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Diversity Center
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) has established a Diversity Center for Genome Research that will build UTRGV’s genomics research capacity by 1) expanding genomic research capabilities and discoveries in two innovative research projects; and 2) enhancing the size and quality of the available genomics workforce.
… The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) has established a … 1) expanding genomic research capabilities and discoveries in two innovative research projects; and 2) enhancing the … the cadre of individuals with knowledge and skills in human genomics and foster genomic literacy in the local, …
About Genomics
Appropriate use of population descriptors in scientific research is critical for the advancement of genomic science and human health for all. 
… Report: Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research   In response to a request from the National Institutes of Health, the National Academies assembled an … has become far more accessible, and research using human genetic data has grown exponentially over the past …
Fact Sheet
Diversity among genomics research participants is essential for improving the health of everyone.
… What makes human genomes diverse? While humans are similar in most ways, our biological processes make each of us unique. Many aspects of those processes are encoded in … data among international researchers. The Human Cell Atlas aims to be a resource that includes in-depth …
Fact Sheet
Enhancing the diversity of the research workforce fosters innovation and creativity.
… with disabilities are significantly underrepresented in biomedical research and clinical science.   Individuals … can positively influence innovation and interpretation of research and health equity.   The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is undertaking a …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2018 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the success of The Cancer Genome Atlas.
… I was deeply flattered to receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Washington University at its 2018 …   …   After more than a decade, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) program is drawing to an end. A … focused on studying the genomic changes in three types of human cancers: brain, lung, and ovarian cancer. After a …
News Release
NHGRI will fund $3.35 million over five years to launch the Genome Research Experiences to Attract Talented Undergraduates into the Genomics Field to Enhance Diversity (GREAT) program.
… Funding part of broader efforts to enhance diversity of genomics workforce … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in science, to conduct genomics research and receive career …
News Release
Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
… More complete and sophisticated collection of genome sequences captures significantly more human diversity. …     The new pangenome reference is a … the green and dark blue paths miss the C nucleotide in its route and represent a deletion variant. The light blue …
News Release
Researchers identified regions of the genome associated with skin color variation in some African populations, furthering skin disease and cancer research.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … In the first study of its kind, an international team of genomics researchers has identified new regions of the human genome that are associated with skin color variation in
News Release
Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas have discovered genomic differences in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus.
… Steven Benowitz … Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have discovered genomic … - in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is the most common sexually … transmitted virus in the United States, and the number of HPV-related head and neck cancers has been growing. Almost …
About Genomics
A group of researchers, led by the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, has released a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference. Encompassing genome sequences from 47 people of diverse ancestries (with the goal of increasing that number to 350 by mid-2024), the human pangenome reference captures significantly more population diversity than the previous reference sequence. 
… The NHGRI-funded Human Pangenome Reference Consortium  has released a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise … sequence was generated by the Human Genome Project in 2003. While this reference sequence has been regularly …