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NIH will support research that incorporates DNA sequence information into electronic medical records.
… Benowitz … A dozen awards from the National Institutes of Health will support research that incorporates DNA … into EMRs The grants, administered by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), represent the third phase … their wide-ranging studies include evaluating the cost-effectiveness of genetic testing, characterizing the …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
We are learning how our genomes serve as blueprints for life.
… blueprints for life. … Did you know that just knowing the genome sequence of an organism only reveals part of the story - and that it is also important to determine how …
Educational Resources
An anticodon is a trinucleotide sequence complementary to that of a corresponding codon in a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence.
… is a trinucleotide sequence complementary to that of a corresponding codon in a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence. … Complementary Sequence … A codon is a DNA or RNA sequence of three nucleotides (a trinucleotide) that forms a unit of genetic information encoding a particular amino acid. An …
Staff
Dr. Gerard Bouffard directs the Bioinformatics Group at the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… laude with a B.S. in animal sciences from the University of Vermont, his focus shifted towards research in molecular … University, where he combined his interests in early genome sequencing of the Escherichia coli genome with the … remains a premier facility for the rapid, accurate and cost-effective generation of DNA sequence data. … Bouffard, …
News Release
On June 26, 2000, nearly 10 years into the 13-year project, President Bill Clinton announced an important milestone for the Human Genome Project at a major White House ceremony.
… president Bill Clinton june 26, 2000 … The signature goal of the Human Genome Project (HGP) was to generate a sequence of the three … accuracy using remarkable technological improvements. The cost of genome sequencing is down over a million-fold, …
Research Training
The Clinical Center Genomics Opportunity promotes precision medicine and development of infrastructure to support clinical genomics at the NIH Clinical Center.
… promotes precision medicine and spurs the development of infrastructure to support clinical genomics in the NIH … Office of Intramural Research (OIR), the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the Deputy Director of … Clinical Center for sample processing. There will be no cost to the investigator for the exome sequencing. We are …
Research Funding
Effort to accelerate understanding of the molecular basis of cancer using genome analysis technologies, including large-scale genome sequencing.
… The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) was a joint effort of the National Cancer … genome analysis technologies, including large-scale genome sequencing. … The Cancer Genome Atlas … The Cancer Genome …
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.
… Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each … usual processes and lead to a disease such as cancer.  … Sequencing simply means determining the exact order of the …
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Small businesses with NHGRI grants were instrumental in contributing to the completion of the human genome sequence, redefining the future of genomics.
… grants were instrumental in contributing to the completion of the human genome sequence, redefining the future of genomics. … When … development ecosystem. Until recently, almost all genome sequencing methods required researchers to extract DNA from a …
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Dr. Mullikin was the former director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… recognition, having earned a Ph.D. from Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. Dr. Mullikin first began to apply … skills to the genomics field in 1997, just as the Human Genome Project was scaling up. He has been involved in many … to analyze large data sets generated by systematic DNA sequencing projects. A highly skilled computational …