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The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2021 issue of the Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. notes that a number of individuals with strong ties to NHGRI have been nominated and/or appointed to serve on the White House Science Team.
… 93rd meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will take place on May 17-18. As usual, the … Carolyn M. Hutter, Ph.D. (Director, NHGRI Division of Genome Sciences)  2020 NHGRI Strategic Vision … Session 4: … that define different organisms, researchers can pinpoint regions of similarity and difference that provide insights …
Leadership Initiatives
The Genomic Literacy, Education, and Engagement Initiative is a national campaign to enhance genomic literacy.
… informed healthcare-related decisions, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) envisioned the GLEE … more broadly. … On March 13-14, 2017, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in partnership with the …
Outreach
The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition celebrates the 10th anniversary of the initial sequencing of the human genome.
… D.C. opened the high-tech, high-intensity exhibition Genome: Unlocking Life's Code to celebrate the 10th … of researchers producing the first complete human genome sequence - the genetic blueprint of the human body - in April 2003. …  The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is a collaboration …
News Release
NHGRI will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases.
… … The National Institutes of Health will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will … of common and rare human diseases. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, today … Centers for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG), which will use genome sequencing to explore the genomic contributions to …
News Release
Experts discussed the gaps, challenges and opportunities in genomics at Genomic Medicine Meeting VIII: NHGRI's Genomic Medicine Portfolio, sponsored by NHGRI.
… were among the thorny topics tackled June 8-9 at the Genome Medicine VIII meeting in Rockville, Maryland. … Medicine Portfolio , sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … DNA variants - inherited DNA differences in genes and the regions between the genes - in disease may go a long way in …
Human Genome Project
Video testimonials from prominent members of the genomics community commemorating and celebrating the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… Human Genome Project 30th Anniversary Video Selfie Testimonials … … marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. Prominent members of the genomics community … the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. … Human Genome Project …
About NHGRI
The Genomic Medicine Working Group explores and advises on issues related to the adoption of genomic medicine.
… a subcommittee of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research that explores and advises on issues related … continue to assist the National Advisory Council on Human Genome Research in advising NHGRI on research needed to …
Enhancing the Genomics Workforce
The annual Bettie J. Graham Leadership Award for Enhancing the Genomics Workforce was developed to honor investigators who have made a significant influence on the development of the genomics workforce. The award recognizes efforts that provide and create career development opportunities for researchers from all backgrounds and helping to ensure that researchers have access to resources within their organization.
Policy Issues
Genome editing is a method that lets scientists change the DNA of many organisms, including plants, bacteria, and animals.
… Genome editing is a method that lets scientists change the … risk. Scientists use different technologies to do this. … Genome editing technologies enable scientists to make changes … add, or replace the DNA where it was cut. The first genome editing technologies were developed in the late 1900s. …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Discipline-specific genomic competencies are knowledge and skills that a provider needs in order to perform specific functions in genomic healthcare. Competency-based healthcare education is an outcomes-based approach that uses competencies to organize and structure curricula and continuing education.