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The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details ClinGen, the first FDA-recognized Public Human Genetic Variant Database.
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new and improved Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms - one of the premier educational resources offered by NHGRI, and it aims to help users better understand the basics of genomics and genetics.
News Release
The Genetic Counseling Training Program, a collaborative program between the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University, will be undergoing program planning and development that will reshape training of genetic counselors across the career spectrum.
Event
On February 23, 2023, NHGRI and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) continue their collaboration to present, "Historically Speaking: Next Generation of Black Leaders in Genetic Science."
Educational Resources
A vector is any vehicle, often a virus or a plasmid that is used to ferry a desired DNA sequence into a host cell as part of a molecular cloning procedure.
News
To prevent an emerging genomic technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team funded by the National Institutes of Health has devised new ways to improve a genetic testing method called a polygenic risk score.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is revolutionizing health assessments before birth.
Media Advisory
On December 7, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host a webinar to discuss the key findings from a recently released Human Genetics & Genomics Workforce Survey Report.
Educational Resources
A plasmid is a small, often circular DNA molecule found in bacteria and other cells.
News Release
By considering mixed genetic lineages, NHGRI researchers demonstrated that previously inferred links between a genomic variant that helps digest lactose and traits such as a person’s height and cholesterol level may not be valid.
… with European ancestry, who were previously treated as a genetically homogenous group in large-scale genetic studies, …