NIH launches new genetics education resource

High school students, teachers and anyone else interested in genetics now have a remarkable educational resource called GeneEd. Developed by the National Library of Medicine in collaboration with the National Human Genome Research Institute, GeneEd explores topics such as cell biology, DNA, genes and chromosomes. (more)

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NHGRI invites you to the 'Woodstock of Science' April 28-29

Join National Human Genome Research Institute staff at the USA Science & Engineering Festival April 28-29 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. This free event, dubbed the 'Woodstock of Science,' will inform and fascinate, and inspire the next generation of innovators in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. (more)

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Join us April 20 for National DNA Day!

Are you ready to celebrate the discovery of DNA's double helix? The National Human Genome Research Institute reminds everyone that National DNA Day takes place Friday, April 20! Join us for our live, online chatroom, which brings together scientists, clinical researchers and other experts in the field, with students, teachers and the public to answer questions about genetics and genomics. (more)

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NIH summer student alum wins Best Graduate Student Presentation award

Keolu Fox, a 2010 alumnus of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Diversity Action program, has taken big steps towards his dream of opening a genome center in Hawaii that focuses on health disparities. (more)

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NHGRI supports proposed incentives for electronic recording of family health histories

Family health history is still one of the most powerful tools for promoting health. Family health history information is also critical for the appropriate interpretation of genetic and genomic test results. The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have taken a major step towards ensuring that electronic health records will be able to collect and use family history information. (more)

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Rare Disease Day: Patients and Researchers: Partners for Life

The National Human Genome Research Institute will help raise the awareness of rare diseases by observing Rare Disease Day on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, as it participates in a daylong symposium. The event is coordinated by the National Organization for Rare Disorders and is supported in part by the NIH Office of Rare Diseases Research. This year's theme is Solidarity. (more)

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Genes and plays: Bringing ethical issues to life

Challenging ethical issues pervade genomic research. These complex issues are ripe for innovative approaches to enhance greater understanding and respect for different points of view. Karen Rothenberg, J.D., and Lynn Bush, Ph.D., have created two short plays to help convey the complexity of ethical issues raised by genomic research. The second play — and a commentary — are now available from Genetics in Medicine. (more)

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Health disparities research program life-changing for postdoctoral fellows

Keisha Findley, Ph.D., and Bashira Charles, Ph.D., recent fellows in NHGRI's Intramural Health Disparities Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, used genetic and genomic approaches in the area of health disparities research. Hear about their experiences conducting research, which supported their own, profound scientific growth. (more)

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Dr. Stanley Lipkowitz to talk on genomics of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

On Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, Stanley Lipkowitz, M.D., Ph.D., of the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, will present, An Introduction to Genomics: Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. The lecture is part of the Genomics in Medicine Lecture Series, sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute, Suburban Hospital and Johns Hopkins Medical School. (more)

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Nurses, administrators sought for research project on genomic competency

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has found a number of ways to encourage health care professionals to get more training in genomics research and practice. This includes convening health care professionals, publishing in professional journals and supporting the development of resources such as the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center, an online educational resource for nurses, genetic counselors and physician assistants. (more)

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Pharmacists focus on education in genomics at meeting with NHGRI

The field of pharmacogenomics — the science of determining how differences in our genes affect our response to medicines — has exploded in recent years. Genomic discoveries relevant to commonly prescribed medications, coupled with the rise in direct-to-consumer marketing of pharmacogenetic testing, has emphasized the need for pharmacist education. NHGRI recently hosted a meeting for several major U.S. pharmacy organizations to discuss the current landscape of pharmacist education in genomics. (more)

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Genomics in Medicine: Researchers examine genomics for breast cancer treatment

Addressing the genomics of breast cancer and the inherited factors that influence a person's risk for the disease, Lawrence Brody, Ph.D., chief of NHGRI's Genome Technology Branch, gave the second of the Genomics in Medicine, seven-lecture series — An introduction to genomics: breast cancer genes, risk assessment and screening — on Jan. 6, 2012. A video of the lecture is now available. (more)

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NHGRI Proposes Reorganizing

With the arrival of a new institute director in 2010 and publication of a new strategic plan last year articulating an ambitious vision for the field of genomics, restructuring is a natural next step for the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health. (more)

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Addressing the challenges of using genetic variants in medical care

