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The Division of Extramural Research

The Division of Extramural Research (DER) provides scientific administration and management of the National Human Genome Research Institute's grants, cooperative agreements and contracts programs. In consultation with the broad scientific community, the DER supports funding for research, training and career development in genomics at sites across the nation. The DER is also the locus for international collaborations at the National Institutes of Health for genomic research.

 Mark Guyer, Ph.D. Director
 Bettie Graham, Ph.D. Associate Director
 Jane Peterson, Ph.D. Associate Director

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bullet Researchers Produce First Sequence Map of Large-Scale Structural Variation in Human Genome

Human chromosomes, in color, on a white backgroundA nationwide team of researchers, funded in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has produced the first sequence-based map of large-scale structural variation across the human genome. The work, published today in the journal Nature, provides a starting point to examine how such DNA variation contributes to human health and disease.

bullet NHGRI-Funded Researchers Produce Epigenomic Map of Mustard Weed


Mustard weed Arabidopsis thaliana is the first plant to have its genome sequenced. This plant from the mustard family has become the plant biologists' equivalent of the laboratory mouse. Photo courtesy of USDA-ARSA team of researchers, supported in part by NHGRI, have published an epigenomic map of the mustard weed, Arabidopsis thaliana, pinpointing the locations of chemical marks that can affect the regulation of gene activity and expression that are not dependent on gene sequence. The scientists think the methods used on the lowly mustard weed can someday be scaled up to the much larger human genome to understand how epigenetic changes contribute to human health and disease.

bullet Available now for public comment: Draft ENCODE Consortia Data Release Policy 2008-2009

bullet 2008 Final Funding Policy for NHGRI PDF icon
Guidelines for specific NHGRI research funding mechanisms.

bullet Policy for Sharing of Data Obtained in NIH Supported or Conducted Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS)

bullet NHGRI/NIH Health Disparities Strategic Plan, FY 2004 - 2008 PDF icon

bullet NHGRI Commitment to New Investigators
A statement regarding support of new investigators.

bullet Medical Sequencing Program and Current Initiatives

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