The Division of Intramural Research sponsors a biweekly seminar series that is open to the entire NIH community and covers a broad range of topics in genetics and genomics.

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Brown Bag Seminar is a series of lectures given by post-doctoral fellows and trainees from the Division of Intramural Research (DIR).

The International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies Development Group is hosting a small meeting designed to coalesce the remarkable recent progress in the field of pigment cell development with research aimed at gaining new insights into differentiation, gene expression and embryology. This conference will explore these themes by gathering experts in a broad range of fields spanning basic transcriptional mechanisms through the clinical impact of pigment cell research.

This conference will focus on normal and abnormal, early embryonic midline development and laterality. Topics in individual sessions will include new findings on HPE, oral facial clefting, laterality defects with emphasis on congenital heart defects, psychosocial research on HPE families and HPE in diverse populations.

A two and a half day meeting at the Renaisssance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore to discuss data analysis and methodological issues relevant to the International Haplotype Map Project.

The Chemistry and Biology: Partners in Decoding the Genome symposium will highlight for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the larger biomedical research community unique and exciting scientific insights resulting from the application of modern chemical approaches to the study of important problems in biology and genomics. This area of research is a particular focus of the Molecular Libraries Roadmap, and is being fueled by recent developments in chemical diversity, screening technologies, robotics, genomics and informatics, all of which will be highlighted at the meeting.

The year 2003 marks a very special occasion for the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI): the tenth anniversary of the Division of Intramural Research (DIR). To celebrate this event, NHGRI/DIR sponsored a day-long scientific symposium entitled: From Base Pairs to Bedside on Friday, December 5, 2003. A web cast of this event is now available.

An intensive review of the major areas of ongoing genome research, this lecture series consists of 13 sessions featuring a mix of local and outside speakers covering the major areas of genomics.

Beyond the Beginning: The Future of Genomics II concludes the yearlong NHGRI planning process, the scope of which was framed at the Airlie I meeting held in December 2001. The issues raised at Airlie I were explored in depth in a subsequent series of workshops, summarized in the planning process overview. The results of the entire process – a scientific report to describe the future of genomics and the role of NHGRI - will be announced in April 2003 during the 50th anniversary celebration of Watson and Crick’s description of the DNA double helix, and the full completion of the sequencing of the human genome.

NHGRI Scientific Director and Cancer Genetics Branch Chief Jeffrey Trent presented "Integrating Genetics, Genomics, and Biology of Malignant Melanoma" from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in the Jack Masur Auditorium, Building 10 on the National of Institutes of Health campus.

The 2002 Joseph Leiter Lectureship, "Genomics, Medicine, and Society," was presented by Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), on July 15, 2002 at the Lister Hill Auditorium, National Library of Medicine (NLM). Co-sponsored by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Medical Library Association. View a video of the lecture webcast.

The Human Genome Lecture Series 2002 is a series of lectures focusing on the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomics. Presenters include experts from around the country.

This American Association for Cancer Research/Nature Genetics Special Conference is designed to coalesce the remarkable recent progress in the field of genome research with research aimed at gaining new insights into cancer development, progression, and therapy.

On April 15, 2002, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) held a meeting with representatives from professional and scientific societies to discuss working together to inform the various communities about opportunities in genomics and Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI), and increase the number of underrepresented minorities pursuing doctoral degrees in scientific disciplines relevant to genomics.

NHGRI Director Dr. Francis Collins, opened the meeting by highlighting the accomplishments of the Human Genome Project, discussing future challenges, and emphasizing the need to have more scientists and scholars from underrepresented minority groups involved.

You can download a PowerPoint presentation of Dr. Collins' highlights. If you need an alternate version of this presentation, please email the webmaster and one will be provided to you.

The goals of this conference are to bring parents, researchers, and professionals involved with the care of persons with HPE together to exchange information, ideas, scientific data, and to share the family experience. A limited number of families will be chosen to undergo evaluations at the NIH. Families will be given the opportunity to schedule evaluations at any of the three Carter Centers for Holoprosencephaly and Related Malformations for additional evaluations and continuing care.

With the rapid advances in genomics and the ever-growing accomplishments of the Human Genome Project, this intense review of the major areas of ongoing genome research would be beneficial to many NIH investigators. Presentations by local and outside speakers will be held on 15 successive Tuesdays in Lipsett Ampitheater January 15 - May 7, 2002. CME credits are offered.

What's next for genomics? To find an answer, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) gathered more than 150 of the world's leading genome researchers for a three-day conference, Beyond the Beginning: The Future of Genomics, at the Airlie Conference Center in Warrenton, Virginia, December 12-14, 2001.

On November 9-11, 2001, the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority National Education Foundation, the National Human Genome Center at Howard University, the National Human Genome Research Institute, and the Family Life Center Foundation at Shiloh Baptist Church will host a conference about the Human Genome Project in Washington, DC.