To address the problem of identifying the clear genomic signals doctors can use to make medical decisions, the National Human Genome Research Institute organized Characterizing and Displaying Genetic Variants for Clinical Action in early December 2011. Workshop videos are now available. (more)

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Genomics in Medicine: Lecture series opener explores individualized medicine

David L. Valle, M.D., director of the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genomic Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, explored individulized patient care from the genomic perspective as the first speaker in a seven-lecture series, Genomics in Medicine, Dec. 2, 2011, at Suburban Hospital, in Bethesda, Md. (more)

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NHGRI funds researchers to evaluate standard measures in genomic studies

NHGRI's Office of Population Genomics has launched a new effort called the PhenX Real-world Implementation and Sharing (PhenX RISING) program. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has awarded nearly $900,000, with an additional $100,000 from NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), to seven investigators to use and evaluate the standards. Each investigator will incorporate a variety of PhenX measures into their ongoing genome-wide association or large population study. (more)

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African researchers weigh in on ethics of genomic research on African continent

Bioethicists, scientists, policy makers and representatives from Africa, the United States and the United Kingdom met Nov. 28-29, 2011, in Abuja, Nigeria, to develop a comprehensive plan for the ethical conduct of genomic research in Africa. (more)

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Create a health portrait for your family this Thanksgiving

Families across the nation will celebrate Thanksgiving with a traditional meal and an extra helping of time together. It's a golden opportunity to learn about, record and pass down your family health history using a customized resource for you and your healthcare provider. Identifying diseases and conditions that run in your family can help you make informed decisions about your health. (more)

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Students gain real world experience through NIH summer internship program

In the fall, The National Institutes of Health (NIH) receives thousands of online applications for the NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research. This competitive and rewarding opportunity allows students to work with top notch researchers who help shape their future endeavors in science and health. (more)

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NHGRI launches improved online Spanish talking glossary of genetic terms

¿Cómo se dice "gene" en español? The National Human Genome Research Institute releases an updated online Spanish Talking Glossary of Genetics to provide a resource to the Spanish-speaking community seeking a better understanding of genetics and genomics. New features of the glossary — originally launched in 2003 — include an alphabetically-organized navigational tool and lists of related terms. (more)

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NHGRI sets sights on 61st ASHG meeting in Montreal

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers will present seven platform presentations, a plenary and an invited talk and 30 posters at the annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) from Oct. 11-15, 2011, in Montreal. Approximately 7,000 researchers from more than 60 countries are expected to attend this year's ASHG meeting, which is being held jointly with the International Congress of Human Genetics. (more)

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Take the "Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms" mobile app with you

Looking for an on-the-go genetics tool for your mobile device? Well, wait no longer: There's an app for that! Just in time for the back-to-school season, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is releasing the free 'Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms' mobile app. (more)

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NIH Requests Public Comments on the Genetic Testing Registry (GTR)

In a July 27 Federal Register notice, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requested public comments on the Genetic Testing Registry (GTR), an online database to which genetic test developers, manufacturers and researchers would voluntarily submit detailed information about their genetic tests. The goal of GTR, scheduled to launch later this year, is to provide consumers and health care providers with information on the usefulness and availability of thousands of genetic tests. (more)

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Rackover lauded for introducing genetic literacy to physician assistant education

On June 1, Michael "Rocky" Rackover, PA-C, M.S., a consultant to the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), received the 2011 PAragon Outstanding PA of the Year Award from the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) for outstanding service. Mr. Rackover, associate professor and associate director of Philadelphia University's physician assistant studies program, received the award for introducing genetic literacy to physician assistant (PA) education. (more)

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Calculating the economic impact of the Human Genome Project

Public funding of scientific R&D has a significant positive impact on the wider economy, but quantifying the exact impact of research can be difficult to assess. A new report by research firm Battelle Technology Partnership Practice estimates that from 1988 to 2010, federal investment in genomic research generated an economic impact of $796 billion. Compared to Human Genome Project spending from 1990 to 2003 of $3.8 billion, this equates to a return on investment (ROI) of 141:1. (more)

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New Web Portal Expands View of Genetic Association Data for Researchers

Researchers can now select a physical trait or phenotype and find the genomic variants associated with it, to date, by using a new web portal, called the Phenotype-Genotype Integrator (PheGenI, pronounced FEE-GEE-NEE). PheGenI permits researchers to view a tabular display of genome-wide association study results for DNA sequence variations, genes and gene expression differences for a given trait such as asthma or diabetes. (more)

