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The Advances in Genomic Technology Development meeting and Genome Technology Forum were hosted by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Technology Development Coordinating Center (TDCC) at The Jackson Laboratory in Farmington, CT from June 10-13, 2024.
… to share and discuss key opportunities and challenges for advanced genomic sequencing and synthesis technologies, … The lecture speakers discussed emerging technologies for understanding human genome functions and technologies for making and sequencing DNA and RNA. Recordings of the …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome from your home.
… Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome … tests. In contrast to clinical genomic testing, such as for cancer [see Cancer Genomics ] and prenatal screening … … One popular application of such DTC genomic testing is for revealing family ancestry or genealogy [see Human …
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Dr. Gouveia is a research fellow in the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… Ph.D. … Dr. Gouveia received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Genomics and Bioinformatics from the Federal University of … Currently, he is a Research Fellow in Dr. Rotimi’s Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) at the … his transition to an independent researcher, he applied for and was awarded a K99/R00 grant. This grant, entitled …
Genomics 101
Find out how the rapidly emerging field of genomics is transforming our understanding of human health and enabling advances that benefit all of humankind.
… and aging. Find out how the rapidly emerging field of genomics is transforming our understanding of human health … offers access to reliable and timely information about genomics research and the human genome. Our resources and … to help you dive in and learn key genomic concepts. Search for any genomic term to learn more.  … We're creating a …
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.
… diverse families 4. Chronic disease polygenic risk scores for clinical implementation in diverse US populations 5. … genetic screening may be feasible and cost-effective for Mendelian disorders When lack of insurance coverage of … diagnostic genetic test Broad clinical deployment of rapid genomics-based precision care in infants is eminently …
Research at NHGRI
View featured news and announcements about the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).
… Featured news and announcements about the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH). … Latest News … Featured … … Featured news and announcements about the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH)​. … View …
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.
… more committed than ever to facilitating the use of genomics for addressing all threats to human health – infectious or … of great interest to NHGRI and other NIH Institutes and Centers. …  NHGRI and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National …
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Dr. Francis Collins was a senior investigator in Center for Precision Health Research.
… research. Dr. Collins is a physician-geneticist noted for his landmark discoveries of disease genes and his … a number of important genes, including those responsible for cystic fibrosis, neurofibromatosis, Huntington's disease, … in the Collins laboratory is the complex, common, non-Mendelian condition known as type 2 diabetes (T2D). In …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the NHGRI Extramural Research Program and how it takes a dynamic approach to it's research portfolio to help foster groundbreaking advances in genomics.
… government is working to establish and approve its budget for the next fiscal year, which officially begins on October … Extramural staff members of individual institutes and centers are responsible for identifying research gaps and … sequence many human genomes as part of the study of both Mendelian and complex genetic diseases. The GSP will end in …
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 our work, including these key issues. … …