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Media Advisory
On August 16-18, 2017, NIH hosted a workshop, "The Human Microbiome: Emerging Themes at the Horizon of the 21st Century."
… Advisory Microbes inhabit just about every part of the human body, outnumbering human cells by ten to one. The ten-year, National Institutes … to understand, diagnose and treat genomic and genetic diseases. Additional information about NHGRI can be found at …
News Release
NIH researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog native to Sardinia, Italy, and discovered in it clues about the migration of humans to the area.
… DNA sequence.) The findings, by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, and … recent studies that also traced the genetic origins of human Sardinians to the Middle East and Hungary. Sardinian … Researchers have long recognized the benefit that isolated human groups can provide to genetic research. National …
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Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have developed a new statistical model that can predict the risk for developing diseases by combining information about family member health and lifestyle factors from family members.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have developed a new … statistical model that can predict the risk for developing diseases by combining information from family members about … disease risk assessment … Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have developed a new …
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NIH researchers have identified a treatment that significantly decreases the risk of stroke in children with a rare genetic disease called Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase Type 2 (DADA2).
… with DADA2 and other autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. Researchers published their findings in the April … Amanda Ombrello, M.D., a staff clinician at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH. "Since …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… and values of NHGRI. … Completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the ability to read nature's complete genetic blueprint for a human. This interactive timeline lists key moments from the …   1984-86 Early meetings assess the feasibility of a Human Genome Project. More + 1984-86 In December 1984, the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the International Common Disease Alliance's scientific plenary and launch meeting in September, which included an international panel on opportunities emerging outside the U.S., North America, and Europe; discussions about polygenic risk scores; and an overview about data platforms, data sharing, and ethics.
… to develop a graphical display illustrating the scale of human genome sequence. The wall is now enhanced with a representation of ~1/1000th of the human genome sequence – specifically, about 3 million G’s, … our common goals of understanding and treating common diseases. …   Launched in 2012, the  NHGRI History of …
News Release
NHGRI celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Human Genome Project with a "15 for 15" Celebration that commemorates the genomic advances since 2003.
… Palmer … On April 25th - National DNA Day - the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this milestone and the … the genomic developments made since the end of the Human Genome Project and the importance of genomics in …
Event
On December 12-13, NHGRI and NIAID will sponsor the 16th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XVI: Host Genomics and Infectious Disease, in Bethesda MD.
… in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases Examine obstacles and potential solutions to … of host genomic information in clinical care of infectious diseases … Meeting Objectives … On December 12-13, 2024, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National …
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NHGRI researchers collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists worldwide to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … geneticists around the world to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations. Health … the new atlas to diagnose diverse patients with inherited diseases by comparing physical traits (called phenotypes) and …
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NHGRI researchers and their international collaborators have added Williams-Beuren syndrome to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute and their international … have added Williams-Beuren syndrome to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations. … By … Syndrome in Diverse Populations . … Diagnosing Rare Diseases … Related Content … Williams-Beuren syndrome added …