Articles by Kiara S. Palmer, M.A.

October 02, 2018 — Daniel Kastner was named Federal Employee of the Year as part of the 2018 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals program.

July 26, 2018 — NHGRI's Stacy Desine earned first place after the finals on June 29, 2018, becoming the first postbac to win the TmT competition.

April 18, 2018 — NHGRI memorializes genomics champion Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.) with an annual National DNA Day lecture named in her honor.

April 04, 2018 — NHGRI celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Human Genome Project with a "15 for 15" Celebration that commemorates the genomic advances since 2003.

March 16, 2018 — On March 16, Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.), lead author of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), passed away at the age of 88.

November 16, 2017 — A new educational resource funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is now available to improve genomic literacy among physicians.

September 19, 2017 — Nurses and other health professionals looking to integrate genomics into patient care now have access to an online toolkit with more than 100 resources.

September 06, 2017 — Three summer interns advanced biomedical research as part of the NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Sciences.

July 27, 2017 — NHGRI participated in a science communications contest called the Three-Minute Talk. NHGRI's Ryan Johnson came away with a first place win.

May 12, 2017 — Healthcare professionals now have access to a range of educational and clinical genomics resources on the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center website