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About NHGRI
A timeline of notable events in the history of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… counter to the mission and values of NHGRI. … The National Human Genome Research Institute is the driving force for … institute's history is inextricably intertwined with the Human Genome Project and the history of the field of genomics. … The National Human Genome Research Institute began as the National Center …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's publishing of a collection of papers that reported the first truly complete sequence of the human genome.
… significance of their results.     …   In 2003, the Human Genome Project ended with the generation of an essentially complete sequence of the human genome. The project took the practical approach of … limits. In the end, it delivered a remarkably high-quality human genome sequence that was nearly complete, accounting …
News Release
New grants totaling approximately $29.5 million will enable scientists to generate and maintain the most comprehensive reference sequence of the human genome.
… maintain the most comprehensive reference sequence of the human genome. The awards, made over five years pending the availability of funds, are managed by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … … The currently available reference sequence of the human genome is becoming obsolete. The funds are necessary …
News Release
Researchers funded by NIH have completed a detailed atlas documenting stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression.
… completed a detailed atlas documenting the stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression - a key way in which … differences, like healthy and diseased states, across human tissues and cell types. … The atlas is the culmination … Volpi, Ph.D. , program director for GTEx at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), who oversaw various …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details the American Society of Human Genetics' (ASHG) new strategic plan, which aims to get people everywhere to realize the benefits of genomics and genetics research.
… availability of PCR was instrumental to the success of the Human Genome Project, with PCR-based methods now central to … The 87th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will take place on September 16. You … and the field of genomics.   …   The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) , a professional organization of over …
News Release
Extending noninvasive prenatal screening to all 24 human chromosomes can detect genetic disorders that explain miscarriage and abnormalities during pregnancy.
… … Extending noninvasive prenatal screening to all 24 human chromosomes can detect genetic disorders that may … Prenatal Genomics and Therapy Section at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Dr. Bianchi is also … Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).   Trisomy, illustrated here, is a …
Event
On December 7, 2022, NHGRI will host a webinar to discuss key findings from the Human Genetics and Genomics Workforce Survey Report.
… … Request an Accommodation … Panelists … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National … to discuss the key findings from a recently released Human Genetics & Genomics Workforce Survey Report . The … are EST. … Virtual … New report examines diversity in the human genetics and genomics workforce … On December 7, 2022, …
Event
NHGRI workshop seeking scientific perspectives for relating genomic variation to human phenotype.
… Discovery and Interpretation of Variation Associated with Human Health and Disease Panel: Barbara Stranger Anshul … affect and understand the effects of those variants on human health and disease. We seek recommendations for … Variation Identification, Association, and Function in Human Health and Disease … NHGRI workshop seeking scientific …
Event
This is the event agenda and related documents for the Eightieth Meeting of National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research from May 8–9, 2017.
… for the 80th Meeting of National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research. The council advises the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Human Genome Research Institute on genomics research, …
News Release
Researchers at NHGRI have discovered an immune mechanism in humans that perceives threats and was found only in plants.
… than their exteriors suggest. Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have discovered an … which was thought to be the sole counter defense in human innate immunity, this guard mechanism senses a … had searched for years to find a guard mechanism in the human immune system, but it remained elusive. "This study is …