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- April 2013: The 10-year anniversary of the Human Genome Project: commemorating and reflecting
- June 7, 2016: Clinical Sequencing: Beyond Exploration
- June 2, 2015: Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project Reports Research Result
- July 7, 2015: The Johns Hopkins University/National Human Genome Research Institute Genetic Counseling Training Program
- February 5, 2015: President Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative
- Nov.3, 2015: 1000 Genomes Project
- May 5, 2015: Genome Wide Association Studies Catalog
- May 10, 2016: The Center for Inherited Disease Research at Twenty
- April 5, 2016: Virtual Reality Technology in Social and Behavioral Research
- Aug. 9, 2016: From Bedside Back to Bench: Bringing Genomic Medicine Full Circle
- November 1, 2016: International Summit on Human Genetics and Genomics
- Feb. 4, 2014: The Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Initiative
- Jan. 2010: The New Director
- Mar. 2010: Celebrating the Draft at 10
- Sept. 2010: Vanity Genomes
- Feb. 2011: NHGRI Charts Course for Genomic Medicine
- Nov. 2011: Human Genome Project produces many benefits
- June 2012: NHGRI and the Smithsonian Institution: A new partnership
- Dec. 2012: Answering Big Questions
- Mar. 2013: Considering ACMG's practice guidelines for incidental genomic findings
- Oct. 2013: Welcome Fiscal Year 2014! - Or Not?
- Nov. 2013: Announcing the first Director of NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society
- December 2013: Jumping into the Deep End of Genomic Medicine
- Jan. 2014: A Decade of the NHGRI Social and Behavioral Research Branch
- March 2013: NHGRI's Extramural Research Portfolio - Slicing the Funding Pie
- DNA Day: Inspiring the Future Generation of Scientists
- May 5: NHGRI's Research Training and Career Development: Genome Science to Genomic Medicine
- June 3, 2014: Capturing the Past: NHGRI Historical Archiving Initiative
- July 8: Mark Guyer, NHGRI founding member and Deputy Director, hangs up his federal hat
- August 5: Undiagnosed Diseases Network: Solving Medical Mysteries
- The Natural Evolution of Genomic Data Sharing
- October 7, 2014: Laboratory-Developed Tests: Public Comments Sought
- Changing the Face of Diagnostics in Clinical Microbiology
- NHGRI and Social Media
- Jan. 6, 2015: Next Phase: NHGRI's Genome Sequencing Program
- Genomics in Africa
- April 2015: Celebrating DNA Day 2015: Engaging Teachers to Inspire Students
- Aug. 7, 2015: Centers for Mendelian Genomics Program
- September 8, 2015: The New NHGRI Brochure
- October 6, 2015: 25th Anniversary of the Launch of the Human Genome Project
- Dec. 2, 2015: NHGRI Develops Path Forward to Address Health Disparities
- Jan. 5, 2016: Future of ENCODE: Looking Deeper into Genome Function
- February 2, 2016: NHGRI Genome Sequencing Program: Blazing the Path Forward in Human Disease Genomics
- March 1: National DNA Day: Celebrating Genomics Through Awareness
- July 5, 2016: The Power of Model Organisms for Studying Rare Diseases
- September 7, 2016: Centers of Excellence in Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research (CEER) Program
- October 4, 2016: NHGRI Technology Development Programs Blaze Forward
- December 6, 2016: Genomics in Africa expands through the Human Heredity and Health in Africa Program
- Recent News & Events: Dr. Eric Green
- Videos of Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., Director, NHGRI
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News Features from DIR
- 2008 News Feature: Pam Schwartzberg Wins AAI Investigator Award
- 2008 News Feature: Finding What's Toxic Fast
- 2008 News Feature: Dr. Pamela Schwartzberg Inducted into the Association of American Physicians
- 2008 News Feature: NHGRI Research Reveals Humans Share a Common Set of Skin Microbes
- 2008 News Feature: Chemical Genomics Screen Uncovers Clues to Fat Storage
- 2008 News Feature: Two NHGRI Intramural Investigators Selected for Presidential Award
- 2009 News Feature: Darwin @ 200
- 2009 News Feature: NHGRI Research Helps to Demystify Dyslexia
- 2009 News Feature: Familial Lung Cancer Gene Located
- 2009 News Feature: Novel Gene Found Critical for Regeneration in Zebrafish
- 2009 News Feature: Prepublication Data sharing: The Toronto Statement
- DIR News Features Archive
- 2009 News Feature: NHGRI Researchers Create New Database of Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes