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NHGRI Taps Laura Lyman Rodriguez to Lead Office of Policy, Communications and Education

Laura Lyman Rodriguez, Ph.D., has been interested in the potential societal implications of the Human Genome Project since graduate school. As the newly-appointed director of the Office of Policy, Communications and Education at the National Human Genome Research Institute, Dr. Rodriguez will now oversee development of the institute's policy positions on the ethical, legal and social implications of human genome research. (more)

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NHGRI and NCI Team Up for a Series of Genetic/Genomic Articles for Nursing Educators

To support genetic and genomic training in healthcare professional education programs, Jean Jenkins, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and Kathleen Calzone, M.S.N., R.N., A.P.N.G., F.A.A.N., National Cancer Institute (NCI), have coordinated a series of articles that highlight the importance of genetics and genomics for nurse educators and nursing education worldwide. Genetics/Genomics and Nursing Education, will appear free in the Journal of Nursing Scholarship throughout 2011. (more)

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Luminaries Shed Light on Genomics' Bright Future

At a February 11 symposium, luminaries of genomic research shared their vision for the field's future direction before a standing room only crowd at the National Institutes of Health's Natcher Conference Center. The event, hosted by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), marked the publication of NHGRI's new strategic vision for genomics in the Feb. 10 issue of the journal Nature. (more)

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Rare Disease Day 2011

NHGRI observes Rare Disease Day on Monday, Feb. 28, urging those who can to attend the daylong Rare Disease Day at NIH (RDD@NIH) symposium in Lipsett Amphitheater in the NIH Clinical Center, starting at 8:30 a.m. (more)

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Four NHGRI Scientists, Grantees Recognized By President Obama

Charles Venditti, M.D., Ph.D., an investigator in the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), has been selected to receive a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). He is one of four researchers affiliated with NHGRI, and 85 researchers from across the country, who all received similar transmissions indicating they had been selected for the highest honor awarded by the U. S. government to science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. (more)

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Sharing your family health history can save your life

Thanksgiving is the time for family get-togethers. It's also a golden opportunity to ask your family about their health histories. The U. S. Surgeon General has a tool to help with gathering this information so you can make informed decisions about preventive health screening and improved health behaviors. (more)

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NHGRI Director Green honored by Washington University at St. Louis

Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will receive the 2010 Distinguished Alumni and Faculty Award from Washington University at St. Louis on Saturday, Nov. 6 at the St. Louis Union Station Marriott. The award is given in recognition of Dr. Green's national success and achievement in the field of genomics and his significant public service at NIH. Every year, the university honors distinguished alumni in commemoration of Washington University's founding in 1853. (more)

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60th ASHG Program to Showcase NHGRI Research

The 60th annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), the largest human genetics gathering in the world, comes to Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the nation's capital from November 2-6, 2010. National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers and staff will participate in presentations, poster sessions and exhibits at this widely anticipated event. (more)

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NHGRI Director Eric Green to Give Watson Lecture

Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), will present the Jean Mitchell Watson Lecture at the University of Chicago on Oct. 29. The lecture honors the mother of James Dewey Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA in 1953 and recipient of the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. (more)

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Back-to-school gene tools are just a click away

Summer's over, so it's back to the books and biology class. That means genetics labs and research reports on the Human Genome Project. To help teachers and pupils get a jumpstart, the Education and Community Involvement Branch at NHGRI has created a collection of fun and useful online educational resources. With topics in genetics typically scheduled for fall teaching, now is a good time to get ahead of the curve. (more)

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NHGRI Scientists Present Genomic Advances to Visiting Judges

Sixty judges from across the country travelled to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently to participate in a continuing education program about genomics, an area of science now impacting criminal and civil cases in the courts. Genomics, Medicine and Discrimination spanned topics from genes and how they work, to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, which protects Americans against health insurance and employment discrimination based on their genetic information. (more)

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Genome Pioneers Share Albany Prize, "America's Nobel"

Three scientists with strong ties to the Human Genome Project and the National Human Genome Research Institute recently received the Albany Medical Center Prize, an award often referred to as "America's Nobel". (more)

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Rare Disease Day 2010: Patients and Researchers, Partners for Life!

