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This Training Program involves an international collaboration between faculty members in the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh in the US and members of The Chatterjee Group…

Thai-U.S. Drug Dependence Genetics Research Training Program (DDGRTP) Drug dependence constitutes a global public health problem of enormous economic, social, and medical cost to the international…

This project proposes to create a new research training program in genetics for students, researchers, and professionals from the developing country, People's Republic of China. This…

New screening technologies and new knowledge about the origin and treatment of genetic conditions are changing the genetic screening environment. This project will focus on the impact of these…

This project is designed to promote public understanding of the social, ethical and legal implications of research on genetic susceptibility to environmental toxicants. In recognition of the…

Some socially identifiable groups have historically perceived genetic research with considerable mistrust. For this reason, and to better understand the salience of community-based ethical, legal and…

This project will combine empirical investigation with ethical and policy analysis, employing a range of methods: systematic review of the scientific literature and of tobacco industry documents,…

This proposal responds to the need for a sustained dialogue that promotes public understanding of the social, ethical and legal implications of the gene-environment interactions associated with…

This pilot project explores the values, attitudes and beliefs of affected adults and parents of affected youths about genetic testing for obesity. Obesity is an extensive problem in health care, with…

The overall goal is to study the licensing policies and practices of 24 academic institutions regarding their DNA-based patents. The proposed project is conceived as a pilot study that will test the…