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NHGRI-Related News Archive
2008
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December 21, 2008:
Ancient African exodus mostly involved men, geneticists find
From Harvard Medical School: Modern humans left Africa over 60,000 years ago in a migration that many believe was responsible for nearly all of the human population that exist outside Africa today. Now, researchers from NHGRI - and others - have revealed that men and women weren't equal partners in that exodus.
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December 19, 2008:
NHGRI, NIEHS, EPA Researchers Receive Award for Alternative Toxicity Testing
From the Humane Society of the United States: An NIH collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to improve safety testing of chemicals and reduce reliance on animal testing was recognized with the North American Alternative Award, presented jointly by the U.S. Humane Society and Procter & Gamble on Dec. 17, 2008. NHGRI's Christopher Austin, M.D., director of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center, accepted the award for the center's collaboration with federal scientists from the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The trans-agency collaboration, announced in February 2008, provides for the sample and the information-sharing necessary to more rapidly and effectively identify chemicals that might pose possible risks to the health of humans and animals, and to the environment.
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December 16, 2008:
In just 5 years, gene discovery to clinical trial of potential treatment
From American Society for Cell Biology: One of the fastest translations of a basic research discovery into a promising clinical trial for an "untreatable" and fatal disorder was discussed publicly for the first time by the key players on Dec. 14, at the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)'s annual meeting. The disease is progeria, or Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), a rare, accelerated aging disease that afflicts children. Research on progeria has been spearheaded by former NHGRI Director Francis S. Collins.
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December 15, 2008:
Breast cancer genome shows evolution, instability of cancer
From Baylor College of Medicine: A newly published genome sequence of a breast cancer cell line reveals a heavily rearranged genetic blueprint involving breaks and fusions of genes and a broken DNA repair machinery, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online in the journal Genome Research. The research is part of The Cancer Genome Atlas, a project managed by the NHGRI and the National Cancer Institute.
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December 11, 2008:
Public expectations for return of results from large-cohort genetic research
From the Genetics & Public Policy Center: Participants in a series of focus groups feel strongly that anyone taking part in a large-cohort genetic study should have access to their research results, according to a new paper in the American Journal of Bioethics. The National Human Genome Research Institute turned to the Genetics and Public Policy Center to conduct a pilot public consultation project, recognizing that dialogue with the public would be critical to the success of creating a biobank for access to individual research results.
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December 8, 2008:
New genes present drug targets for managing cholesterol and glucose levels
From the University of Michigan:
A research team that includes NHGRI scientists has identified 12 new genes that are somewhat strange bedfellows. Some link gallstones and blood cholesterol levels, others link melatonin and sleep patterns to small increases in glucose levels and larger jumps in the risk of diabetes. While these associations are surprising, all the genes are potential new drug targets and some of them could help explain conditions that have been a mystery. On Dec. 8, Nature Genetics published two papers explaining the findings in advance of the January print edition.
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December 1, 2008:
Powerful online tool for protein analysis provided pro bono by Stanford geneticist
From Stanford University School of Medicine: Scientists around the world may benefit from a powerful new database, available for free online, that will help them to home in on the parts of proteins most necessary for their function. ProPhylER will enable researchers studying a protein, or the gene coding for it, to more easily figure out how it works and whether something might go wrong if the gene has a mutation. The development of the new database was funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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November 19, 2008:
Scientists Sequence Woolly-Mammoth Genome
From Penn State, Eberly College of Science: Scientists at Penn State report sequencing the genome of an extinct animal: the woolly mammoth, an extinct species of elephant that was adapted to living in the cold environment of the northern hemisphere. The research was funded in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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November 18, 2008:
The International Cancer Genome Consortium announces the launch of 8 Cancer Genome
Projects
From the International Cancer Genome Consortium: The International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) announce the commitments of 11 funding organizations in eight countries to generate comprehensive, high-resolution
analyses of genomic changes for eight forms of cancer found across the planet. The ICGC projects will complement the large U.S.-based project, The Cancer Genome Atlas, which is a joint effort of the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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November 12, 2008:
Survey Finds Wide Public Support for Nationwide Study Of Genes, Environment and Lifestyle
From the Genetics and Public Policy Center: Four in five Americans support the idea of a nationwide study to investigate the interactions of genes, environment and lifestyle, and three in five say they would be willing to take part in such a study, according to a survey released today. The research was conducted by the Genetics & Public Policy Center at Johns Hopkins University with funding from the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
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November 5, 2008:
Washington University scientists first to sequence genome of cancer patient
From the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine:
For the first time, scientists have decoded the complete DNA of a cancer
patient and traced her disease - acute myelogenous leukemia - to its genetic roots. A large research team at
the Genome Sequencing Center and the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of
Medicine in St. Louis - funded in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute - sequenced the genome of the patient - a woman in her 50s who ultimately died of her
disease - and the genome of her leukemia cells, to identify genetic changes unique to her cancer. The study is reported in the Nov. 6 issue of the journal Nature.
