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Targeted gene sequencing using large panels has become an increasingly important strategy for evaluating disease risk for many inherited diseases. Expanded gene panels are more sensitive than single…

Candidate Dr. Nanibaa' Garrison is an Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University on the tenure-track in the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society with a primary appointment in the…

Genomic literacy plays a critical role in informed decision-making for genomic testing, in the implementation of the test and the accurate interpretation of the results, and in our policy making…

With the dramatic reduction in the cost of whole genome sequencing (WGS), genomic data are becoming increasingly available and have the potential to advance public health and promote personalized…

American Indian and Alaska Native concerns about genomic research have, in a very real sense, been foundational in ethical, legal, and social implications scholarship. Sadly, many of these issues…

Precision medicine is an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person. The Precision…

Concerns about privacy and personal identity impede use of data about genomic variation, phenotypes, demographics, and exposures from large numbers of people to uncover the contributions of such…

This application is to fund the University of Utah Center of Excellence in ELSI Research (UCEER). The University of Utah has a strong tradition in human genetics and ELSI research and this proposal…

From the passage of the country's first sterilization law in Indiana in 1907 until the 1960s approximately 60,000 people were sterilized based on eugenic criteria that sought to regulate the…

This 3-year R01 based at the University of Minnesota and Vanderbilt University will convene a national Working Group of top legal and scientific experts to analyze current U.S. federal and state law…