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About the NHGRI Long-Range Planning ProcessNHGRI has been guided, since the inception of the Human Genome Project in 1990, by a sequential series of plans, each of which has been developed with considerable input from the scientific community. These plans have always laid out ambitious goals and measurable objectives to gauge progress. It has been six years since the last plan, Vision for the Future of Human Genome Research. That document has actually worn quite well. Nevertheless, the phenomenal advances that have marked genomics and have allowed genomic applications to transform many important fields, make it a good time for us to step back and take a new look at genomics and its future. As in previous planning exercises, workshops will be a major component of this one. A new feature of the 2009-2010 process will be Web-based conversations on genome.gov. One set of discussions will involve a set of white papers. NHGRI is seeking as much input as others are willing to provide through all the means available, including:
The planning process will occur in phases:Phase 1: We drafted a set of four white papers that addressed topics that NHGRI staff and community members had identified as important to the planning process. As the first stage of the white paper process, we asked the community to comment on the questions being posed, to ensure that we developed the right set of questions. Phase 1 closed February 27, 2009 for the first four white papers.Phase 2: Following the development of a mature set of questions in Phase 1, we asked the community to provide responses to the posed questions and to suggest what additional means are needed to obtain necessary input. To stimulate discussion, comments received were posted for viewing. For the first four white papers, Phase 2 started in late March 2009 and continued through June 2009. Phase 2 closed on June 30, 2009 for the first four white papers.Phase 3 is Open Now: Once comments on the white papers have been received, the input gathered will be analyzed by NHGRI and, if appropriate, used to generate approaches (such as a revised white paper or a workshop) to obtain additional input about each topic over the course of the remainder of 2009 and the first half of 2010. For more information about the NHGRI planning process, please contact:Alice Bailey  Top of pageLast Updated: July 1, 2009 |
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