The conference aims to update communities about the scientific goals and accomplishments of the Human Genome Project, to encourage all individuals to become actively involved in addressing the complex ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genetics research, and to encourage students to pursue careers in genomic and ELSI research. Everyone is welcome to attend. The conference is free, but registration will be required.

Conference brochures containing details of the event are available at: http://www.tech-res-intl.com/hgp

For more information contact:
Margaret May at (301) 897-7481
or e-mail inquiries to confdept@tech-res.com

The five-part lecture series starts on February 12, 2001 with a three hour kick-off symposium in Masur Auditorium in the NIH Clinical Center (Building 10) from 2:30 to 5:30 PM.

Researchers in the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Division of Intramural Research (DIR) partner with the Smithsonian Institution to provide an inside look at the latest genetic research.

This American Association for Cancer Research/Nature Genetics Special Conference is designed to coalesce the remarkable recent progress in the field of genome research with research aimed at gaining new insights into cancer development, progression, and therapy.

"Bridging Past and Future Horizons: Understanding the SMS Puzzle"

An educational conference on Smith-Magenis Syndrome will be held on Sept 21-24, 2000 at the Key Bridge Marriott, Arlington, VA. The conference is being co-sponsored by the NHGRI and the Office of Rare Diseases at NIH in conjunction with the parent support group PRISMS (Parents and Researchers Interested in Smith-Magenis syndrome).

Current Topics in Genome Analysis A fourteen-week mini-course covering important areas in the field of genome analysis.

We are pleased to announce two consecutive conferences that will first focus on the recent scientific advances in the understanding of holoprosencephaly (HPE), and a second conference that will provide families dealing with HPE an opportunity for interactions among themselves and with specialists in the genetics and management of problems associated with HPE.

The 8th IWCST is designed to assess the current state of progress in the field of cancer genetics and cytogenetics. The major emphasis of this year's Workshop will focus on using array-based technologies to assess both altered gene expression, and DNA sequence copy number change. As always there will be poster sessions and proffered presentations in addition to plenary lectures.

This First Annual Consumer Day will be begin at 8:45 a.m. on November 12, 1999 at the Natcher Conference Center at NIH. The Consumer Day program is designed to answer frequently asked questions.

This symposium, sponsored by the Division of Intramural Research of the National Human Genome Institute, was held in the Jack Masur Auditorium at the National Institutes of Health on Thursday, April 15, 1999. The event celebrated the career of Dr. R. Michael Blaese, who retired after more than three decades of research at the NIH.

The symposium includes several scientific presentations on gene therapy, including the keynote address by Dr. Anderson. Detailed information on speakers and Dr. Blaese's career at the NIH are available at the symposium web site.

A fourteen-week mini-course covering important areas in the field of genome analysis.

Researchers in the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Division of Intramural Research (DIR) team up with the Smithsonian Institution to provide an inside look at the latest genetic research and an opportunity to learn about diagnostic and therapeutic techniques still on the scientific horizon.

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Office of Rare Diseases of the National Institutes of Health is pleased to announce the 1st National Conference on Proteus syndrome for parents and families. The conference will take place on March 21, 1998, at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. The goal of this one-day conference is to bring parents and individuals with Proteus syndrome together with experts and researchers on the condition, to exchange information, ideas, scientific data, and share family experiences. Attendees will hear about current research efforts into the cause, management, and treatment of Proteus syndrome.

The National Human Genome Research Institute's 1997-1998 Human Genome Lecture Series will begin November 20. The eight speakers will focus on large-scale DNA sequencing and genomic approaches to the study of protein identification, human variation and complex traits. All lectures take place from 11:30am - 1:00 pm in the Lipsett Amphitheater, Clinical Center except for the December 11, 1997 lecture, which will be held from 10:00-11:30 am in the Lister Hill Auditorium, Building 38A.

Applications are invited for the 1998 Workshop on Methods and Applications of DNA Microarray Technology. The workshop will address progress and challenges in the development and experimental applications of DNA microarrays including investigations of basic genetic mechanisms, clinical diagnosis, drug discovery and toxicology.

A fourteen-week mini-course covering important areas in the field of genome analysis.

The Immune Deficiency Foundation and the Office of Rare Diseases at the National Institutes of Health will co-sponsor a Workshop for Families with X-linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (XSCID) April 18 and 19, 1997, in Washington, D.C.

An NIH Consensus Development Conference on Genetic Testing for Cystic Fibrosis will be held April 14-16 at the Natcher Conference Center in Bethesda, Maryland. This conference is being sponsored by the NHGRI and the NIH Office of Medical Applications of Research.

A national conference on Smith-Magenis Syndrome will be held on March 14 and 15, 1997. The conference is being co-sponsored by the NHGRI, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Human Genetics Network, and the Office of Rare Diseases at NIH.