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- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program1
- Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Systems (gLHS)1
- Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits1
- Genome Technology Program2
- Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium1
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Research Funding
NHGRI is initiating a new program-the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium to develop a framework for systematically understanding the effects of genomic variation on genome function and how these effects shape phenotypes.
… of gene regulatory elements and variants critical to complex cellular phenotypes HG012053 Mapping Awards Jason … cell models and genomic engineering, towards resolving the complex cell-type-specific and context-dependent interplay … last updated March 15, 2022. … Differences in our DNA have major influences on how our genomes function, but how? News …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program evaluation.
… appointments of two people into leadership positions of major significance to NHGRI. First, later this spring, the … Technology (CIT). In this role, Sean will play a major part in helping to optimize NIH’s data ecosystem, … multidisciplinary groups of investigators and tackling major genomics challenges. The centers are required to …
Outreach
Five pieces from the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition are now on display at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD.
… health. Is Genetic Information Different? New and often-complex ethical and medical questions have emerged as genetic …
News Release
Celebrating 30 years of genomics that has transformed our understanding of life and improved health.
… to zoom. The Human Genome Project (HGP) Timeline contains major milestones in genomics from 1865 to 2003. Credit: … a catalog of human genes and beginning to understand the complex choreography involved in gene expression. The growing …
Research at NHGRI
The Division of Intramural Research conducts scientific studies in NHGRI's labs on and around the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md.
… Bayview campus in Baltimore, Maryland and the Twinbrook complex in Rockville, Maryland. The Division is led by the … a number of high-risk efforts to unearth clues about the complex genetic pathways involved in human diseases. These …
News Release
Researchers from NHGRI and the Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) have discovered a new neurological condition characterized by issues with motor coordination and speech.
… in the cerebellum, the part of the brain involved in complex movement among other functions. Additionally, the … different genes, so changes in redundant genes can have major impacts in the brain,” said Malicdan. To simulate cells … different genes, so changes in redundant genes can have major impacts in the brain. Still, much about ATG4D remains …
Fact Sheet
Eugenics is the scientifically erroneous and immoral theory of “racial improvement” and “planned breeding,”
… inherited in a simple fashion. Similarly, they believed complex diseases and disorders were solely the outcome of … risk scores, that can estimate risks for more genetically complex disorders have raised concerns among ethicists that …
News Release
Small businesses with NHGRI grants were instrumental in contributing to the completion of the human genome sequence, redefining the future of genomics.
… “gaps” emerge — sections where the DNA sequence is too complex to be easily assembled using short snippets. Many … picture of more complex regions of the genome were major challenges. Starting in 2009, a new method called Hi-C … in funding to Arima Genomics and Dovetail Genomics , two major Hi-C companies. Major genome sequencing initiatives …
News Release
Researchers are asking if the precision medicine approach will reduce or eliminate the role that race plays in prescribing drugs and in health care overall.
… dosing medications, an approach that oversimplifies the complex interplay of ancestry, health, disease and drug …
Event
NHGRI and the University at Buffalo Center for Disability Studies will hold a two-day symposium on October 6-7, 2022 to address historical constructions of disability and ableism, with a focus on the “irreducibility” of individuals with disability and the history of disability.