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This Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) will prepare the candidate to become an interdisciplinary ELSI researcher with a high-quality, independently funded research program exploring the…

Understanding the social factors that influence the translation of genetic information to improved human health is a major objective of genomics research (Grand Challenges II-5,II-6 and III-1). One…

This sociological study is a prospective field research project on the development of the human genome initiative during the first half of the 1990's. The study is examining how the genomics…

Autism is a complex lifelong neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorder that manifests in infancy or early childhood. Although the causes are still unknown, the data suggest that autism and Autism…

Given the current and anticipated capabilities to perform prenatal diagnosis, the medical profession, and society more broadly, must decide how these technologies should be used. Specifically, what…

This study will undertake a sociological study of the impact of the genome initiative on the social organization and dynamics of the biological research community, including questions of…

The National Black Leadership Conference on Genetics will bring together thought, civic, and elected leaders from the black community to learn about human genetics, new developments in genetic…

The completion of the human genome project, the creation of unique genetic research resources, and the development of robust genome analysis technology, have provided powerful tools to unravel the…

The goal of ELSI.hub, a National Center for ELSI Resources and Analysis, is to serve as a locus for resource sharing and community building to enhance the production, sharing, and use of research on…

This conference, which will take place over a three-day period at the Kellogg Executive Conference Center at Tuskegee University in September 1996, will provide a forum for increasing awareness of…