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September 29, 2008:
NIH Announces Funding for New Epigenomics Initiative
From the National Institutes of Health: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces funding for the NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Program. The overall hypothesis of the program is that the origins of health and susceptibility to disease are, in part, the result of epigenetic regulation of the genetic blueprint. Researchers believe that understanding how and when epigenetic processes control genes during different stages of development and throughout life will lead to more effective ways to prevent and treat disease. The new program will use knowledge gained from the ongoing ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project led by the National Human Genome Research Institute - an effort to catalog the structural and functional elements in the human genome, which includes the study of specific signatures of change in histones and the correlation of these signatures with different genome functions.
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September 23, 2008:
Methylation Levels Key to Glioblastoma Survival
From the American Association for Cancer Research: A new study analyzing gene expression among patients with glioblastomas finds that not all of the common, deadly brain tumors appear the same upon closer examination. The research, directed by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, utilized data from The Cancer Genome Atlas, a project organized by the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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September 23, 2008:
Worm Genome Offers Clues to Evolution of Parasitism
From the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis:
The genome of a humble worm that dines on the microbial organisms covering the carcasses of dead beetles may provide clues to the evolution of parasitic worms, including those that infect humans, say scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Max-Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Germany.
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September 19, 2008:
Genetic Fishing Expedition Yields Surprising Catch Important to Mammals
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine:
Johns Hopkins investigators report the discovery of master controllers of a gene critical to human and all mammalian development by trawling, implausibly enough, through anonymous genetic sequences using tiny zebrafish embryos.
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September 9, 2008:
Genetic Region Linked to a Five Times Higher Lung Cancer Risk
From the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis:
A narrow region on chromosome 15 contains genetic variations strongly associated with familial lung cancer, says a study conducted by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom, and funded in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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September 4, 2008:
Thumbs Up — A Tiny Ancestral Remnant Lends Developmental Edge to Humans
From the DOE Joint Genome Institute:
Subtle genetic changes that confer an evolutionary advantage upon a species, such as the dexterity characteristic of the human hand, while difficult to detect and even harder to reproduce in a model system, have nevertheless generated keen interest amongst evolutionary biologists.
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August 27, 2008
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Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Lead to Obesity, NIH Study of Rare Disorder Shows
From the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development:
A brain chemical that plays a role in long term memory also appears to be involved in regulating how much people eat and their likelihood of becoming obese, according to a National Institutes of Health study of a rare genetic condition.
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August 11, 2008:
UA Receives $1.4 Million NIH Training Grant to Study Genes, the Environment, and Human Health
From the University of Arizona:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded The University of Arizona (UA) a five-year, $1.4 million grant to create a multidisciplinary "training ground" that will give student researchers the expertise to better understand how genes and the environment interact to affect human health — skills that could one day improve our ability to treat and prevent diseases such as diabetes and asthma.
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July 23, 2008:
Victor A. McKusick, M.D., "Father of Medical Genetics," 1921-2008
From Johns Hopkins Medicine:
Victor Almon McKusick, M.D., University Professor of Medical Genetics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, one of the two distinguished Johns Hopkins geneticists for whom the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine was named, and a towering international figure in genetics research, diagnosis and treatment, died Tuesday, July 22 at home. He was 86.
