Genomics: Insights

Share your findings with the world

 

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has partnered with the Smithsonian to provide an online digital publication. Genomics: Insights allows high schoolers, college students, and postdoctoral trainees to share genomics research topics and findings for a chance to have them peer-reviewed and published on our site.

Communicating science to the public is an important skill for scientists, and this is an exciting opportunity to develop scientific communication skills. Articles span a variety of genomics disciplines and are written to concisely communicate findings to a lay audience.

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Genetic Counseling: Genomic Screening Programs Illustrate an Astounding Number of Unknown Pathogenic Variants


The ability to look at your own genes seems like something from the far future, but is becoming increasingly accessible. Often, this information is used to determine genetic predispositio...
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Do Host Genetics Drive the Human Gut Microbiome?


With evidence between the loss of key bacteria such as H. Pylori in our gut microbiota and the increasing rates for allergic disorders, we only grow more curious about the universe hidden...
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The Impacts of Lung Cancer Genomics on Precision Medicine


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Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factors to Treat Disease


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Our Journey to Mastering Mitochondrial DNA


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Moving from genetics for the privileged to genetics for all


The three billion letters in each of our genomes serve as the biological instruction book throughout our lives. It is a record of our previous generations—the meetings, matings, and movem...
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COVID 19: Common Misconceptions Addressed


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Can modifying immune response genes prevent allo-HSCT patients from getting ARDS?


Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, otherwise known as ARDS, is a life-threatening syndrome that admits fluid into the lungs that builds up in your alveoli, tiny air sacs in your lungs w...

Submit your article at any time.

Submissions must be between 500-1500 words and can include a maximum of 2 exhibits (figures or tables).

Who is eligible to submit:

High School Students, Post-Baccalaureate Students, Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Trainees

Who will review: 

The NHGRI Trainee Editorial Board will review based on overall relevance, overall timeliness, scientific merit, editorial aspects (grammar, format), and non-technical literacy

What to submit:

  • Interesting genomics research you wish to communicate with the public
  • An article demystifying public perception of a genetics and/or genomics concept regarding a recently published or discussed scientific finding
  • An overview of a cutting-edge topic within the field

 

For details on article submission details: https://tinyurl.com/submission-reqts

Questions? Contact the NHGRI Trainee Editorial Board at brbaur@umich.edu

Ready to submit an article for consideration by the Editorial Board? Click here to access the submission form.