NHGRI Kicks Off Planning Process for Future Genomic Research
In order to engage the community in its plans for the future, NHGRI is launching a conversation via a series of "white papers" addressing several relevant topics: diagnostics, preventive medicine and pharmacogenomics; therapeutics; and education and community engagement. See our 2008 Long-Range Planning page to read each paper and enter your comments.
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NHGRI Celebrates Darwin @ 200
On February 12, 2009, the National Human Genome Research Institute will celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin at events at the NIH's Bethesda campus and at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. Events will observe Darwin's life and accomplishments and the 150
th year since publication of his seminal work,
On the Origin of Species.
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NHGRI Division of Intramural Research Releases Vision, Mission Statement
More than 500 professionals and support staff, working in facilities on and around the campus of the National Institutes of Health, conduct laboratory and clinical research within NHGRI's Division of Intramural Research. After a months-long effort led by the researchers themselves, the division has created a unique mission statement to guide its genetic and genomic studies.
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