NIH CLINICAL CENTER GRAND ROUNDS
Episode 2010-27
Time: 01:12:11
Recorded September 22, 2010

Sequencing Human Genomes Circa 2010
Eric Green, MD, PhD
Director, NHGRI

Clinical Annotation of Genomes: Challenges and Opportunities
Leslie Biesecker, MD
Chief, Genetic Disease Research Branch, NHGRI

ANNOUNCER: Discussing Outstanding Science of the Past, Present and Future - this is NIH Clinical Center Grand Rounds.

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Greetings and welcome to NIH Clinical Center Grand Rounds, recorded September 22, 2010 at America's Clinical Research Hospital, the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This time, the topic of discussion is the human genome. Dr. Eric Green, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute will discuss, "Sequencing Human Genomes, Circa 2010." He'll be followed by Dr. Leslie Biesecker, chief of the Genetic Disease Research Branch at the NHGRI, who will discuss "Clinical Annotation of Genomes: Challenges and Opportunities."

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We take you to the Lipsett Ampitheater at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland for today's presentation.

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