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<h1 class="page-title">Research Roundup: The Human Genome Project is in All of Us DNA</h1>
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<p>This year marks both the 70th anniversary of&nbsp;<a href="https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/kr/feature/biographical">the discovery of the double helix</a>&nbsp;and the 20th anniversary of the completion of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.genome.gov/human-genome-project">Human Genome Project</a>&nbsp;(HGP). Begun in 1990, the HGP was an ambitious endeavor to generate the first sequence of the human genome. We brought&nbsp;<em>All of Us</em>&nbsp;staffers together to reflect on how the HGP laid the foundation for<em>&nbsp;All of Us</em>.</p>
<h2>Better Understanding the Genome&nbsp;</h2>
<p>The HGP could be seen as the culmination of two centuries of research about how the human body works at microscopic levels. When the HGP began, scientists already knew that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Chromosome">chromosomes carried genomic information between cells, but many questions remained.</a></p>
<p>“With the Human Genome Project, what we were so excited about was having a map of the genes," said Nicole McNeil Ford, Ph.D., an&nbsp;<em>All of Us&nbsp;</em>Program Officer and a former National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) research biologist. "People were familiar with chromosomes, but we didn't really know exactly where most genes were mapped on those chromosomes.”</p>
<h2>Scientific Calls for Precision Medicine Research</h2>
<p>National Institutes of Health leaders wanted to build on the HGP by incorporating genomic insights into other studies. In May 2004, then-NHGRI Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., advocated for a large and diverse U.S.-based project to learn more about how genetic and environmental factors impact disease. He proposed that such a study seek to enroll at least several hundred thousand people who would provide DNA samples and other kinds of information over time to support research on a wide range of conditions. He also highlighted the importance of including communities that have been historically underrepresented in health research to help increase understanding of health disparities.</p>
<p>A decade later, Dr. Collins vision became a reality. In his 2015 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced the initiative that would pave the way for&nbsp;<em>All of Us</em>&nbsp;by drawing on the legacy of the HGP. “I want the country that eliminated polio and mapped the human genome to lead a new era of medicine -- one that delivers the right treatment at the right time,” said President Obama.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) aimed to accelerate research, in large part by establishing a new million-person cohort study led by NIH. In September 2015, a special working group convened by NIH issued a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/research-training/initiatives/pmi/pmi-working-group-report-20150917-2.pdf">report</a>&nbsp;offering a blueprint for the study and saying the “time was right” for such a project, given reduced costs of DNA sequencing, increases in computing power, and widespread use of electronic health records and mobile phones that could support additional data collection. Within months, NIH began building a nationwide consortium and infrastructure to stand up the new program. The&nbsp;<em>All of Us</em>&nbsp;Research Program was on its way.</p>
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<p><strong>The Human Genome Project and&nbsp;<em>All of Us</em></strong></p>
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<li>October 1990 - The Human Genome Project begins.</li>
<li>April 2003 - The Human Genome Project is completed.&nbsp;</li>
<li>May 2004 - Dr. Francis Collins advocates for a large and diverse population study to understand how genetic and environmental factors lead to disease.</li>
<li>September 2015 - The Working Group recommends creating what was initially called the PMI Cohort Program.</li>
<li>October 2016 - The PMI Cohort Program is renamed the&nbsp;<em>All of Us</em>&nbsp;Research Program.</li>
<li>May 2018 -&nbsp;<em>All of Us&nbsp;</em>launches participant enrollment nationwide.</li>
<li>May 2019 -&nbsp;<em>All of Us</em>&nbsp;offers a first glimpse of participants aggregate data through its public&nbsp;<a href="https://databrowser.researchallofus.org/">Data Browser</a>.</li>
<li>May 2020 -&nbsp;<em>All of Us</em>&nbsp;begins beta testing its data platform for researchers, the<em>&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.researchallofus.org/data-tools/workbench/"><em><em>All of Us</em></em>&nbsp;Researcher Workbench</a>.</li>
<li>December 2020 - Participants begin receiving initial results on genetic ancestry and traits.</li>
<li>March 2022 -&nbsp;<em>All of Us&nbsp;</em>releases its first genomic dataset for research, including nearly 100,000 whole genome sequences.</li>
<li>December 2022 - Participants begin receiving health-related DNA results.</li>
<li>April 2023 -&nbsp;<em>All of Us</em>&nbsp;releases an expanded genomic dataset totaling nearly a quarter million whole genome sequences.</li>
<li>May 2023 -&nbsp;<em>All of Us</em>&nbsp;celebrates its fifth anniversary.</li>
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<h2>Building on the Human Genome Project</h2>
<p>With <a href="/news-events/announcements/all-us-research-program-makes-nearly-250000-whole-genome-sequences-available-advance-precision-medicine ">its latest data release</a>, the&nbsp;<em>All of Us</em>&nbsp;Researcher Workbench is now the largest repository of genomic data widely available for research. Registered researchers can use the platform to combine genomic data with information from electronic health records, surveys, wearable devices, and moregaining additional insights into participants genes, lifestyles, and environments. All of these variables are crucial to consider in developing personalized treatments and prevention strategies.</p>
<p>“Genomics is foundational, but it's not completely deterministic. You're getting a much more in-depth picture of a person's health or state of disease by adding all the information that we're looking at in addition to genetic data,” said Allison Mandich, M.S., who worked as a NHGRI scientific program analyst at the end of the HGP and is now an&nbsp;<em>All of Us</em>&nbsp;Program Officer.</p>
<p><em>All of Us&nbsp;</em>Chief Data Officer Andrea Ramirez, M.D., M.S., who entered medical school as the HGP was finishing up and later worked in Dr. Collins laboratory, agreed. “You can study genomes in isolation, but you won't really learn how to improve health until you understand peoples lifestyles and environments.&nbsp;<em>All of Us</em>&nbsp;builds on what the HGP started 20 years ago. We are not only advancing our understanding of the biology of genomes, but our understanding of the interplay between genetics, environment, and lifestyle.”</p>
<p><a href="https://www.genome.gov/event-calendar/NHGRI-National-DNA-Day-20th-Anniversary-Symposium">In celebration of the HGPs 20th anniversary, hear from&nbsp;<em><em>All of Us</em></em>&nbsp;CEO Josh Denny, M.D., M.S., at NHGRIs National DNA Day 20th Anniversary Symposium</a>.</p>
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