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Outreach
The USA Science and Engineering Festival is an opportunity to take part in hands-on genetics and genomics activities.
… Join NHGRI staff at the USA Science and Engineering Festival to take part in hands-on genetics and genomics activities. Here we've …
Staff
Valentina Di Francesco is NHGRI's Chief Data Science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science within the NHGRI Office of the Director.
… Valentina Di Francesco is NHGRI's first Chief Data science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide leadership, strategic guidance and coordination for NHGRI activities, programs and policies in genomic data …
Funding Opportunities
The Computational Genomics and Data Science Program Announcements (PARs) invite applications for investigator-initiated research efforts fostering innovation in computational genomics, data science, statistics, bioinformatics, and data visualization and exploration.
… RESEARCH Evaluation and Development of Statistical Methods for Data Harmonization in Molecular Prognostication HG012124 AZIZI, ELHAM COLUMBIA … systems. These funding opportunities are one part of NHGRI’s broader efforts in Computational Genomics and Data …
Jobs at NHGRI
NHGRI has multiple position openings for Health Scientist Administrators in the Division of Genome Sciences, Division of Genomic Medicine, Division of Extramural Operations, and Office of the Director.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has multiple position openings for Health Scientist Administrators (Program Director and Scientific Review Officer) in the Division of Genome Sciences , Division of Genomic
About NHGRI
The NHGRI Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group aims to engage communities to ensure that genomics and genomic medicine benefit all.
… The NHGRI Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group aims to … 2017 as a working group of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research. The goals of the working group are … NHGRI, other National Institutes of Health institutes or centers and national and international organizations. … …
Diversity Center
Meharry Medical College establishes a Diversity Center for Genome Research (DCGR) that will narrow inequitable representation gaps for underrepresented, disadvantaged minority by realizing their vision to promote African ancestry genomic research through infrastructure building and the formation of basic, clinical, and computational science research teams that are inclusive, interdisciplinary, and community-engaged.
… Medical College (MMC) is committed to bridging the gaps for underrepresented, disadvantaged minority (URM) groups by … infrastructure and processes supporting academic excellence in genomics research of populations with African … Center for Genome Research at Meharry Medical College centers on the genetic basis of chronic diseases prevalent …
Event
NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of “Superior: The Return of Race Science” on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
… Resources … Angela Saini is an independent British science journalist and author. She presents radio and … programmes on the BBC and her writing has appeared in The Sunday Times, Nature, New Scientist, National … Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetic and NHGRI In 2019, journalist Angela Saini released her book, …
Staff
Dr. Clesson Turner is the director of the Reverse Phenotyping Core and a staff clinician in the Center for Precision Health Research of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Clesson Turner is a staff clinician and director of the NHGRI Reverse Phenotyping Core. In 1995, he received a B.S. from the University of Notre Dame … associate professor in pediatrics and the interim director for precision medicine at the Uniformed Services University …
News Release
Scientists set their sights on chromatin - the DNA-protein complex that packages DNA into chromosomes in the cell - to better understand how the genome works.
… from two National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)-funded programs, the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project and the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS), have now … condition." While genes mostly contain instructions for creating proteins that carry out various tasks in the …
News Release
Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., Division of Genome Sciences director, was honored with the HHS Career Achievement Award for his work in genome sequencing technology.
… Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), was honored with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Career Achievement Award for his work in genome sequencing technology. HHS Secretary … Dr. Schloss joined NHGRI in 1992 as a program director for centers that were building genetic and physical maps of human …