Join the National Human Genome Research Institute in helping raise awareness of rare diseases by observing Rare Disease Day on Sunday, February 28, 2010. The event is coordinated in the United States by the National Organization for Rare Disorders and is supported in part by the NIH Office of Rare Diseases Research. This year's focus is Bridging Patients and Researchers to celebrate this vital partnership. (more)

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Greider Talks Telomeres for Trent

Nobel laureate Carol Greider, Ph.D., presented the seventh annual Jeffrey M. Trent Lectureship in Cancer Research - Telomerase and the Consequences of Telomere Dysfunction - to a standing room only crowd on Jan. 19. Learn about the groundbreaking research that won her the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. (more)

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January 13, 2010: Welcome to NHGRI's Redesigned Web Site!

The National Human Genome Research Institute has launched a new, redesigned Web site. Our goal is to make it easier for you to find what you're looking for, and to help you take greater advantage of social media to interact with our institute. (more)

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October 19, 2009: NHGRI Scientists to Showcase Research at Annual American Society of Human Genetics Meeting in Hawaii

Scientists and staff from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will catch a wave of genetics and genomics research in Honolulu, Hawaii at the 59th annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), Oct. 20-24, 2009. From plenary sessions to research posters, leading-edge NHGRI genomic research will be prominently showcased. (more)

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October 7, 2009: Finding the Missing Heritability of Complex Diseases

In the October 8 issue of Nature, Office of Population Genomics Director Teri Manolio, M.D., Ph.D., summarizes NHGRI's February workshop The Dark Matter of Genomic Associations With Complex Diseases: Explaining the Unexplained Heritability From Genome-Wide Association Studies. She and workshop attendees examine the potential sources of missing heritability and propose research strategies. (more)

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September 30, 2009: President Announces Major Recovery Act Funding for The Cancer Genome Atlas Project

During a visit to the National Institutes of Health, President Barack Obama announced $5 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for medical research across all NIH, including $175 million for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), a joint project between the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). (more)

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September 29, 2009: Community Colleges Have Their Day at the National Institutes of Health

Students from Baltimore and Washington area community colleges get a different taste of campus life on the last Friday of September while participating in the first Community College Day at the National Institutes of Health. (more)

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August 4, 2009: Genetics Pioneer, Former NHGRI Advisor to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama has chosen Janet Davison Rowley, M.D., a pioneering cancer genetics researcher and longtime advisor to the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), to receive a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. (more)

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July 20, 2009: Stimulus Funds Support Student's Summer Job, Future Dreams

Thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), 19-year-old Aida Mohammadreza — and thousands of other science-minded students across the nation - are hard at work in jobs that yield far more than a paycheck. (more)

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June 22, 2009: Making a Mightier Knockout Mouse

A team supported with partial funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has figured out how to build a better "knockout" mouse, a key research tool for exploring the genetic factors involved in health and disease. (more)

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May 18, 2009: 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. (more)

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May 18, 2009: NHGRI Creates Informed Consent Web Resource for Genomic Research

The National Human Genome Research Institute has developed an online Web resource with the goal of providing the research community with the information needed to develop complete and reliable informed consent materials for genomics-related research projects, such as genome-wide association (GWA) and genome-sequencing studies. (more)

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May 5, 2009: Resources for Understanding the Novel Influenza A Outbreak

Outbreaks of a novel strain of the H1N1 influenza (previously known as Swine Flu) have been detected in humans in multiple states in the United States as well as Mexico and other countries in the spring of 2009. (more)

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April 8, 2009: HHS Issues New Guidance on GINA

Biomedical researchers who want to learn more about the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) — and what it means for their research and the informed consent process — should check out a new guidance document from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (more)

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April 6, 2009: What Are You Doing for National DNA Day?

As the seventh annual National DNA Day approaches, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), along with students, teachers, researchers and health professionals across the country, are gearing up to celebrate the key molecule of life. (more)

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February 23, 2009: Sequencing Projects Offer Renewed Hope for Cancer Research

Cancer is a formidable illness. The World Health Organization predicts that it may overtake heart disease as the number one killer of humans by 2010. Despite this grim forecast, there is renewed hope in the cancer research community from early results of cancer genome sequencing projects targeting brain, lung and leukemia that have provided the most comprehensive look yet of the genetic glitches responsible for these deadly diseases.(more)

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February 17, 2009: Free Online Tutorials Teach Anyone How to Use Genome Databases

For researchers not trained in the relatively new field of bioinformatics - which applies information technology and computer programming to the field of molecular biology - the complex information flooding the public databases can be overwhelming. Now, a number of federal research centers and institutes have increased Web-based training to enable any molecular biologist to use the public databases to advance genomic research. National Human Genome Research Institute has funded the latest tutorials to provide essential training on the use of model organism genome databases. (more)

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December 2008: Pilot Program Coordinates Education in Genomic Medicine

The National Human Genome Research Institute and the University of Virginia recently initiated a pilot program to help physician assistants and nursing educators jointly develop common training materials on genomic medicine. The materials will be freely available on a Web site that helps both professions achieve competence in the emerging field of genomic medicine. (more)

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November 2008: Do You Know Your Family's Health History?

