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Policy Issues
The 9 steps a bill can go through before becoming a law, using the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2003 as an example.
Educational Resources
Step-by-step instructions and printable folding paper included in the downloadable document.
Event
On May 19-20, 2016, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted a two-day workshop where participants were asked to weigh the benefits and risks of sharing aggregate genomic data with secondary users.
Event
On April 16-17, 2018, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of CHild Health and Human Development (NICHD) hosted a joint workshop - Genomic Medicine for Reproductive, Prenatal and Neonatal Health.
Event
As the National Institutes of Health’s Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program comes to a close, the NSIGHT program holds a public webinar on June 24, 2019, during its final steering committee meeting.
Event
On March 5-6, 2019, the Genomic Medicine Working Group hosted the Genomics in Health and Wellness Meeting in Bethesda, Maryland.
Policy Issues
There are laws and policies that serve to protect the privacy of individuals' genomic information.
Policy Issues
In 2008, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was passed into law, prohibiting discrimination by employers and health insurers.
Event
NHGRI will hold a workshop in September 2019 focused on Genomics in Medicine and Health.
Event
The 2018 meeting focused on KOMP's collaborations with various human disease gene discovery programs.