National Human Genome Research Institute

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The National Human Genome Research Institute is a U.S. government biomedical research organization that leads and funds research on the structure, function, and impact of the human genome.


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instanceOf U.S. federal agency
biomedical research organization
research institute
abbreviation NHGRI
country United States of America
employer bioinformaticians
clinician scientists
ethics researchers
genome scientists
fieldOfWork biomedical research
ethical, legal, and social implications of genomics
genome medicine
genome sequencing
genomics
human genetics
formerName National Center for Human Genome Research
fundedBy U.S. federal government
funds extramural genomics research grants
headquartersLocation Bethesda, Maryland
Maryland
United States of America
inception 1989
jurisdiction United States Department of Health and Human Services
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Bethesda, Maryland
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mission to explore the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic research
to lead research on the structure and function of the human genome
to support the application of genomics to medical care
to understand the role of the genome in health and disease
operates Intramural Research Program in genomics
oversees The Cancer Genome Atlas program at NIH level
parentOrganization National Institutes of Health
participatedIn Human Genome Project
partOf National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
researchFocus epigenomics
ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) research
function of the human genome
functional genomics
genome-wide association studies
genomic data science
genomic medicine implementation
genomic technologies
genomic variation
structure of the human genome
role lead institute for the Human Genome Project at NIH
sponsor All of Us Research Program (genomics components)
subOrganization Division of Extramural Research
Division of Genomics and Society
Division of Intramural Research
website https://www.genome.gov


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