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April 21, 2008:
DNA Day Ambassadors Reach Out to North Carolina High Schools
From the University of North Carolina:
On April 25, young scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, more than 200 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in medicine and science from several universities, will visit almost 180 schools as part of DNA Day, an annual commemoration of two key scientific breakthroughs - the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953, and the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003.
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April 17, 2008:
Charting the Epigenome:
Salk Researchers Zoom in on Genome-Wide DNA Methylation and Transcriptomes at Single Base Resolution
From the Salk Institute for Biological Studies:
New high-throughput DNA sequencing technology has enabled researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies to map the precise position of individual DNA modifications throughout the genome of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, and chart its effect on the activity of any of Arabidopsis' roughly 26,000 genes. The work was supported in part by grants from the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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April 9, 2008:
Leading Geneticist Francis Collins Named First Recipient of the Inamori Ethics Prize at Case Western Reserve University
From Case Western Reserve University:
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., a physician-geneticist and leader of the Human Genome Project, has been named recipient of the inaugural Inamori Ethics Prize from the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University.
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April 4, 2008:
GenBank Celebrates 25 Years of Service with Two-Day Conference; Leading Scientists Will Discuss the DNA Database at April 7-8 Meeting
From the National Institutes of Health (NIH):
In celebration of GenBank and its contribution to science over the last 25 years, the National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, NIH, is holding a two-day conference to take place April 7-8, 2008 at the Natcher Conference Center on the main NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. NHGRI Director Dr. Francis S. Collins is a featured speaker at the conference.
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April 3, 2008:
NIDA Researchers Identify Genetic Variant Linked to Nicotine Addiction and Lung Cancer
From the National Institute on Drug Abuse:
In a study published in the April 3 issue of the journal Nature, scientists identify a genetic variant that not only makes smokers more susceptible to nicotine addiction but also increases their risk of developing two smoking-related diseases, lung cancer and peripheral arterial disease. The research was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The same variant was identified as one that increased risk for lung cancer in two other articles appearing in the April 3rd, 2008, issues of Nature and Nature Genetics, partially funded by two other NIH institutes - the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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March 25, 2008:
Scientists Launch First Comprehensive Database of Human Oral Microbiome
From the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research:
Scientists know more today than ever before about the microbes that inhabit our
mouths. They know so much, in fact, that gathering all of the relevant bits of
information into one place when designing experiments can be a labor-intensive job in
itself.
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March 24, 2008:
First Beetle Genome Sequenced
From Baylor College of Medicine:
Sequencing the genome of the red flour beetle, also known as Tribolium castaneum, could prove of double benefit - both in understanding how organisms develop and in fighting the insect pest, said a researcher at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston who was part of the international consortium that published the genetic sequence in the current issue of the journal Nature.
- February 25, 2008:
Center to Hold Town Halls on Genes, Environment, and Your Health in Five U.S. Cities
From the Genetics and Public Policy Center:
The Genetics and Public Policy Center will conduct a series of public town hall meetings to gather feedback from the public on their views related to a proposed large cohort study on the role of genes and environment in health. The town halls are part of a public consultation effort to inform the National Institutes of Health and other federal health agencies' discussions as they decide whether and how such a study might go forward.
- January 25, 2008:
Search for the 'On' Switches May Reveal Genetic Role in Development and Disease
From Duke University Medical Center News: A new resource that identifies regions of the human genome that regulate gene expression may help scientists learn about and develop treatments for a number of human diseases, according to researchers at Duke's Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP).
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- December 12, 2007:
Cavities - Nature Or Nurture? $1 Million Grant To Pitt Dental School To Study Causes
From Medical News Today: To identify the genetic and environmental risk factors that cause dental caries, the National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1 million grant to the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine researcher Mary L. Marazita, Ph.D. to study the interaction between genes and environmental factors that lead to tooth decay. The genome-wide association studies will be led by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
- November 20, 2007:
Acting Surgeon General encourages Americans to know their health history during Fourth annual Family History Day
From the Department of Health and Human Services: Acting Surgeon General Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., has declared Thanksgiving 2007 the fourth annual National Family History Day. He encourages everyone to use the occasion to discuss and identify health problems that seem to run in the family.
