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The GINA is an important U.S. civil rights law that protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information.
… Rep. Louise Slaughter introduces the first version of the bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. More + 1995 The … a Congresswoman and scientist from New York, introduces a bill called H.R. 2748 , "Genetic Information … the draft sequence of the human genome, President Bill Clinton gave a speech at a White House briefing in 2000 . …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… years ago – specifically on June 26, 2000 – President Bill Clinton held a White House event to announce the completion …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 12, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the 20-year anniversary of the publications that reported the draft human genome sequence.
… of that milestone in October 2020. In June 2000, President Bill Clinton held a press conference at the White House to … Sellers on combatting COVID-19 Dr. Collins joins Senator Bill Frist’s podcast A Second Opinion to discuss the Human …
About NHGRI
A timeline of notable events in the history of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… 1998 March 1998: Vice President Al Gore announces that the Clinton administration is calling for legislation to bar … Senate has passed a bipartisan, genetic nondiscrimination bill. The bill prevents health insurers and employers from using …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2018 edition of The Genomics landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights five new educational videos that use poetry and dance.
… role in the exhibition, feature people such as President Bill Clinton, James Watson, Francis Collins, Maynard Olson, John …
Event
NHGRI commemorates the life and legacy of genomics champion Representative Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.), who passed away in March 2018, by naming an annual National DNA Day lecture at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in her honor.
Event
On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, the National Human Genome Research Institute hosted an eConsult webinar to provide an overview of three notice of funding opportunities (RFA-HG-24-001, PAR-24-106 and PAR-24-107). Questions were answered during the webinar.
… affiliated with their healthcare system.  Can services bill providers, patients, or insurance? This will likely …
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… United States published sequencing begin US President Bill Clinton and Cytogenetic Map Second-generation in the United …
News Release
Dr. William Gahl, NHGRI Clinical Director, gave the Samuel Pruzansky Memorial Lecture on March 23 for the March of Dimes Clinical Genetics Conference.
… a hard time keeping it together. Too much respect for Bill to put into words #ACMGMtg17  Megan Grove @meganegrove Bill Gahl of @UDNconnect : w/ new genetic conditions, finding … . NGLY1.org @ngly1org Should've brought tissues to Dr. Bill Gahl's inspiring & heartfelt Pruzansky lecture at …
Policy Issues
Payers such as insurance companies and Medicare need systematic ways of evaluating genetic tests for reimbursement.
… tests. This means that there is no straightforward way to bill for many tests or for payers to identify what genetic …