| 1 | Finally!!!: The 17th NIH Director |
| 2 | New Director, National Cancer Institute |
| 3 | New Director, NIH Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives |
| 4 | New Director, NIH Office of Nutrition Research |
| 5 | New Director, NIH Office of Science Policy |
| 6 | New Director, NIH Office of Legislative Policy and Analysis |
| 7 | National Medal of Technology and Innovation |
| 8 | Mourning the Loss of Robert Eiss |
| 9 | NIH Designates People with Disabilities as a Population with Health DisparitiesNIH News ReleasePAR-23-309 – Health and Health Care Disparities Among Persons Living with Disabilities (R01) |
| 10 | Re-Envisioning NIH-Supported Postdoctoral Training |
| 11 | FDA Proposed Rule for LDT Oversight and RegulationFDA Proposed Rule
Association for Molecular Pathology Response to the Proposed Rule |
| 12 | Fiscal Year 2024 AppropriationsContinuing ResolutionSenate Bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 AppropriationsHouse Bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations |
| 13 | Mourning the Loss of George Weinstock |
| 14 | Mourning the Loss of Eta Berner |
| 15 | Mourning the Loss of Sandra Day O’Connor |
| 16 | 2023 American Society of Human Genetics Awards |
| 17 | 2023 MacArthur Fellow |
| 18 | Elected to National Academy of Medicine |
| 19 | Elected to AAAS |
| 20 | New Chief Executive Officer, Wellcome |
| 21 | Global Alliance for Genomics & Health (GA4GH)GA4GH WebsiteNew Chair of GA4GHGA4GH Driver Project AnnouncementHuman Pangenome Project (HPP) Driver Project WebsiteHPP WebsiteHPP White Paper Link |
| 22 | Together for CHANGETogether for CHANGE WebsiteNew Initiative Aims to Sequence Half a Million Genomes of People with African Ancestry for Health Studies |
| 23 | Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare Diseases (GREGoR)GREGoR Program WebsiteGREGoR Consortium WebsiteGREGoR Data Coordinating Center Data Release WebpageGREGoR Version 1 Dataset in dbGaPWojcik et al. – “Beyond the Exome: What’s Next for Diagnostic Testing for Mendelian Conditions” |
| 24 | Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF)IGVF Program WebsiteIGVF Consortium WebsiteIGVF BioRxiv Channel WebsiteIGVF Consortium – "The Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium" |
| 25 | Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS)CEGS Program WebsiteZhang et al. – "Mouse Genome Rewriting and Tailoring of Three Important Disease Loci"McCutcheon et al. – "Transcriptional and Epigenetic Regulators of Human CD8+ T Cell Function Identified Through Orthogonal CRISPR Screens"Cortes-Lopez et al. – "Single-Cell Multi-Omics Defines the Cell-Type-Specific Impact of Splicing Aberrations in Human Hematopoietic Clonal Outgrowths"Marayati et al. – "Programmable Protein Expression Using a Genetically Encoded M6A Sensor"Dai et al. – "Ultrafast Bisulfite Sequencing Detection of 5-Methylcytosine in DNA and RNA" |
| 26 | Cross-Consortia Day 2023
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Washington University Department of Genetics News ReportNHGRI IGVF WebsiteNHGRI Human Genome Reference Program WebsiteNHGRI GREGoR WebsiteNHGRI Clinical Genome Resource WebsiteAtlas of Variant Effects Alliance Website |
| 27 | Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits WorkshopWorkshop WebsiteWorkshop RecordingsPAR-23-302 – Developing Novel Theory and Methods for Understanding the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits (R01)PAR-23-301 – Developing Novel Theory and Methods for Understanding the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits (R21) |
| 28 | NHGRI Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL)AnVIL Program WebsiteAnVIL PortalAnVIL DiscourseOffice Hours & EventsDUOS page |
| 29 | NHGRI Genomic Data Science Working Group |
| 30 | Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) NetworkeMERGE Program WebsiteeMERGE Consortium WebsiteLennon et al. – "Selection, Optimization, and Validation of Ten Chronic Disease Polygenic Risk Scores for Clinical Implementation in Diverse Populations" |
| 31 | Multi-Omics for Health and Disease (MOHD) ConsortiumMOHD Program WebsiteMOHD Kick-Off Meeting |
| 32 | Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen)ClinGen Consortium WebsiteGoldstein et al. – “Variant Classification for Pompe Disease: ACMG/AMP Specifications from the ClinGen Lysosomal Diseases Variant Curation Expert Panel”Spier et al. – “Gene-Specific ACMG/AMP Classification Criteria for Germline APC Variants: Recommendations from the ClinGen Insight Hereditary Colorectal Cancer/Polyposis Variant Curation Expert Panel” |
| 33 | Phenotypes and Exposures (PhenX) Toolkit |
| 34 | Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE) |