- November 16, 2007:
RTI International Leads Effort to Create Standard Measures for Population Genomics Research
From Research Triangle, N.C.: As part of an effort to maximize the benefits of research exploring the relationships between genetics, environment, health and disease, RTI International scientists will work with experts in a variety of health fields to develop a set of standard measures to be used in future genetics research. The project, PhenX (pronounced "phoenix"), will develop consensus measures for phenotypes and exposures.
- October 31, 2007:
Domestic Cat Genome Published
From Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: A report that appears in the scientific journal Genome Research details the first assembly, annotation and comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome (Felis catus).
- October 30, 2007:
President Bush Announces Recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom
From The White House:
President George W. Bush has announced recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civil award. NHGRI Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. will receive the award for revolutionizing genetic research at a White House ceremony on Monday, November 5, 2007. Dr. Elias Zerhouni, M.D., Director of the National Institutes of Health, issued a statement  on the awarding of the Medal of Freedom.
- October 16, 2007:
Combining new gene chips with fast sequencing technology brings universal sequence a step closer
From Baylor College of Medicine:
A new technique that combines gene chip technology with the latest generation of gene sequencing machines to allow fast and accurate sequencing of selected parts of the genome has been developed by researchers from the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston and NimbleGen Systems, Inc. in Wisconsin. The research, published in the October issue of Nature Methods, was funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Cancer Institute.
- September 25, 2007:
Pathway to Cell Death Redefined in Landmark Study
From the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center:
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine findings hold promise in the fight against cancer, stroke, heart disease and other life-threatening illnesses.
The study was funded in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
- September 20, 2007:
HHS Issues First Department-Wide Report on Personalized Health Care
From the Department of Health and Human Services:
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt releases the first department-wide report - Personalized Health Care: Opportunities, Pathways, Resources - on the goal of personalized health care and says work in biomedical science, health information technology and health care delivery should be aligned to produce "the right treatment, at the right time" for each individual patient.
- September 5, 2007:
Ultraconserved Elements in the Genome: Are They Indispensable?
From the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Scientists in the Genomics Division of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and DOE's Joint Genome Institute test highly conserved sequences in mice by engineering four different "knockout" mice, each lacking one selected ultraconserved element and get surprising results.
- January 30, 2007:
NIH funds next generation of DNA sequencing projects at ASU
From Arizona State University:
With a grant award from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), scientists at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University are expanding efforts to dramatically lower the cost of DNA sequencing.
- January 29, 2007:
Scientists to Assess Effects of Multiple Copies of Genes on Disease Risk
From Washington University in St. Louis: Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the biotech firm Nimblegen Systems Inc. have successfully tested a technique for identifying newly recognized DNA variations that may influence disease risk.
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January 16, 2007:
DNA Gets Its Groove On
From the Washington Performing Arts Society: The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange investigates the startling realities of how knowledge of the genome will change the way we think about aging, perfection, ancestry, and evolution in its new work, Ferocious Beauty: Genome.
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December 14, 2006:
Regulating the Nuclear Architecture of the Cell
From the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: NHGRI sponsored researchers in the Life Sciences Division of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, discover two pathways that regulate the organization of the nucleolus and other features of nuclear architecture, maintaining genome stability in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.
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December 13, 2006:
NIH Launches dbGaP, a Database of Whole Genome Association Studies
From the National Library of Medicine: The National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announces the introduction of dbGaP, a new database designed to archive and distribute data from genome wide association (GWA) studies. GWA studies explore the association between specific genes (genotype information) and observable traits, such as blood pressure and weight, or the presence or absence of a disease or condition (phenotype information).
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December 12, 2006:
Coriell Institute Awarded $3.1 Million NHGRI Contract For Next Phase of the HapMap Project
From the Coriell Institute for Medical Research: The Coriell Institute for Medical Research was recently awarded a $3.1 million contract from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to establish a Sample Repository for Human Genetic Research. Donald L. Coppock, Ph.D., is the Principal Investigator (PI) for the new repository.
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November 9, 2006:
Decoded Sea Urchin Genome Shows Surprising Relationship to Man
From the Baylor College of Medicine: The Sea Urchin Genome Sequencing Project Consortium, led by the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, announces the decoding and analysis of the genome sequence of the sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.
