NEWSLETTER March 2024

Celebrate in the Classroom with our

"DNA Beyond the Gene" Interactive



Learn more about the functions of non-coding DNA in our genome and how they regulate gene expression, protect our genes, and help shape who we are. 

Applications for Washington, D.C. close on April 15, 2024

NHGRI's Short Course In Genomics Applications Closes Soon, Apply NOW!

NHGRI’s Annual Short Course in Genomics is now accepting applications from middle and high school teachers, and community college faculty teaching science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) courses.

The free course will be held in-person from July 16-19, 2024 on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD.

The application closes on March 31, 2024

Visit NHGRI at the National Science Teaching Association Meeting in Denver in March!

Visit NHGRI’s Education and Community Involvement Branch in the exhibit hall to learn more about the NHGRI Short Course, future programs for educators, and help yourself to some of our genomics-related materials for the classroom. 

Looking for a session to attend? Join us at the “Henrietta Lacks Cervical Cancer and the HPV Perspective” on Friday, March 22 from 4pm-5pm in the Centennial Ballroom G. 

Word of the Month

from NHGRI's Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms

Deoxyribonucleic acid (abbreviated DNA) is the molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism. 

View a 3-D animation of DNA and hear more about what makes this molecule amazing!