Laboratory Information:
National Human Genome Research Institute
Building 12A, Room 1033
12 South Drive, MSC 5612
Bethesda, MD 20892-5612
Website: http://www.genome.gov
Technology Transfer Website: http://www.genome.gov/10001152
Agency/Department: Dept. of Health and Human Services
Region: Mid-Atlantic
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Ms. Claire Driscoll
Phone: 301-402-2537
Fax: 301-402-9722
Email: cdriscol@mail.nih.gov
Background/History of the Laboratory:
Established in 1989, the National Human
Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) led the National Institutes of
Health's (NIH) contribution to the International Human Genome Project, which had as its primary goal
the
sequencing of the human genome. This project was successfully completed in April 2003. Now, the NHGRI's
mission has expanded to encompass a broad range of studies aimed at understanding the structure and
function
of the human genome and its role in health and disease. To that end NHGRI supports the development of
resources and technology that will accelerate genome research and its application to human health.
Mission of the Laboratory:
A critical part of the NHGRI mission continues
to be the study of the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of
genome research. NHGRI also supports the training of investigators and the dissemination of genome
information to the public and to health professionals. The direction and vision for the future for NHGRI
and for
genomics research - A Vision for the Future of Genomics Research - was released in April 2003, coinciding
with
the 50th anniversary of James Watson and Francis Crick's seminal publication of the structure of DNA.
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs)
- Letter of Intent (LOI) for CRADA
- Materials-Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (Materials CRADA)
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
- Gene Therapy
- Gene-Based Diagnostics
- Genetic Mapping
- Genetic Technologies
- Chromosome Abnormalities
- Chromosome Microdissection
- Comparative Genomics
- Nanomedicine
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Spectral Karyotyping
- Transcriptome
- Transgenics