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November 1, 2006:
Fungal Genome Exposes a "Corny" Plot
From the Broad Institute: The efforts of an international research team to decode and analyze the U. maydis genome cast new light on the machinery that enables the fungus to do its dirty work. The paper describing this work appears in the November 2 issue of Nature.
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October 27, 2006:
NIH Completes Formation of National Network of Nanomedicine Centers
From the National Institutes of Health: The National Institutes of Health announces to the scientific community the completion of the national network of Nanomedicine Development Centers (NDCs).
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October 20, 2006:
Genetic and Genomic Nursing Competencies Endorsed by Nursing Organizations
From the American Nurses Association: The American Nurses Association, the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses, the National Human Genome Research Institute, the National Cancer Institute, and the Office of Rare Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, have partnered to host a consensus panel of key experts and representatives of organizations to delineate essential genetic and genomic competencies for all registered nurses, regardless of academic preparation, practice setting, or specialty.
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October 18, 2006:
NIEHS Allocates $74 Million to Study Environmental Causes of Disease
From the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
: As part of the new Exposure Biology Program, the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences, a component of the National Institutes of
Health, announces $74 million in grant opportunities for the
development of new technologies that will improve the measurement of
environmental exposures that contribute to human disease.
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October 11, 2006:
NIH Grants to Help Grow Zebrafish Database
From the University of Oregon: Two federal grants totaling more than $15 million from the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have advanced the University of Oregon's niche as the world's central clearinghouse for all research data related to zebrafish.
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October 10, 2006:
Genetic Association Information Network Announces Genotyping Awards for Six Common Diseases
From the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health:
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) today announced that six major studies of common diseases have been selected as the first to undergo whole genome analysis by the Genetic Association Information Network (GAIN).
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October 2, 2006:
NIH/ORWH Announces New Fellowships in Women's Health
From the National Institutes of Health:
The Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Intramural Program for Research on Women's Health (IPRWH) announce the selection of the first recipients of the NIH Women's Health Fellowships in Intramural Women's Health Research.
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September 29, 2006:
BWH Extends the U. S. Surgeon General's "My Family Health Portrait" to Chinese-Speaking Employees and Individuals Worldwide
From the Brigham and Women's Hospital: Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) has launched a Chinese version of the U.S. Surgeon General's "My Family Health Portrait" on its Web site to assist its diverse workforce of 12,000 and support individuals worldwide who are interested in organizing their family's health history. The BWH Family History Project, funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute's Education and Community Involvement Branch, now has its tool publicly available on the hospital's Web site in Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, French, Spanish and English.
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September 19, 2006:
Americans Willing to Donate Genetic Material for Research
Federal Law Needed to Protect Genetic Privacy
From the Research!America:
Two-thirds of Americans (66 percent) say they are willing to donate their own genetic material in order to help scientists study disease, according to a Research!America national public opinion poll.
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August 30, 2006:
NIH Seeks Input on Proposed Repository for Genetic Information
From the National Institutes of Health:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks public input on a proposed new policy designed to facilitate the research community's access to data resulting from NIH-funded, genome-wide association studies. NIH has published a Request for Information in the Federal Register today and will be accepting public comments until October 31.
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August 16, 2006:
Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment: Moving Beyond the Nature/Nurture Debate
From Institute of Medicine: A new report says a shift from research conducted within individual disciplines to projects that engage investigators from a range of fields is needed to capitalize on expanding knowledge of how genetic, social and environmental factors interact to influence health. View the entire report.
- August 14, 2006:
Advanced Bovine Genome Assembly, Genetic Resources Released: Cow Genome Project Heads for Home
From Baylor College of Medicine: Researchers from the Bovine Genome Sequencing Project announce the release of a comprehensive set of genome resources into freely available public databases. These new assets for bovine researchers include the most complete and accurate genome sequence to date, an upgraded genetic map, and a new set of two million DNA base differences for use as DNA sequence polymorphisms.
- August 14, 2006:
International Bovine Genome Sequencing Project Releases New Genetic Resources
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: Researchers from the Bovine Genome Sequencing Project are nearing completion on sequencing the genome of the cow and have released on free public databases bovine genetic information, including the most current, complete and accurate genome sequence and an upgraded genetic map.
