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February 2022

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New Chief Data Science Strategist & Director, Office of Genomic Data Science

2

Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office

TiDHE Office

TiDHE News Feature

NHGRI Action Agenda Webpage

3

NASEM Consensus Study

4

Genomics and Health Disparities Lecture Series

5

Presidential Rank Award

6

Bold Predictions Seminar Series

7

Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium

T2T Website

Nurk - The complete sequence of a human genome

8

Francis Collins Steps Down as Director, National Institutes of Health

Francis Collins to Step Down as Director of the National Institutes of Health

HHS Secretary Becerra Names Dr. Lawrence Tabak Acting Director of NIH

9

President Biden Visits NIH

10

Retirement of NIH Associate Director for Behavioral and Social Science Research

11

NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy

NOT-OD-22-029 - Request for Information on Proposed Updates and Long-Term Considerations for the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy

Refreshing NIH’s Genomic Data Sharing Policy

12

Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations

13

Mourning the Loss of Debbie Nickerson

In Memoriam: Deborah Nickerson, Genome Pioneer

NHGRI Tribute

14

Mourning the Loss of Tom Caskey

15

Mourning the Loss of Haig Kazazian

16

2021 American Society of Human Genetics Awards

17

Elected to National Academy of Medicine

18

Elected to AAAS

19

New HHMI Investigators

20

New President, The Jackson Laboratory

21

Science’s 2021 Breakthrough of the Year & Runners Up

22

The Scientist’s Top Technical Advances of 2021

23

Nature’s Seven Technologies to Watch in 2022

24

Genome Sequencing Program (GSP), Centers for Mendelian Genomics (CMG)

CMG Program Website

Baxter - Centers for Mendelian Genomics: A decade of facilitating gene discovery

25

Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP)

HGRP Website

HGRP Consortium Website

26

Comparative Genomics: Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Program

NHGRI Notice of NIH Participation in the National Science Foundation Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Program

NSF Program Solicitation

NSF EDGE Website

2020 NHGRI Strategic Vision

27

Technology Development Program

Technology Development Program Website

Technology Development Coordinating Center (TDCC) Website

RFA-HG-21-006 - Transformative Nucleic Acid Sequencing Technology Innovation and Early Development (R01)

RFA-HG-21-007 - Transformative Nucleic Acid Sequencing Technology Innovation and Early Development (R21)

RFA-HG-21-008 - Transformative Nucleic Acid Sequencing Technology Innovation and Early Development (R43/R44)

28

Small Business Program

29

ENCyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) 

ENCODE Program Website

ENCODE Portal

ENCODE Participants

NHGRI Genomics2020 Strategic Planning

ENCODE Data Utilization Workshop

Search Candidate cis-Regulatory Elements by ENCODE (SCREEN)

Reilly - Direct Characterization of cis-Regulatory Elements and Functional Dissection of Complex Genetic Associations Using HCR-FlowFISH

Nasser - Genome-Wide Enhancer Maps Link Risk Variants to Disease Genes

Zhang - A Single-Cell Atlas of Chromatin Accessibility in the Human Genome

NHGRI K99/R00 Funding Opportunities

30

Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF)

31

Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx) Project

NHGRI Press Release

dGTEx Program Website

32

NHGRI Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL)

AnVIL Program Website

AnVIL Portal

Future Directions of the NHGRI AnVIL Workshop

33

Phenotypes and Exposures (PhenX) Toolkit 

PhenX Toolkit

Sickle Cell Disease Collection

COVID-19 Variable Compare Tool

34

Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network

eMERGE Network Website

eMERGE Resources

Kullo - Polygenic Risk Scores for Diverse Ancestries: Making Genomic Medicine Equitable

35

Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER) Program

CSER Program Website

CSER Consortium Website

Gutierrez - Examining access to Care in Clinical Genomic research and Medicine: Experiences from the CSER Consortium

Phillips - U.S. Private Payers' Perspectives on Insurance Coverage for Genome Sequencing Versus Exome Sequencing: A Study by the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research Consortium (CSER)

36

Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen)

ClinGen Program Website

ClinGen and GeT-RM Collaborative Project

37

Polygenic Risk Methods in Diverse Populations (PRIMED) Consortium

PRIMED Program Website

PRIMED Consortium Website

Mercader - Predicting Diabetes Risk in Diverse Populations: What Next?

38

International 100K+ Cohort Consortium (IHCC)

IHCC Consortium Website

Global Genomic Medicine Collaborative (G2MC)

39

Workshop on Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Gene-Environment Interaction Research

ELSI Research Program Website

Workshop Webpage

40 Supporting Talented Early Career Researchers in Genomics
41

Human Heredity & Health in Africa (H3Africa)

H3Africa Consortium Website

Polygenic Risk Methods in Diverse Populations (PRIMED) Consortium

Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa)

42

4D Nucleome (4DN)

4DN Data Portal

4DN Seminar Series

4DN Overview

4DN Funded Projects

Dekker - Systematic Evaluation of Chromosome Conformation Capture Assays

Guttman - RNA Promotes the Formation of Spatial Compartments in the Nucleus

Disteche/Noble - Single-Cell Landscape of Nuclear Configuration and Gene Expression During Stem Cell Differentiation and X Inactivation

Pombo - Cell-Type Specialization is Encoded by Specific Chromatin Topologies

4DN YouTube Channel

43

All of Us Research Program

All of Us Research Program Website

Karriem Watson, DHSc, Named Chief Engagement Officer of NIH’s All of Us Research Program

NIH’s All of Us Research Program Selects Next Chief Medical and Scientific Officer

Holly Garriock, Ph.D., Selected as Chief Cohort Development Officer of All of Us Research Program

44 New Informed Consent Information
45 Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Greenhouse
46 New and Refreshed NHGRI Fact Sheets
47 Introducing The Forefront of Genomics Newsletter
48

NHGRI History of Genomics Program

The Meaning of Eugenics Symposium Website

The Meaning of Eugenics Symposium Recordings

Eugenics and Scientific Racism Fact Sheet

Eugenics and Scientific Racism Timeline

49

Family Health History Social Media Campaign

Family Health History Website

Wildin - Modernizing Family Health History: Achievable Strategies to Reduce Implementation Gaps

Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) Workbook

50 Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics (ISCC-PEG) Scholars
51 Genome: Unlocking Life's Code Exhibition
52 New Chair, National Cancer Advisory Board
53

History of Population Descriptors in Genetics

Byeon - Evolving Use of Ancestry, Ethnicity, and Race in Genetics Research-A Survey Spanning Seven Decades

Human Geneticists Curb Use of the Term ‘Race’ in their Papers

54

High-Profile Intramural Research Program Highlights

This Genetic Sleuth Has Uncovered A New Category Of Disease Marked By Sporadic Fevers And Inflammation 

Rare disease with Fatal Diagnosis Doesn't Stop this Woman from Living Life – and Helping Others 

H3Africa Funds Scientists, Advances Genomics, and Fosters Collaboration in Africa

55 One-Stop-Shop’ to Stay Connected

Last updated: March 1, 2022