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News Release
NHGRI has created a new publicly available digital archive and search aid for accessing documents related to the Human Genome Project and the history of genomics.
… materials from the Human Genome Project. … … The Francis Collins Collection alone contains digitized files from nearly … make up this unprecedented archival resource, of which the Francis Collins Collection is the largest. Since Dr. Collins …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… the NHGRI Intramural Research Program in the laboratory of Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. , head of the Molecular Genetics … School of Medicine’s Genome Sequencing Center , and Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. , then NHGRI Director. …
Human Genome Project
Record and submit a short video, capturing your thoughts/concerns/excitement about the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… feeling] about the launch of the Human Genome Project.  Francis Collins Eric Green  … To jumpstart your thought process, …
News Release
LabGenius, a space-age ballpoint pen embedded with a tiny camera, can record the researcher's every stroke and scribble in the laboratory.
… Institutes of Health (NIH) laboratory he joined, headed by Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., intramural researcher at the National … something small - like using paper notebooks," said Dr. Collins. "That's why having scientists with different …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly appointed Dr. Chris Gunter's role as Senior Advisor for Genomics Engagement as well as the 30 oral histories to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… 20th anniversary, did not disappoint, with NIH Director Francis Collins giving the kickoff talk and multiple NHGRI grantees … host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of Francis Collins (current NIH Director), Harold Varmus (former …
Media Advisory
On April 25, 2023, NHGRI will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
… social media for more information. … Senior Investigator Francis Collins, National Human Genome Research Institute Intramural … genomics — from scientists to social media specialists. Francis Collins will deliver the 2023 Louise M. Slaughter …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 12, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the 20-year anniversary of the publications that reported the draft human genome sequence.
… feature three individuals with strong ties to NHGRI. Dr. Francis Collins will continue as NIH director, Dr. Eric Lander will … mouse model of progeria In Broad Institute video, Dr. Collins describes new study using gene base editing to treat …
News Release
The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has recently been published in Nature Communications and reports the most recent findings of the ongoing Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) study that has been led by Dr. Charles Rotimi for over two decades.
… Georgia Dunston of Howard University and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins were instrumental in the founding of the AADM study. Dr. Collins reflects on his experience as a physician in Nigeria …
News Release
In August 2022, NHGRI History of Genomics Program celebrates 10 years of chronicling how the field of genomics began and evolved, with a particular emphasis on the role of NHGRI.
… seismic change. After 15 years as the institute director, Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., had made the decision to depart NHGRI. … what he should do with his large collection of files. Collins had collected and organized countless pages of rich …