NHGRI selects new scientific director for intramural research
Daniel L. Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., has been selected to be the Scientific Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), NHGRI Director Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., announced. Dr. Kastner currently serves as Clinical Director and Director of Translational Research at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). Dr. Kastner will assume his position at NHGRI in early October. Read more
Summer's over, so it's back to the books and biology class. That means genetics labs and research reports on the Human Genome Project. To help teachers and pupils get a jumpstart, the Education and Community Involvement Branch at NHGRI has created a collection of fun and useful online educational resources. With topics in genetics typically scheduled for fall teaching, now is a good time to get ahead of the curve. Read more
Recent news articles marking the tenth anniversary of the announcement of the first draft sequence of the human genome also predicted the rise of DNA sequencing technologies that sequence a human genome for $1,000 or less in the next three to five years, a development that would change the face of biomedical research and clinical practice. Read here about recent sequencing breakthroughs toward achieving that goal.
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