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News Release
NHGRI, NMNH and the NIH Foundation will present a symposium on the future of genomics, health, and the impact of genomics globally.
… Program 6:45 - 8:45 p.m. A Conversation with Carolyn Hax: Ask Me About Health, Genetics, and Dealing with Disease ~ A …
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NHGRI researchers recently published a study using virtual reality simulations to investigate how clinicians might use a type of genomic risk information called polygenic risk scores in medical care.
… decisions depending on race. … Sonja Soo: Can you tell me more about the background of the study? Susan Persky: …
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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.
… senior research project with her, and she was a guide to me throughout college and in my applications to graduate …
Event
NHGRI will hold a third pre-application webinar about the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) RFA-HG-23-002, for potential applicants on May 3, 2024 at 2:30 pm ET.
… Attendees can ask questions during the webinar and are encouraged to email …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, looks back on Bettie Graham's 50 years of federal service and as a champion for diversity in the genomics workforce, as she retires at the end of 2023.
… Genome: The Human Genome Project ." The event will feature me, Aristides Patrinos, Ph.D. , and Carlos Bustamante, Ph.D., … and time-consuming task. Getting that email reminded me that Bettie was always in our corner.” …   NHGRI and the …
Fact Sheets
Un ratón con genes desactivados es un ratón de laboratorio en el que los investigadores han desactivado, o "noqueado", un gen existente. ​
… comienzan obteniendo células madres embrionarias (ME) de embriones murinos en las primeras etapas, cuatro días después de la fecundación. Las células ME se usan porque pueden diferenciarse en casi cualquier tipo … lo cual significa que si un gen se desactiva en una célula ME, los efectos pueden observarse en cualquier tejido de un …
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.
… When I look at this principle, the words that stick out to me are ‘responsible’ and ‘reproducibility.’ As we lead in … Dr. Eric Green regularly hosts a Twitter Q&A called Ask Dr. Genome , which includes special guests from the NHGRI … meeting showcases clinical genomic informatics research … Ask Dr. Genome on Twitter brings NHGRI research to the public …
Research Funding
The NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program Abstracts and Activities Database organizes abstracts for all ELSI-related activities
… click on the Search button below without typing anything into the search fields. Publications or products …
News Release
NHGRI awards $6.7 million in new research grants to develop DNA sequencing technologies that are more sensitive, faster, cheaper and more accurate.
Virtual Exhibit
The Gene Sweepstakes — or GeneSweep as it became popularly known — was a three-year-long, sweepstakes-style contest organized by British bioinformatician Ewan Birney, Ph.D., of the European Bioinformatics Institute. Scientists participated in the contest by betting on the total number of protein-coding genes that would be identified in the human genome sequence generated by the Human Genome Project.
… kept growing.   Dr. Birney later stated, “People would ask me some corner case, and so then, for that corner case, I put …