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Dr. Joan Bailey-Wilson, who retired in September 2022, looks back on her 42-year career as a scientist and reflects on the rapid growth of the genomics field.
… to cancers. … Sonja Soo: What inspired you to become a scientist?  Joan Bailey-Wilson: The first time I remember … lot of women role models in the 1960s. She was an amazing scientist. She was married, and she was a mom. I thought, “If … and do some traveling! I’ll still be at the NIH as a Scientist Emeritus and actively involved in several studies. …
News Release
In an article published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers have found that words scientists use to describe populations have changed from 1949 to 2018.
News Release
Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome sequence.
Professional Development Programs
JHU/NIH GCTP Executive Committee is composed of genetic counselors, social scientists and medical geneticists. Their varied backgrounds are an asset to the Program and to students as they develop their thesis.
News Release
Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet.
… directive manner. The researchers wanted to test whether a physician's style might interfere with the message about … obesity, obesity and genomics, inheritance and obesity, physician counseling and obesity, childhood diet, Susan …
News Release
Scientists drafted the blueprint for how to build a common goldfish. Now they'll use it to find out what gives ornamental goldfish their nuanced features, gaining insight into human health.
Event
On March 1, 2018, over 65 basic research, clinical, and bioinformatic scientists in the genomics community convened for a four-hour web meeting on NHGRI-funded components of the Genome Reference Consortium (GRC).
Infographic
Among the 24 chromosomes that make up the human genome, the Y chromosome is unique for its highly repetitive structure. Scientists are studying the Y and its unusual features to better understand human health and disease.
News Release
NHGRI is awarding Genomic Innovator Awards to nine institutions to support the research of 12 early career scientists in the field of genomics. The awards will total up to $27 million over five years.
EDUCATION
The Talking Glossary features more than 250 common genetic terms pronounced and explained in an easy-to-understand way by leading scientists and professionals at the National Human Genome Research Institute.