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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.
… NHGRI Strategic Vision as an aspirational theme for their talk, highlighting their own research in the context of that … 2020 selection from the Tribeca Film Festival spotlights three female researchers who are reshaping the culture of … Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff came to the NIH to talk with researchers and to receive second doses of the …
News Release
NIH leaders are calling for the scientific community to develop a consensus on the appropriate use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research.
… contentious conversation about how science and society talk about human variation. Recognizing disparities …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… Green, M.D., Ph.D. … Last month, I had a busy four-day, three-city visit to India. In addition to meeting with … evidence for causing the syndrome, and confirmed only three of the genes to be definitively associated with the … Meeting in Seattle  will have the opportunity to see a 20-minute preview of the “Ken Burns presents The Gene: An …
Event
NHGRI will hold a workshop in September 2019 focused on Genomics in Medicine and Health.
Fact Sheet
Learn about the different types of hemoglobin.
… code for different types of hemoglobin. We will focus on three types:   Hemoglobin F , also known as fetal hemoglobin … We encourage you to use these educational materials to talk with your healthcare provider or a clinical trial team. …
Research at NHGRI
The Democratizing Education for Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy project developed patient-focused educational materials for the sickle cell community.
… We encourage you to use these educational materials to talk with your healthcare provider or a clinical trial team. …
For Teachers
Tools and resources for teaching the concepts of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression
… the ribosome reads the sequence of the mRNA in groups of three bases to assemble the protein. Here is a more complete …
News Release
NHGRI's Dr. Elaine Ostrander and the Smithsonian's Dr. Dennis Stanford discover North America's oldest dog relics, important in canine genome research.
… Then, in the spring of 2014, Dr. Stanford attended a talk about canine (dog) genomics by Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D., … Human Disease , to watch Dr. Ostrander's March 19th, 2014 talk. … Related Content … Ancient in dog years: …
Outreach
The USA Science and Engineering Festival is an opportunity to take part in hands-on genetics and genomics activities.
Event
On November 5-9, 2024, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the ASHG Annual Meeting - the world's largest human genetics and genomics meeting and exposition.  The annual meeting provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge science in all areas of human genetics. 
… Laugh, Love: NewInsights into Liver Disease Platform Talk: Genetic Determinants of Liver Function Markers in … Session Title: Therapies for Genetic Disorders  Platform talk: Rescue of Proteus syndrome lethality in mice with … Education with an Emphasis on Diverse Datasets  Platform Talk: Deep Learning for Genomics Education Speaker. Rebekah …