DOE Assumes Full HGN Sponsorship

With this issue, NCHGR will say good-bye to our readers as copublisher of Human Genome News. We have enjoyed collaborating with our partners at DOE and the Human Genome Management Information System on this newsletter over these past several years. Feedback from HGN readers has indicated repeatedly that it fills a valuable niche in communicating information about human genome meetings, results, and resources to scientific readers. Our colleagues at DOE will continue to publish HGN as an important link to the working scientist.

NCHGR will maintain information flow to the scientific community through the development of a state-of-the-art World Wide Web site, which we believe will provide researchers with a major gateway to research data, grant information, news, and policy information about the Human Genome Project and NCHGR programs. Cybernauts can already visit the NCHGR Web site (http://www.genome.gov/) to find results and accomplishments of the Human Genome Project. There you will find information about NCHGR programs and funding, as well as links to central databases and to each of the Genome Science and Technology Centers (GESTECs) around the country. GESTEC Web sites contain the latest data releases from work in their laboratories. NCHGRs Web site also contains information about laboratories in our Division of Intramural Research, which applies genome technologies to the study of human inherited diseases.

In addition, we will expand our outreach efforts toward educating health-care professionals about the impact of Human Genome Project technologies on the practice of medicine. This move will broaden Human Genome Project outreach programs specifically to include an audience critical to the successful translation of HGP technologies into opportunities for improved medical care. When the Human Genome Project began 5 years ago, it was immediately clear that the spin-offs of this enterprise would profoundly affect the way modern medicine is practiced.

Yet, in spite of the projects certain impact on medical care, surveys of various professional communities over the years have shown that few providers feel they are adequately trained to responsibly handle the increasing demand for genetic services by consumers. To help fill this knowledge gap, NCHGR is forging new partnerships with key players in health care audiences that are critically important to the mission of our parent agency, the National Institutes of Health.

So, next time you are surfing the Net, please stop in. We are continuing to expand and polish our Web site, and hope to go on line with a new edition this spring. Cowabunga!

返回首页

DOE Assumes Full HGN Sponsorship

Lastest Update

·Collaborations Multiply Research, Commercial Benefits

·Research Pace Applauded at Santa Fe 96 Workshop

·Archaic Overachiever Thrives in Hostile Environments

·Third Branch of Life Confirmed

·Justice Faces the Genome: Trials and Tribulations

·OHER Program Director Reflects on Genome Project Origins, Applications

·DOE Merges Genome Center Sequencing Efforts

·Rapid Sequencing of Microbial Genomes Opens Door to Functional Genomics

·Fear of Genetic Discrimination Drives Legislative Interest

·Genome Resources Help Scientists Explore Life-Environment Interactions

·Fast-Forwarding Through the Genome with cDNAs

·I.M.A.G.E. Consortium Aiding Rapid Development of Human Gene Catalog

·Support in the United States

·Groups Coordinate Gene Sequencing

·Eyes on the Prize: Deliver the Sequence

·International Team Delivers C. elegans Sequence

·EMSL User Facility Promotes Remote Access to Instrumentation

·Science Highlights Progress in Genomics

·BAC End Sequencing Speeds Large and Small Projects

·Five-Year Research Goals of the U.S. Human Genome Project

·DOE Joint Genome Institute Exceeds DNA Sequencing Goal

·U.S. HGP on Fast Track for Early Completion

·Microbial Genome Explorations

·Functional Genomics

·HGP Grantees Report Progress, Challenges

·Oakland Hosts DOE Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Meeting 99

·On the Shoulders of Giants: Private Sector Leverages HGP Successes

·Converting Energy to Medical Progress

·Genomes: 15 Years Later

·Human Genome Working Draft: First-Edition Travel Guides

·Talk About Hidden Costs...Technically Speaking

·DOE Microbial Cell Project

·From DNA Sequences to Living Systems

·Understanding Health Risks from Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation

·Importance of Intrinsic Disorder for Protein Function

·Energy Conservation

·Microarrays Aid Understanding of Anthrax

·The Energy Waste Dilemma

·TIGR Sequencing Anthrax Used in Florida Attack

·DOE-Funded DNA-Based Technologies Track Identity, Origin of Biological Agents

·Offshore Trust - Effective Estate Planning, You Decide

·Is Solar Power The Immediate Answer To Our Energy Woes ?

·Do You Want Effective Study Skills? Try M.U.R.D.E.R.

·E-Learning: Effective Employee Training

·Earn Your Degree From Accredited Online Degree

·Prescription Checklist Air Conditioner Filter Change Or Clean

·Clinical Research Associate Training - The Key to Becoming a Certified Professional

·MBA Applications And Your Application Essay

·5 Things College Students Should Know

·What shows up on a criminal record background check?