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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.
… May meeting of the National Advisory Council on Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will be held as a videoconference … 89th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will take place on May 18-19. As usual, the … important infectious disease. …  NHGRI is expanding its Genome Technology Program to include two new components that …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… have led to substantial reductions in the cost of genome sequencing. The underlying costs associated with … … Significant scrutiny and attention have been given to genome-sequencing costs and how they are calculated since the … 1980s. For example, NHGRI has carefully tracked costs per genome  at its funded 'genome sequencing centers' for many …
About NHGRI
The Genomics and Society Working Group advises on planning and priorities for genomics and society activities at NHGRI.
… for genomics and society activities at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). …  The NHGRI Genomics and … a working group of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR). The mission of the Genomics and …
Fact Sheets
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
… Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each … word.  … An organism's complete set of DNA is called its genome. Virtually every single cell in the body contains a … billion DNA base pairs, or letters, that make up the human genome. With its four-letter language, DNA contains the …
About NHGRI
The NHGRI Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group aims to engage communities to ensure that genomics and genomic medicine benefit all.
… a working group of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research. The goals of the working group are to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2021 issue of the Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. notes that a number of individuals with strong ties to NHGRI have been nominated and/or appointed to serve on the White House Science Team.
… 93rd meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will take place on May 17-18. As usual, the … Carolyn M. Hutter, Ph.D. (Director, NHGRI Division of Genome Sciences)  2020 NHGRI Strategic Vision … Session 4: … genes and his leadership of the international Human Genome Project . Dr. Collins is the only presidentially …
Leadership Initiatives
The Genomic Literacy, Education, and Engagement Initiative is a national campaign to enhance genomic literacy.
… informed healthcare-related decisions, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) envisioned the GLEE … more broadly. … On March 13-14, 2017, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in partnership with the …
News Release
NHGRI will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases.
… … The National Institutes of Health will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will … of common and rare human diseases. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, today … Centers for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG), which will use genome sequencing to explore the genomic contributions to …
Human Genome Project
Video testimonials from prominent members of the genomics community commemorating and celebrating the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… Human Genome Project 30th Anniversary Video Selfie Testimonials … … marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. Prominent members of the genomics community … the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. … Human Genome Project …
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The Genomic Medicine Working Group explores and advises on issues related to the adoption of genomic medicine.
… a subcommittee of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research that explores and advises on issues related … continue to assist the National Advisory Council on Human Genome Research in advising NHGRI on research needed to …