About the Institute
In 1997 the United States Department of Health and Human Services renamed NCHGR the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), officially elevating it to the status of research institute - one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the NIH.
With the human genome sequence complete since April 2003, scientists around the world have access to a database that greatly facilitates and accelerates the pace of biomedical research. The history of the HGP, the history of genomics, and the history of NHGRI, are inextricably intertwined.
Institute Information
Institute History
- About NHGRI: A Brief History and Timeline
- A Decade of Genomics: NHGRI Celebrates 10th Anniversary
- Former NHGRI Directors
Last Reviewed: April 12, 2011