- August 9, 2006:
Unique Huntington's Study Moves Forward
From the University of Rochester Medical Center:
Doctors have completed the first step of a unique medical research study, evaluating 1,001 individuals at risk of developing Huntington's disease who do not know - nor do they want to know - whether they carry the genetic defect that causes the condition. Ira Shoulson, M.D., and colleagues from the Huntington Study Group report their progress on the study known as PHAROS, or Prospective Huntington At Risk Observational Study, in the July issue of the Archives of Neurology.
- July 20, 2006:
Horse added to Broad's Genome Stable
From the Broad Institute: A research team led by scientists at the Broad Institute is working to create a high-quality genome sequence of the domestic horse, Equus caballus, together with a compendium of genetic differences among seven different horse breeds.
- June 27, 2006:
Protein Tied to Usher Syndrome May Be Hearing's Missing Link?
From the National Institutes of Health: A protein associated with a disorder that causes deafness and blindness in people may be a key to unraveling one of the foremost mysteries of how we hear, says a study in the June 28 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.
- May 17, 2006:
Genome Doesn't Start with 'G'
From the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute: The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and colleagues in the UK and USA publish the longest and final chapter in what has been called The Book of Life - the text and study of our human genetic material. Published in Nature, the report of the sequence of human chromosome 1 is the final chromosome analysis from the Human Genome Project.
- May 1, 2006:
ASCO Recognizes Oncology Leaders for Outstanding Achievements
From the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) announces the recipients of its 2006 Special Awards, which recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to both ASCO and the practice of clinical oncology, including NHGRI Director Francis Collins with a Science of Oncology Award.
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April 27, 2006:
Chromosome 17: An Evolutionary Black Sheep?
From The Broad Institute: In the April 20 issue of Nature, an international scientific team led by Broad Institute researchers reports the full sequence and analysis of chromosome 17, revealing an unusual history.
- April 26, 2006:
Baylor Human Genome Sequencing Center Marks End of Sequencing Effort with Chromosome 3
From Baylor College of Medicine: The sequencing of human chromosome 3 is announced in the current issue of the journal Nature, the final stage of Baylor's multi-year project to sequence the human genome.
- April 13, 2006:
DNA Sequencing Contributes to Sequence of Honors for UH
From the University of Houston: NHGRI-funded researcher Dr. Xiaolian Gao, a Univeristy of Houston biology and biochemistry professor and adjunct professor in chemistry and biomedical engineering, is honored by the Association for Women in Computing with a 2006 "Top Houston Women in Technology" award.
- April 10, 2006:
Leader of Human Genome Project Lectures April 18 at MSU
From Montana State University: Jane Peterson, a Montana native and leading figure with the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health, will lecture on mapping the genome and what it means to the future.
- March 30, 2006:
Scientists Disclose Chromosome's Knock-Off Parts
From The Broad Institute: A team of scientists has announced the full DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 15, exposing its frequent reuse of second-hand parts.
- March 23, 2006:
Chromosome 11 Rolls High Number
From The Broad Institute: Another chapter has been added to Chromosome 11's crowded history with the completion and analysis of its DNA sequence, reported in the March 23 issue of Nature by an international scientific team.
- March 15, 2006:
Chromosome 12 Annotated Sequence Complete
From Baylor College of Medicine: Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine's (BCM) Human Genome Sequencing Center (HGSC) put the "final period" to the genetic "sentence" of chromosome 12 when they publish its annotated sequence as part of a report in the current issue of the journal Nature.
- February 16, 2006:
Progeria Progress: Studies Show How Mutant Protein Hurts Hearts
From Brown University: Two new research studies on progeria, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, detail the damage a mutant protein does to blood vessel cells of humans and mice. The discoveries offer increased hope for a cure for progeria, a genetic condition fatal in children, but may also provide key insight into the cause of adult heart disease.
- January 10, 2006:
Professor Examines Licensing of DNA Patents
From Georgetown University: Georgetown University professor LeRoy Walters and six colleagues show that the licensing of DNA patents at U.S. academic institutions has not led to the decline in academic cooperation and technology transfer that many observers have feared.
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