- 2009 News Feature: Taking Aim At Tympanosomes
- 2009 News Feature: Researchers Analyze First Complete DNA Sequence Generated at National Institutes of Health
- 2010 News Feature: Researchers Identify Gene Associated with ADHD Susceptibility
- 2010 News Feature: Genetic Variant Greatly Increases Lung Cancer Risk for Light, Non-Smokers
- 2010 News Feature: Mice Study Reveals A Mystery of The Developing Brain
- 2010 News Feature: NHGRI Researcher Wins ASGCT Outstanding New Investigator Award
- 2010 News Feature: Multiplex Initiative Showcases Outcomes of Genetic Test Study at Detroit Symposium
- 2010 News Feature: NHGRI Genetic Development Researchers Find Trigger for Cell's Internal Compass
- 2010 News Features: The Alaskan Sled Dog - A Genetic Breed Apart
- 2010 News Feature: Diversity of Canine Traits Attributed to Simple Genetic Architecture
- 2010 News Feature: Exploring the Human Microbiome to Improve Care for Patients with Eczema and Skin Infections
- 2010 News Feature: New Genetic Findings Explain Some Obesity Risk and Body Types
- 2010 News Feature: NIH researchers identify genetic cause of anemia disorder
- 2010 News Feature: NHGRI Researchers Achieve Successful Gene Therapy in Mice
- 2011 News Feature: Penetrating Spider Bites and Neuropsychiatric Insights
- 2011 News Feature: NIH and Wellcome Trust Launch H3Africa.org
- 2011 News Feature: NHGRI's William Gahl Honored with Top Governmental Service Award
- 2011 News Feature: NHGRI Researchers Win AAAS Prize for Neanderthal Genome Analysis
- 2011 News Feature: Symposium Ushers in NIH-Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program
- 2011 News Feature: In Mouse Study, NIH Investigators Observe the Immune-Boosting Properties of Vitamin A
- 2011 News Feature: Parents favor genetic tests that might detect children's susceptibility to common diseases
- 2011 News Feature: NHGRI Scientific Director Daniel Kastner is inducted into the National Academy of Sciences
- 2011 News Feature: Researchers identify key to molecular signals in disease affecting Mediterranean populations
- 2011 News Feature: Researchers identify potential treatment for the lethal premature aging disorder progeria
- 2011 News Feature: Paul Liu Named NHGRI Deputy Scientific Director
- 2011 News Feature: NHGRI researchers identify gene for inherited bleeding disorder
- 2011 News Feature: NHGRI researchers serve up mysterious disease diagnosis - three ways
- 2011 News Features: Dr. Chris Amos cuts through the smoke at NHGRI's Annual Trent Lecture
- 2011 News Feature: William Gahl honored with prestigious Service to America Medal
- 2011 News Feature: NIH researchers achieve better understanding of skin cancer
- 2012 News Feature: NHGRI supports seven young investigators on research career paths
- 2012 News Feature: Rare lethal disorder traced to variant of the PIGA gene on the X chromosome
- 2012 News Feature: Researchers use genomics to differentiate two ovarian cancer subtypes
- 2012 News Feature: Bert Vogelstein considers the cancer genome at 10th NHGRI Trent Lectureship
- 2012 News Feature: High-throughput screening finds surprising properties for antioxidants
- 2012 News Feature: Study delivers new insights about effects of metabolic disorder on cognition and learning
- 2012 News Feature: NHGRI finds "off" switch that underlies rare genetic disease affecting boys
- 2012 News Feature: NHGRI researchers find susceptibility mutations in patients with no cancer history
- 2012 News Feature: NIH researchers use brain imaging to understand genetic link between Parkinson's and a rare disease
- 2012 Release: Tracking infectious outbreaks by their genomes
- 2012 News Feature: Genomics in Medicine lecture series resumes in September
- 2012 News Feature: CIDR quenches scientists' thirst for high quality genotyping and sequencing services
- FDA approves crystal-dissolving eye drops, a major milestone for NIH rare disease researchers
- 2012 News Feature: San Francisco hosts 62nd annual meeting of ASHG, Nov. 6-10
- NIH researchers discover gene alteration in rare autoinflammatory disease
- Intramural Training Office challenges young scientists to imagine their future
- 2012 News Feature: Bioluminescent comb jellies begin to shed light on the evolution of vision
- NIH researchers link enzyme deficiency with faulty DNA replication and cancer
- NHGRI researchers provide insights on the genetics of dog skull variation
