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- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program7
- Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Systems (gLHS)2
- Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits1
- Genome Technology Program5
- Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP)2
- Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium3
- Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project1
- Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC)1
- Genomic Innovator Awards2
- NHGRI Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL)3
- Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare Diseases (GREGOR) Consortium2
- Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx)1
- Multi-Omics for Health and Disease (Multi-Omics)1
Research Training
An opportunity for recent college graduates to spend a year engaged in biomedical research in NHGRI laboratories.
… The Post-Baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (Post-Bac IRTA) provides the … for recent college graduates to spend a year engaged in biomedical investigation in National Human Genome Research Institute laboratories. … …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… Genomic medicine is an emerging medical discipline that … use. Already, genomic medicine is making an impact in the fields of oncology, pharmacology, rare and undiagnosed … The Clinic, Genetics, Genetic Testing, Newborn Screening, Privacy In Genomics, Genomic Technology … Genomic medicine …
News Release
NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations.
… Faherty, Ph.D. … NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations. But this can only be done by including …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how NIH is ramping up research on COVID-19; NHGRI's expansion of its Genome Technology Program; and the the DiY Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition toolkit.
… meeting of the National Advisory Council on Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will be held as a videoconference rather than an in-person meeting. This is only the second time in my 10-plus … through May 15, 2020. In both the short- and long-term, genomic studies have the potential to yield valuable …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., emphasizes the importance of the Technology Transfer Office and its mission to manage all the legal negotiations that help to protect federally funded research from being unduly exploited, while also giving that research avenues to reach patients through the commercialization of promising advances.
… their way into pop culture. Recently, four NHGRI-funded genomic scientists were named among the 100 most influential … , and Michael Schatz, Ph.D. were honored for their roles in leading the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium to … type 2 diabetes, epigenomics, aging, cancer, data privacy, and others.  The ClinSeq Project is a genomic …
News Release
An online Informed Consent Resource created in 2009 by NHGRI has been updated to keep pace with advances in genomics over the past several years
… Raymond MacDougall … Genomic studies are increasingly integral to the advancement … Informed and voluntary agreement to participate in genomics research is fundamental from an ethical and legal … return of results, research involving children, and privacy and confidentiality. It also includes examples and …
News Release
Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… fun and interesting, inspiring her to pursue a career in science. Instead of becoming a physician as she'd planned, … is a postdoctoral fellow in the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Social and Behavioral Research … school students and the public about her experiences in genomic research. "They were really engaged and they asked a …
Research Funding
The three research domains to be considered for support by the NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program.
… Research Design and Implementation Diversity and Inclusion in Genomic Research Community Engaged and Community Driven … genetic and genomic data use and issues surrounding data privacy, data protection, data breaches and actual or … policies pertaining to the rights, entitlements, claims or protections owed or granted to groups or individuals; or the …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs.
… diseases affect millions of Americans every day, and research is key to improving our ability to diagnose and treat these diseases. At the National Human Genome Research Institute, our researchers are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs. … …
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 … are more than 99.9% identical among people. The 0.1% genomic differences come from variations among the nearly 3 … who have given permission for their DNA to be used for research are from European ancestry, making many populations …