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The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Phillippy as the founding director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR).
… (FDA), which approved two gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease. About 100,000 Americans and millions … enzyme 2 (ACE2) gene, which encodes the cellular receptor for SARS-CoV-2. In the edited mice, … genomic datasets. For example, new computational-based strategies are needed to connect genome variation to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the International Common Disease Alliance's scientific plenary and launch meeting in September, which included an international panel on opportunities emerging outside the U.S., North America, and Europe; discussions about polygenic risk scores; and an overview about data platforms, data sharing, and ethics.
… to develop a graphical display illustrating the scale of human genome sequence. The wall is now enhanced with a representation of ~1/1000th of the human genome sequence – specifically, … Planning events include: one of two data science web-based workshops held on Oct. 31, 2019; a poster session at …
For Patients and Families
List of resources to help you find accurate and reliable information on genetic and rare diseases.
… on genetic and rare diseases among the millions of online sources is a difficult task for almost everyone. We … Alliance The Access To Credible Genetics (ATCG) Resource Network has developed the Quality Assessment Toolbox to help … www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ A service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recognizes the 2023 recipients of the Bettie J. Graham Leadership Award for Enhancing DEIA in the Genomics Workforce.
… a busy time at NHGRI, including a very productive meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research. … are essential for healthy development and aging and for cellular responses to external stressors. In this … Mulder leads the H3ABioNet, a pan-African bioinformatics network, which has trained over 4,500 individuals across …
News Release
Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network identify novel mutations in a well-known cancer-causing pathway in lung adenocarcinoma.
… pathway in lung adenocarcinoma, the most common subtype of lung cancer. Knowledge of these genomic changes may expand … known as the RTK/RAS/RAF pathway into overdrive. "The integrated nature of TCGA analysis made these findings and … graphics, glossary, a brief guide to genomics and a media library of available images can be found at …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy and how it emphasizes the importance of good data management practices.
… Welcome to the second month of 2023. It has quickly become apparent that the year is … sharing policies in one place. NHGRI has also developed a library of sample DMS plans, which are available here on the … the ethical, legal, and social considerations should be integrated throughout the HGRP. … NHGRI recently released a …
Event
NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of “Superior: The Return of Race Science” on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
… National Geographic, and Wired. She has won a number of national and international journalism awards. … “Superior” tells the disturbing story of the persistent thread of belief in biological racial … ), and Best Science and Technology Books from 2019 ( Library Journal ). … Webcast … Q&A with science journalist …
Research Funding
The Division of Genomics and Society focuses on the societal issues that need to be studied and addressed as genomics advances.
… The Division of Genomics and Society is responsible for exploring societal … NHGRI-wide activities in these areas. … The Division of Genomics and Society is one component of NHGRI's activities in the cross-cutting area described in …
Staff
Dr. Heidi Parker is an Associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, NHGRI.
… associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute of NIH. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of … the first cancer associated locus found through population-based analyses in the dog. She is now working to combine …
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 billion letters (A, C, G and T) in the human DNA … humility and pride over the impact of such team-based science. "It's important to remember that the people …