The Journal of the American Medical Association released a special issue on genomic medicine today. The issue provides some useful perspectives and content in this field of increasing importance. JAMA – April 10, 2013, Vol 309, No. 14 Other related resources of interest: Genetic Alliance: http://www.geneticalliance.org/ Genetics Home Reference: http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ National Coalition for Health Professional [...]
Entries Tagged as 'NHGRI'
JAMA Special Issue on Genomics in Medicine
April 10th, 2013 by Kristi · No Comments
Tags:2013, genomics, Information, NHGRI, NIH, translational, Uncategorized, Washington University
Tutorials and lecture materials from NCBI and NHGRI
November 30th, 2011 by Kristi · No Comments
I am constantly surprised by the amount of great instructional material available in topics related to genomics and bioinformatics. It is unfortunate that there isn’t a “master list” somewhere of all of the instructional available from NIH-related efforts (hint hint). Until that happens, I’ll try to share resources as I find them. Here are some [...]
Tags:bioinformatics, BLAST, course, data, database, education, genetic, genome, genomics, informatics, Information, NCBI, NHGRI, research, science, tool, tutorial
NHGRI funds sequencing technologies to achieve $1K genome
September 14th, 2010 by Kristi · No Comments
NIH announcement… NHGRI FUNDS DEVELOPMENT OF THIRD GENERATION DNA SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGIES More than $18 million in grants to spur the development of a third generation of DNA sequencing technologies was announced today by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The new technologies will sequence a person’s DNA quickly and cost-effectively so it routinely can [...]
NHGRI’s talking glossary of genetic terms
October 20th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) just released an updated glossary of genetic terms. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) created the Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms to help everyone understand the terms and concepts used in genetic research. In addition to definitions, specialists in the field of genetics share their descriptions of [...]
Tags:gene, genetic, genomics, Information, interesting, NHGRI, NIH
OpenHelix Genomics Search and Learn Portal
October 15th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
If you haven’t stopped by OpenHelix lately, you should take some time to visit! They’ve recently launched a Genomics Search and Learn Portal. The site features a great Search feature which allows you to find resources based on keywords (love the Recent Queries and Favorite Queries!). Their tutorials and related resources like the Free Curriculums, [...]
Tags:bioinformatics, blogging, database, education, genetic, genome, genomics, helpful, informatics, Information, NHGRI, resources, science, tutorial
Learning how to teach genomics to health care professionals: the ATCG and NCHPEG meetings
September 20th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
From the registration site: The ATCG Meeting entitled “Trust It or Trash It?” Creating & Assessing Genetic Health Information will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. This meeting will bring together individuals involved with conveying complex information to different types of audiences. We hope to engage the audience in discussing issues around defining information quality, choosing content [...]
Tags:communication, education, genetic, Genetic Alliance, genomics, NHGRI, Web 2.0
The Fantasy Genome Project
September 3rd, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
Olivia Judson posed a very interesting question in the NY Times the other day: If you could pick any organism to have its whole genome sequenced — what would it be? Dr. Judson ponders the concept of genomes and what this information can tell us in the article. She names the African coelacanth as her [...]
