About Us
Mission
Our mission is to promote and increase diversity in genomics. Our programs are designed to train students in genomics and related sciences and to provde mechanisms for them to pursue higher levels of education. Our department is also a conduit for the community at large to learn more about genomics and human health.
Background
The Outreach Department at The Genome Institute was established in 2003, in response to the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Minority Action Plan (MAP). The goal of the Outreach Department is to:
- Prepare undergraduates for careers in genome
sciences through research opportunities that are focused on graduate
studies as the next career level.
- Establish mutually beneficial partnerships
with minority-serving institutions, which will build a pipeline of
students and faculty for our research programs.
- Provide faculty at minority-serving institutions with research opportunities that will enhance their curriculum.
- Facilitate public interaction with The Genome Institute in order to educate the public, stimulate interest in genome sciences and genomic medicine, and to measure the impact of these interactions.
Programs
In accordance with the MAP, the Outreach Department has developed an umbrella program, Opportunities in Genomics Research (OGR). All programs within OGR are designed to encourage and promote diversity in genomics and genetics as well as to educate the general public about these fields of study. OGR is structured as follows:
