NHGRI's Oral History Collection: Interview with Jeffery Schloss
Channel: National Human Genome Research Institute
Date: 2017-05-30

Jeff Schloss, Ph.D. is the founding director of the Division of Genome Sciences of the Extramural Research Program at the National Human Genome Research Institute. He retired in early 2017 after 24 years with the institute.  He managed a diverse portfolio of grants involved in developing a range of nucleic acids-related technologies – in particular, DNA sequencing technology and the well-known $1,000 Genome Program. This oral history follows him from his post-doctoral work in a Yale University microscopy lab studying nucleic acids to meeting NHGRI program director Dr. Jane Peterson at a cell and biology meeting, where she recruited him to come to work at NHGRI.  Dr. Schloss compares the research and development efforts of NHGRI and the biotech world, and discusses the consequences of the draft sequence quality standard.

NHGRI’s Oral History Collection features discussions with influential figures in the field of genomics and the history of institute. Intended for researchers and scholars, each oral history contains extensive conversation about science and medicine, biographical details and insights into the inner workings of institutions and initiatives. 

For more information, visit NHGRI’s History of Genomics Program at: https://www.genome.gov/leadership-initiatives/History-of-Genomics-Program. 

Check out NHGRI's Oral History Collection at https://www.genome.gov/leadership-initiatives/History-of-Genomics-Program/oral-history-collection.