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A Golgi body, also known as a Golgi apparatus, is a cell organelle that helps process and package proteins and lipid molecules, especially proteins destined to be exported from the cell.
… known as a Golgi apparatus, is a cell organelle that helps process and package proteins and lipid molecules, especially … known as a Golgi apparatus, is a cell organelle that helps process and package proteins and lipid molecules, especially … known as a Golgi apparatus, is a cell organelle that helps process and package proteins and lipid molecules, especially …
Event
On December 11, 2023, NHGRI, in collaboration with several other NIH Institutes and Offices, recently renewed the three Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) used to support investigator-initiated research on the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genome research.
Strategic Vision
Staff within the institute and colleagues in the genomics community organized and contributed to the >50 events associated with the strategic planning process (e.g., town halls, dedicated workshops, conference sessions, and webinars) and provided critical feedback.
… The multi-year Genomics2020 strategic planning process — followed by the drafting, refining, and finalizing … to the >50 events associated with the strategic planning process (e.g., town halls, dedicated workshops, conference … to the > 50 events associated with the strategic planning process (e.g., town halls, dedicated workshops, conference …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2021 issue of the Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. talks about the NIH UNITE program's goal to end structural racism in biomedical research.
… for this critically important leadership position. Review of applications will begin May 15; however, …
News Release
The Genomics and Society: Expanding the ELSI Universe conference focused on issues arising from the ethical, legal and social implications of genomic research.
Policies and Guidance
Guidance describing NHGRI’s position on appropriate third-party involvement.
… are reported and reviewed by NHGRI in the application process. This guidance describes to which grantees this … party does not condition its services on a requirement to review draft publications or presentations. A grantee or … Upon receipt of the information/documentation, NHGRI will review and provide the grantee or contractor with a written …
News Release
NIH researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool, called Verso, to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species. The software makes the process of assembling complete genome sequences more affordable and accessible.
… called Verkko, which means “network” in Finnish, makes the process of assembling complete genome sequences more … everything we learned in the T2T project and automated the process,” said NHGRI associate investigator Sergey Koren, … the researchers assembled those fragments manually — a process that took this massive and highly skilled team …
News Release
NHGRI researchers, collaborators at the University of California (UC) San Diego, UC Davis and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine lay out a new framework for comparing dog-to-human aging, one that uses epigenetics as a biological marker to better understand the aging process.
… ratio changes over time. The research used epigenetics, a process by which modifications occur in the genome, as a biological marker to study the aging process. By comparing when and what epigenetic changes mark … on one type of epigenetic change called methylation, a process in which molecules called methyl groups are attached …
Event
The Excellence in Clinical Research Seminar Series is designed to facilitate clinical research in the rare disease space with a focus on aspects of regulatory medicine and clinical trials in Mendelian disorders.
… a journal club joined by one of the leading authors on a peer-reviewed publication or (2) an interview with a leader … a journal club joined by one of the leading authors on a peer-reviewed publication or (2) an interview with a leader …
Educational Resources
A lysosome is a membrane-bound cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes. Lysosomes are involved with various cell processes.
… beyond repair, lysosomes can help it to self-destruct in a process called programmed cell death, or apoptosis. … …