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NHGRI Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Human Genome Project Completion

Read moreTo mark the 10-year anniversary of the Human Genome Project's (HGP) completion and reflect on the HGP's revolutionary influence on biomedicine, the National Human Genome Research Institute, which spearheaded the HGP, plans a series of stimulating seminars, a symposium, and an interactive exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. (more)

NHGRI reorganized to meet expanding research mission

Reorganization pie chartBethesda, Md., Tues., Sept. 10, 2012 - The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health completed a major reorganization to accommodate broad changes in its mission, Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., NHGRI's director, announced. (more)

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NHGRI collaborates with Smithsonian to produce new genome exhibit

Smithsonian Natural History Museum. Photo Courtesy of the SmithsonianTo celebrate the 10th anniversary of researchers producing the first complete human genome sequence — the genetic blueprint of the human body — the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., will open a high-tech, high-intensity exhibition in 2013. (more)
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Last Updated: February 6, 2013