The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which directs and funds genomics research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), provides an annotated timeline of its history including its role in the Human Genome Project and the history of field of genomics.

Timeline: History of Genomics depicts key events in the history of genetics and genomics research alongside those in popular culture. The timeline and the website that hosts the timeline, yourgenome, are produced by the Wellcome Genome Campus Public Engagement team and scientists based at the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge, UK.