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NIH Earmarks $38M for Consortium Studying Polygenic Risk Scores in Diverse Populations

The consortium aims to develop and evaluate methods for calculating polygenic risk scores for specific diseases, particularly for people of different ancestries.

Telomere-To-Telomere Team Assembles Complete Human Genome En Route to Reference Pangenome
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The project leaders hope that T2T-CHM13 will be used as a new linear reference genome while they are generating phased genomes for the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium.

Blood Cancer Genetic Risk Loci Found in Retriever Dogs

Using a genome-wide association study and multiomic follow up, investigators tracked down genes involved in histiocytic sarcoma in flat-coated retrievers.

Study Reveals African Americans' Perspectives on Genomic Research Participation

A new study found that African-American participants in genomic research prefer broad and welcoming engagement approaches and nuanced discussions.

Invitae to Provide Genetic Testing Within eMERGE Population Screening Study

As a new clinical affiliate, Invitae will test up to 25,000 patients in a study exploring the role of genetics in cancer, heart disease, and other conditions.

Mar 29, 2021

Armonica Technologies Wins $349K SBIR Grant From NHGRI

Mar 5, 2021

Fauna Bio Gets $373K NIH Grant to Study Animal Genomes for Potential Drug Targets

Mar 3, 2021

Human Pangenome Reference Consortium Releases Data From 30 Genomes

Jan 7, 2021

NHGRI Sets Plan to Diversify Genomics Workforce

Dec 23, 2020

AnVIL Platform Makes Popular NHGRI GTEx Database Free to Download
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Nov 5, 2020

Jackson Laboratory Wins $3.4M NHGRI Grant to Study Workplace Genomic Testing

Oct 28, 2020

Q&A: NHGRI's Eric Green on Advancements and Ongoing Challenges in Genomics
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Oct 28, 2020

NHGRI Lays Out Strategic Vision, Future Priorities for Genomics Research

Oct 28, 2020

'Genotype-First' Study Leads to Blood Cell Mutations Underlying Severe Autoinflammatory Disease
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Oct 6, 2020

Startup Coral Genomics Wins $2M SBIR Grant From NIH

Aug 24, 2020

Kromatid Wins NHGRI Grant to Develop Single-Cell Structural Genomics Tech for Disease Research

Jul 29, 2020

ENCODE Phase Three Offers New Insights Into Genomic Regulatory Regions, Organization

Jul 22, 2020

Risk-Assessment Phase of eMERGE Looks to Diversify Polygenic Risk Scoring
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Jul 14, 2020

Telomere-to-Telomere Team Shares Complete X Chromosome Assembly

Apr 16, 2020

NHGRI Publishes Draft of 2020 Strategic Roadmap

Feb 28, 2020

NHGRI Precision Health Research Program Using Reverse Phenotyping to Better Understand Genomics
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Feb 14, 2020

NHGRI Creates New Precision Health Research Program

Feb 10, 2020

President Trump Calls for 8 Percent Cut to NIH Budget

Feb 4, 2020

NHGRI to Award $14.3M in Funding for Mendelian Genomics Centers

Oct 24, 2019

NHGRI Plans $33.8M in Funding for Polygenic Risk Score Consortium

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Another Resignation

According to the Wall Street Journal, a third advisory panel member has resigned following the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of an Alzheimer's disease drug.

Novavax Finds Its Vaccine Effective

Reuters reports Novavax's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19.

Can't Be Used

The US Food and Drug Administration says millions of vaccine doses made at an embattled manufacturing facility cannot be used, the New York Times reports.

PLOS Papers on Frozen Shoulder GWAS, Epstein-Barr Effects on Immune Cell Epigenetics, More

In PLOS this week: genome-wide association study of frozen shoulder, epigenetic patterns of Epstein-Barr-infected B lymphocyte cells, and more.