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Francis S. Collins Sworn In As Next NIH Director

On August 17th, former NHGRI Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., was sworn in as the 16th director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Collins was nominated by President Barack Obama on July 8th and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on August 7th.
View the August 17th videocast — NIH All-Hands Town Meeting with Dr. Collins
Read the Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Read Dr. Collins' Biography

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Genetics Pioneer and Former NHGRI Advisor Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama has presented Janet Davison Rowley, M.D., a pioneering cancer genetics researcher and longtime advisor to the National Human Genome Research Institute, a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Dr. Rowley and 15 others received the honor at a White House ceremony on August 12. Read more
Read President Obama's Remarks
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Video: Dr. Rowley's Research, White House Honor

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Online GWAS Catalog Helps Guide Disease Research

Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of National Human Genome Research Institute scientists, researchers now have an online resource that can make hunting for published genome-wide association studies a bit less daunting. Read more

The National Human Genome Research Institute led the Human Genome Project for the National Institutes of Health, which culminated in the completion of the full human genome sequence in April 2003. Now, NHGRI moves forward into the genomic era with research aimed at improving human health and fighting disease.

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	NIH-Funded Researchers Sequence Exomes of 12 People August 16, 2009 Researchers Uncover Genetic Variants Linked to Blood Pressure In African-Americans July 16, 2009 Researchers Discover Evolutionary Event Underlying the Origin of Dachshunds, Other Dogs With Short Legs July 16, 2009

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	NIH State-of-the-Science Conference: Family History and Improving Health August 24–26, 2009 DIR Seminar Series Cyntial Morton, Ph.D. September 10, 2009 National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (Open Session) September 14, 2009 Mystery Diagnosis- The Undiagnosed Disease Program September 16, 2009