- 2013 News Feature: Expanding the limits of modern medicine
- 2013 News Feature: Study finds regions of the human genome in people of African ancestry associated with BMI
- 2013 News Feature: Study suggests the gene variants that cause rare disorder are a risk factor for common form of dementia
- 2013 News Feature: Alyssa's angels: one family's partnership with NIH research
- 2013 News Feature: NHGRI researchers help identify new metabolic disorder caused by faulty gene expression
- 2013 News Feature: Federal Employee of the Year honorees hail from NHGRI and NIH Clinical Center
- 2013 News Feature: NHGRI participates in 63rd Annual American Society of Human Genetics Meeting in Boston, Oct. 22-26
- NHGRI celebrates the10th anniversary of the Social and Behavioral Research Branch
- NIH to jump-start genomic medicine with new program
- 2014 News Feature: NIH researchers use a new cell model of a rare disease to develop therapeutic compounds
- 2014 News Feature: CCGO awards exome sequencing to NIH intramural investigators
- 2014 News Feature: NHGRI study uses social media to recruit
- 2014 News Feature: Baylor College of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin to conduct DNA sequencing for Undiagnosed Diseases Network
- 2014 News Feature: The skin microbiome: More than skin deep
- California girl's NIH visit includes happy excursions around the nation's capital
- 2015 News Feature: Ancient in dog years: NHGRI/Smithsonian to sequence what may be North America's oldest dog relics
- 2015 News Feature: Dogs may help researchers sniff out new cancer detection and treatment strategies
- 2015 News Feature: Zebrafishing for a weapon against metastatic cancer
- 2015 News Feature: Genomic knowledge is power in the fight against obesity
- LabGenius: The next step toward a digital laboratory
- 2015 News Feature: Studying cancer from the inside out: What the epigenetic code can tell doctors about disease
- Intramural trainees represent NHGRI at 2015 plain language competition
- 2015 News Feature: Investigating why cancer comes back
- An ancient tumor in dogs might teach new tricks about cancer in people
- 2015 News Feature: NHGRI researchers to present talks, posters at ASHG annual meeting
- 2015 News Feature: T-cell transcription factor may offer new pathway for vaccine research
- 2015 News Feature: Dr. Bob Blakesley, director of the NISC sequencing group, rides off into the sunset
- 2016 News Feature: Fearfulness changes impact of genomic information in overweight women
- 2016 News Feature: Researchers identify genomic signature in some aggressive prostate tumors
- 2016 News Feature: Perspective: Precision medicine may move us beyond the use of race in prescribing drugs
- 2016 News Feature: Bacterial toxins make the body go boom
- 2016 News Feature: New NIH studies seek adults and families affected by sickle cell disease/trait
- 2016 News Feature: One little fish hooks genome researchers with its versatility
- 2016 News Feature: Training docs to be researchers, too...
- 2016 Feature: Sardinian dog genome reveals a shared ancestral homeland with humans
- 2016 News Feature: NHGRI researcher calls for more genomic research of Africans, people of the African diaspora
- 2016 News Feature: Three ways students can jump-start a career in genomics
- 2016 News Feature: NIH researchers identify heritable brain connections linked to ADHS
- 2017 News Feature: The microbiome's role in health disparities requires multi-disciplinary research
- 2016 News Feature: Physician attitudes will impact adoption of prenatal whole genome sequencing
Research at NHGRI Archive
- Genomics in Action
- Genomics in Action: Kyungjae Myung, Ph.D.
- Genomics in Action: Lawrence C. Brody
- Genomics in Action: Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D.
- Genomics in Action: Yingzi Yang
- Genomics in Action: Donald W. Hadley
- Genomics in Action: Joan Bailey-Wilson, Ph.D.
- Genomics in Action: Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D.
- Genomics in Action: Pu Paul Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
- Genomics in Action: Julie Segre, Ph.D.
- Genomics in Action: William A. Gahl, M.D., Ph.D.
- Genomics in Action: Shelley Hoogstraten-Miller, D.V.M.
- Genomics in Action: Ellen Sidransky, M.D.
- Genomics in Action: Colleen McBride, Ph.D.
- Genomics in Action: Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D.
- Genomics in Action: William J.Pavan, Ph.D.
