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The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes James Thomas as the new director for NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… sustaining critical data resources needed for life science and biomedical research. Many of us at NHGRI are gearing up … Colorado in early November. This meeting convenes genetics and genomics researchers from all over the world, and many … Genetic Clues into Modern Human Disease October 17:  Social and Behavioral Research Branch Seminar Series — Mark …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes Robert Rivers as the new director for institute’s Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office.
… of this meeting. I encourage you to attend Dr. Mooney’s and the other important talks that will take place during the … staff on genomics workforce diversity and health equity issues. Moreover, Dr. Rivers will lead collaborations with … Advisory Council for Human Genome Research October 17:  Social and Behavioral Research Branch Seminar Series — Mark …
Educational Resources
Cloning is the process of making identical copies of an organism, cell, or DNA sequence.
… Ethics, Cloning … Cloning, as it relates to genetics and genomics, involves using scientific methods to make … phrase “molecular cloning” typically refers to isolating and copying a particular DNA segment of interest for further …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., introduces us to new scientific director Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., his background and prior accomplishments.
… fiscal year. The CR allows NHGRI to continue to function and perform most of our normal work, although we eagerly … per year, the next one being October 27, 2021. …   The 5th Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Congress will be held …
Health
The Family Health History Group connects stakeholders, researchers, and thought leaders to share learning, understand barriers in depth, and discuss issues and potential solutions related to the collection of family health history information.
… Health History Group connects stakeholders, researchers and thought leaders to share learning, understand barriers in depth, and discuss issues and potential solutions related to the collection of … Hood, Ph.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Richard M. Fairbanks School of …
News Release
The NHGRI-ASHG Genetics and Public Policy Fellowship prepares scientists for careers in science policy.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … The health and medical care of Americans is greatly influenced by the policy decisions that guide genomic research and its use in the clinical setting. Understanding the … … NHGRI-ASHG Genetics and Public Policy Fellowship, policy issues in genomics, Cristina Kapustij … The NHGRI-ASHG …
Staff
Dr. Sudre is an Associate Investigator in Dr. Philip Shaw's Neurobehavioral Clinical Research within the Social and Behavioral Research Branch
… the brain while subjects perform several cognitive tasks and used a multi-modal imaging approach (fMRI, MEG, EEG, … of movement to develop new technologies for assisting and restoring motor function after nervous system injury and … in the Neurobehavioral Clinical Research section of the Social and Behavioral Research Branch. The main goal of his …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Phillippy as the founding director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR).
… Happy New Year to you and yours — and here’s to a 2024 featuring many breakthrough … available genomic screening technologies and costs, issues with false-positive results, and future research … deputy director and an associate investigator in NHGRI’s Social and Behavioral Research Branch. Applications are due …
Educational Resources
An animal model is a non-human species used in medical research because it can mimic aspects of a disease found in humans.
… in humans. Animal models (e.g., mice, rats, zebrafish and others) are sufficiently like humans in their anatomy, … animal model studies to better understand human physiology and disease. By using animal models, researchers can perform …
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.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … Spring is here, and with it comes many opportunities to engage in areas … open science and data sharing are done in ways that are ethical and equable, and that the data are shared with … have moved beyond population descriptors based on historic social constructs such as race. Speakers: Charmaine Royal, …