Acting Surgeon General Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., has declared this Thanksgiving the fifth annual National Family History Day. Since 2004, the Surgeon General has urged all Americans to use this time of family gatherings to protect their family's future health by learning about and recording their medical history. (more)

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October 2008: NHGRI Shares Wealth of Science at ASHG Meeting

Research from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will be featured prominently at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) annual meeting, Nov. 11 to 15, 2008, in Philadelphia. From the exhibitor floor to the plenary halls, NHGRI participation points to its range of outstanding research and its leading role in genetic and genomics research. (more)

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August 2008: Alan E. Guttmacher, M.D., Becomes NHGRI's Acting Director

Alan Edward Guttmacher, M.D., a nationally recognized pediatrician and medical geneticist who has played major leadership roles at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) for nearly a decade, became Acting Director of NHGRI on Aug. 2, 2008. He replaces Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., who stepped down after 15 years at the helm of NHGRI to pursue other professional opportunities. (more)

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July 2008: NHGRI Pays Tribute to a Giant of Medical Genetics

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. The relentlessly energetic clinician scholar, a pioneer in the pursuit of the links between inheritance and disease, died at home, of complications due to cancer. (more)

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May 2008: Statement By Michael O. Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services

On the resignation of Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, May 28, 2008. (more)

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April 2008: NHGRI Director to Receive International Ethics Prize

In recognition of his continuing efforts to improve human health through genetic research and his support of ethical, legal and social implications analysis of genomic science, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, will be awarded the inaugural Inamori Ethics Prize this fall. (more)

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March 2008: NHGRI-Supported Research Earns High Impact Ranking

A recent independent analysis published in the January/February 2008 issue of Thomson Scientific's Science Watch, shows that the National Human Genome Research Institute holds the second highest "citation impact" in the rapidly expanding field of molecular biology and genetics research from 2002-2006. (more)

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January 2008: Janis Mullaney Joins NHGRI as Executive Officer

Janis Mullaney has joined the National Human Genome Research Insitute as executive officer, a position that oversees virtually every management function of the institute. (more)

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January 2008: New Directions in NHGRI Office of the Director

To advance its efforts to build upon the foundation laid by the sequencing of the human genome in a swift and efficient manner, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has made several key staff changes in the Office of the Director. (more)

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December 2007: Bringing the Genomic Revolution to the Public

Genome-wide association studies have begun identifying the numerous genes involved in many common diseases. To speed the application of these state-of-the-art genomic technologies with the rigorous methods of epidemiology, the National Human Genome Research Institute recently established the Office of Population Genomics to lay a solid groundwork for translating the results into improved medical care. (more)

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October 2007: American Society of Human Genetics' Meeting Showcases NHGRI Research

Investigators from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will figure prominently at the 57^th annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) taking place Oct. 23-27, 2007 in San Diego. (more)

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August 2007: Building Bridges: Moving Genomics Into Clinical Care

The National Human Genome Research Institute has recently created the Genomic Healthcare Branch to help bridge the gap between genomic discoveries made in the research lab and the realities faced by patients and healthcare providers in the clinic. (more)

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June 2007: Researchers Can Apply Now for Access to GAIN Data

The Genetic Association Information Network (GAIN) is now accepting applications from researchers who want access to the rich trove of data that its genome-wide association studies of common diseases will begin generating within the next few months. (more)

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April 2007: Mary Affeldt Joins NHGRI as Executive Officer

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) selects Mary Affeldt, a senior manager at the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), to be its Executive Officer. She replaces Frederick Walker, who retired in January. (more)

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April 2007: Moving Genomic Medicine into the Doctor's Office

W. Gregory Feero, M.D., Ph.D., joins the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) as the Senior Advisor to the Director for Genomic Medicine. In this position, he plays a key role in guiding the institute as it works to convert the discoveries of genomic research into advances in clinical medicine. (more)