Way, way back machine

Once upon a time I worked in the Extramural program office of the National Human Genome Resource Institute (NHGRI). It was my first “real” job out of college and I have the pantsuit to prove it. I mostly worked with the Program Officers in genomic medicine and ethical/legal/social issues but I had a bit of time to spare. They let me blog!

I wrote about how the pioneers of C. elegans genome sequencing laid the groundwork for open data sharing principles that are now widely adopted in genetics research. What started out as a casual understanding between colleagues became formalized as the “Bermuda Principles”:
Worm genome sequencing influenced Human Genome Project’s data sharing principles

And about the microbiome:
Close encounters of the microbial kind

I assure you that your federal tax dollars were very well spent.