| 35 | Regional Genomic Medicine eConsult ServicesRFA-HG-24-001 – Research on the Impact of and Methods for Implementing Regional Genomic Medicine eConsult Services (U01)PAR-24-106 – Solutions to Enable Regional Genomic Medicine eConsult Services (R43/R44)PAR-24-107 – Solutions to Enable Regional Genomic Medicine eConsult Services (R41/R42)eConsult WebinarNHGRI Small Business Program Website |
| 36 | Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening |
| 37 | Genome Technology ProgramTechnology Development Program WebsiteGenome Technology Development Coordinating Center (TDCC) WebsiteNOT-HG-24-012 – Advancing Genomic Technology Development for Research and Clinical ApplicationRFA-HG-24-013 – NHGRI Technology Development Coordinating Center (U24)Genome Technology Program Publication HighlightsGenome Technology Program YouTube Channel |
| 38 | Small Business Program |
| 39 | Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research ProgramELSI Research Program WebsitePAR-23-293 – Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01)PAR-23-294 – Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21)PAR-23-295 – Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03)Plan for Enhancing Diverse PerspectivesInformational Session on the Renewed ELSI Funding Opportunities |
| 40 | Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) OfficeIdentifying and Evaluating Trainee Outcomes ToolkitRFA-HG-22-004 – Genome Research Experiences to Attract Talented Undergraduates into Genomic Fields to Enhance Diversity (R25)PAR-21-074 – Mentored Research Experiences for Genetic Counselors (R25)PAR-21-075 – Research Experience in Genomic Research for Data Scientists (R25)NHGRI Diversity Centers for Genome Research Consortium WebsiteRFA-HG-22-026 – Diversity Centers for Genome Research (U54)RFA-HG-22-027 – Diversity Centers for Genome Research (UG3/UH3) |
| 41 | Extramural Investigator-Initiated HighlightsChen et al. – “Improved Sequence Mapping Using a Complete Reference Genome and Lift-Over”Gordon et al. – “Integrative Single-Cell Characterization of a Frugivorous and An Insectivorous Bat Kidney and Pancreas”Smith et al. – “Clinically Indicated Genomic Sequencing of Children in Foster Care: Legal and Ethical Issues”Wojcik et al. – “Provision and Availability of Genomic Medicine Services in Level Iv Neonatal Intensive Care Units” |
| 42 | Resources for New Grant WritersFunding for New and Early-Stage Investigators Funding OpportunitiesInside the Black Box of the NIH Funding System Video |
| 43 | 4D Nucleome (4DN)4DN Data Portal4DN Seminar Series4DN Overview4DN Funded ProjectsMalachowski et al. – “Spatially Coordinated Heterochromatinization of Long Synaptic Genes in Fragile X Syndrome”Owen et al. – “Design Principles Of 3D Epigenetic Memory Systems”Zhang et al. – “Computational Methods for Analyzing Multiscale 3D Genome Organization”Dekker et al. – “Spatial and Temporal Organization of the Genome: Current State and Future Aims of The 4D Nucleome Project” |
| 44 | Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Project (KOMP2)KOMP2 Program WebsiteIMPC WebsiteIMPC Workshops |
| 45 | All of Us Research ProgramAll of Us Research Program WebsiteAll of Us Research Program WorkbenchNIH’s All of Us Research Program Awards $1.5 Million to Institutions Collaborating with Tribal Communities to Advance Precision MedicineAll of Us Research Program Small Grants Press Release |
| 46 | NHGRI Exhibits at Annual Meetings |
| 47 | New Instagram Accounts for NHGRI and NHGRI DirectorNHGRI Director InstagramNHGRI Instagram |
| 48 | NHGRI History of Genomics ProgramNHGRI History of Genomics Program WebsiteArchive Landing Page |
| 49 | Undergraduate Genetics Education Network (UGEN) |
| 50 | ISCC-PEG Scholars ProgramISCC-PEG Scholars Program Website2021-2023 ISCC-PEG Scholars Program Presentations |
| 51 | Celebrate National DNA Day 2024! |
| 52 | Celebrating 30 Years of the NHGRI Intramural Research ProgramA Conversation with the 4 NHGRI Scientific Directors WebsiteA Conversation with the 4 NHGRI Scientific Directors (Video: Part 1)A Conversation with the 4 NHGRI Scientific Directors (Video: Part 2) |
| 53 | Founding Director, NHGRI Center for Genomics and Data Science Research |
| 54 | Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease Community-based Research ProjectNIH Statement on New FDA-approved Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell DiseaseNHGRI Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy Education Project |
| 55 | NHGRI Intramural Research HighlightsLin et al. – "The History of Coast Salish “Woolly Dogs” Revealed by Ancient Genomics and Indigenous Knowledge"Adebamowo et al. – "Genome, HLA and Polygenic Risk Score Analyses for Prevalent and Persistent Cervical Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infections"Shen et al. – "A Genome Catalog of the Early-Life Human Skin Microbiome" |
| 56 | NIH Intramural Fellows Vote to Unionize |
| 57 | ‘One-Stop-Shop’ to Stay Connected |
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