomic … human genes would provide wide-ranging insights into their biological function. Such data would provide a foothold for …
Research Funding
NHGRI is initiating a new program-the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium to develop a framework for systematically understanding the effects of genomic variation on genome function and how these effects shape phenotypes.
… Predicting the impact of genetic variants, genes and pathways on human disease HG012009 Predrag Radivojac … and cell types, (2) identify causal mediator genes and pathways underlying disease variation, and (3) decode … we are interested in building novel models and gaining biological insights from pooled or single-cell CRISPR screens …