National Human Genome Research Institute

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The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is located in Bethesda ( Maryland ). The NIH is part of the US Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary agency for biomedical research in the US.

Emergence

The NHGRI was originally called the National Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR), which was founded in 1989 to represent the NIH in the Human Genome Project (HGP). The HGP was developed in collaboration with the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to sequence and map the entire human genome ; it officially started in 1990.

In 1993 the NCHGR expanded its remit with the establishment of the Division of Intramural Research (DIR). The task of DIR was to apply new methods and findings of genome technology to the study of certain diseases. In 1996 the Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) was founded to research the genetic causes of complex diseases; The CIDR was financially supported by eight NIH institutes.

Renaming and independence

In 1997, the United States Department of Health and Human Services renamed the NCHGR the National Human Genome Research Institute , officially making it one of the 27 independent research institutes that make up the NIH.

Since the end of the sequencing of the human genome in April 2003, the NHGRI has carried out its own and collaborative projects on genetics and has made the results of these studies available in databases worldwide.

Important data

  • October 1, 1988 - The Office for Human Genome Research ( Department of research into the human genome ) is within the Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH) established. The NIH and DOE sign a Memorandum of Understanding for "coordinated research and technical activities relating to the human genome".
  • April 11, 1996 - DNA sequencing of the human genome began with pilot studies at six universities in the United States.
  • March 1999 - Official start of human genome sequencing
  • May 4, 2007 - The National Human Genome Research Institute and National Cancer Institute (NCI) began collaborating with the Group Health Cooperative in Seattle and the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit to launch the Multiplex Initiative, a level of interest study of healthy young adults for genetic testing for eight commonly found diseases.
  • May 28, 2008 - After 15 years as director for the NHGRI, Francis S. Collins resigned. Alan Edward Guttmacher was named as acting director while a new director was sought.
  • November 17, 2009 - Eric D. Green has been named director of the National Human Genome Research Institute.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.genome.gov/27534788/about-the-institute/
  2. ↑ genome.gov Release: Study to Probe How Healthy Younger Adults Make Use of Genetic Tests
  3. ↑ genome.gov NIH News: Francis S. Collins to step down as Director of National Human Genome Research Institute
  4. ↑ https://www.genome.gov/27527308/directors-page/