- NIH UNI Study: Urea Cycle Disorders, Nutrition and Immunity
- UNI Study: General Information
- UNI Study: FAQ
- UNI Study: Online Resources
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- Extramural Research Reports and Publications
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- News Features from Extramural Research
- 2004 News Feature: NHGRI-Funded Researcher Among Pioneer Awardees
- 2005 News Feature: Telomere Researcher Wins NIH Director's Pioneer Award
- 2007 News Feature: Researchers Can Now Apply for Access to Data from CSP
- 2008 News Feature: NHGRI-Funded Scientists Win NIH Director's Pioneer Award
- 2009 News Feature: NHGRI Uses Recovery Act Funds to Accelerate Genome Research to Improve Human Health
- 2010 News Feature: Gelbart Receives Distinguished Service Award
- 2010 News Feature: Answers to Genome Analysis May Be in the Clouds
- 2010 News Feature: NHGRI Provides Sneak Peek into Future of Genome Sequencing Program
- 2010 News Feature: The Road to the $1000 Genome - A Roundup of Sequencing Technology Developments
- 2010 News Feature: NIH Receives Donation of Knockout Mice Collection
- 2011 News Feature: Funding Now Available for New Phase of NHGRI Large-Scale Sequencing Program
- 2011 News Features: The Road to the $1000 Genome Via Nanopores - A Roundup of Sequencing Technology Developments
- 2011 News Feature: NHGRI Funds Now Available to Include Standard Measures in Genomic Studies
- 2011 News Feature: New user's guide and tutorial helps disease researchers interpret human genome
- 2011 News Feature: Ethical, legal and social issues of genomic research spotlighted at ELSI Congress 2011
- 2011 News Feature: DNA Sequences: Assembly Required
- 2011 News Feature: Funding Now Available for Technology Development to Catalog and Analyze Function of Genomes
- 2011 News Feature: NHGRI's Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program Updates Priorities as Use of Genomic Information Broadens
- 2011 News Feature: eMERGE network funding expands, adds pediatric studies
- 2011 News Feature: Applicants Wanted: Funding Now Available for H3Africa
- 2011 News Feature: Grant Writing: Advice from an NHGRI Pro
- 2011 News Feature: Leaping Lizards! Researchers sequence first lizard genome
- 2011 News Feature: NHGRI funds return of results studies, forms expert consortium
- 2011 News Feature: Submit your bold ideas for transformative research awards
- 2011 News Feature: ENCODE RFAs Expand Effort to Understand the Genome
- 2012 News Feature: NIDA and NHGRI announce new PhenX measures for substance abuse and addiction
- 2012 News Feature: NHGRI awards funding to develop tools for genome sequence analyses
- 2012 News Feature: NHGRI to host symposium on model organism Encyclopedia of DNA Elements project
- 2012 News Feature: Building a Biobank to Explore Mysteries of the Genome
- NHGRI continues to push the boundaries of innovation
- Researchers fine-tune genomic links to high blood lipid levels
- 2013 News Feature: New NHGRI grants focus on using genomic information in patient care
- Human microbiome meeting highlights research progress in a field that's already beginning to matter
- 2013 News Feature: The benefits of looking across many cancer genomes
- 2013 News Feature: TCGA study of glioblastoma tumor genome reveals new details, potential treatment strategies
- 2013 News Features: NHGRI announces grants to the Centers for Excellence in Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program
- 2013 News Feature: Nanopore DNA sequencing: New approaches to an old challenge
- Harvard Medical School to play key coordination role in NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Network
- 2013 News Feature: As genomics breaches cancer walls, researchers forge new treatment paths
- Genomics' daunting challenge: Identifying variants that matter
- Reflecting on more than two decades of the ELSI “experiment”
- 2014 News Feature: NHGRI convenes workshop on the future of genome sequencing program ...
- 2014 News Feature: Charting genome sequencing's future: NHGRI workshop offers potential paths to discovery and the clinic
- 2014 News Feature: As the human microbiome comes into clearer focus, researchers look more closely at its role in health and disease
- 2014 News Feature: NIH grants examine how genomic information can affect patients' health
- eMERGE publications highlight large-scale genomics research using electronic medical records.
- Peering at brain and skin cancers through a genomic lens, scientists begin to rewrite rules for identifying tumor types
- 2015 News Feature: ClinGen setting standards for when genes and their variants matter in disease
- 2015 News Feature: International collaboration aims to speed development of genomic medicine
- GM8: Looking across genomic medicine's gaps and opportunities
- 2015 News Feature: Centers for Mendelian Genomics uncovering the genomic basis of hundreds of rare conditions
- 2015 News Feature: Who should decide? The Complex Ethics of Pediatric Genome Sequencing
- TCGA study reveals new clues to the genomic diversity of prostate cancers
- Charting a course for genomic sequencing in patient care
- 2015 News Feature: NHGRI's Dr. Jeffery Schloss honored with HHS Career Achievement Award
- 2016 News Feature: Investigating how the genome works, one cell at a time
- 2016 News Feature: New study challenges gold standard for validating DNA sequencing results
- 2016 News Feature: New centers to help understand biology, improve diagnoses, of rare mysterious diseases
- 2016 News Feature: New training grants prime doctors to tackle genomic medicine
- 2016 News Feature: NIH supports new approaches to discovering DNA differences in the genome’s regulatory regions that affect disease
- 2016 News Feature: NIH commits $6.7 million to advance DNA, RNA sequencing technology
- 2016 News Feature: Forging a genomics research path across Africa
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