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Genomics and Society Working Group May 25, 2018
The Genomics and Society Working Group provides advice on short- and long-range planning and priority setting for genomics and society activities at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).
Mission
The NHGRI Genomics and Society Working Group was established in 2012 as a working group of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR). The mission of the Genomics and Society Working Group is to provide to the NACHGR advice on short- and long-range planning and priority setting for Genomics and Society activities at the Institute, with particular emphasis on the ELSI Research Program in the NHGRI Division of Genomics and Society.
The Genomics and Society Working Group:
- Provides input about the ELSI Research Program, including input about its relative research priorities, the appropriate balance between investigator-initiated and program-initiated research, and the best use of limited budgetary and staff resources.
- Provides input about the activities of the Division of Genomics and Society in light of changes in genomics, genomic medicine, and the policy landscape, aiming to identify emerging issues or gaps.
- Identifies areas of potential synergy or collaboration among the different Genomics and Society research and policy components of NHGRI (noting that formal oversight of the Intramural Research Program components is provided by the NHGRI Board of Scientific Counselors).
- Identifies areas of potential synergy or collaboration between NHGRI and other NIH Institutes and national and international organizations.
- Identifies Genomics and Society issues and activities that are more appropriately addressed by other NIH Institutes or other agencies or organizations.
Current Membership
Jean-Christophe (JC) Bélisle-Pipon, Ph.D., M.A.
Simon Fraser University, 2024-2028
Chair: Kyle Brothers, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Louisville, 2021-2025
Shawneequa Callier, J.D., M.A.
George Washington University, 2021-2025
Nanibaa' Garrison, Ph.D.
University of California Los Angeles, 2024-2028
Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz, Ph.D., J.D.
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, 2021-2025
Co-Chair: Marsha Michie, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University, 2021-2025
Holly Landrum Peay, Ph.D., M.S.
Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International (2021-2025)
Beth Tarini, M.D., M.S.
Children’s National and George Washington University, 2022-2026
Keisha Ray, Ph.D.
University of Texas Health Houston, 2024-2028
Janet Shim, Ph.D.
University of California San Francisco, 2024-2028
Genevieve Wojcik, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University, 2022-2026
Former Membership
(Institutions and Dates Served)
Barbara Bernhardt, M.S., C.G.C.
University of Pennsylvania, 2015-2016
Jeffrey R. Botkin, M.D.
University of Utah, 2016-2020
Stephanie Russo Carroll, Dr.PH, M.P.H.
University of Arizona, 2022-2024
Timothy Caulfield, L.L.B., L.L.M.
University of Alberta, 2012-2015
Wendy Chung, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University, 2012-2016
Patricia Deverka, M.D.
American Institutes for Research, 2018-2019
Malia Fullerton, D.Phil.
University of Washington, 2020-2024
Gail Henderson, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, 2015-2019
Chanita Hughes-Halbert, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina, 2015-2018
Steven Joffe, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Pennsylvania, 2017-2022
Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, Ph.D.
Stanford University, 2016-2021
Jeffrey Long, Ph.D.
University of New Mexico, 2012-2015
Gary Marchant, Ph.D., J.D.
Arizona State University, 2012-2016
Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine, 2012-2016
Maxwell J. Mehlman, J.D.
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 2017-2021
Melanie F. Myers, Ph.D.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital and University of Cincinnati, 2016-2021
Alondra Nelson, Ph.D.
Institute for Advanced Study, 2020-2021
Lisa Parker, Ph.D.,
University of Pittsburgh, 2012-2024
Andrea Patenaude, Ph.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 2012-2015
Vardit Ravitsky, Ph.D
University of Montreal, 2018-2022
Arti Rai, J.D.
Duke University, 2014-2017
Pamela Sankar, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania, 2012-2016 (Chair: 2012-2015)
David Veenstra, Pharm.D, Ph.D.
University of Washington, 2015-2019
David Williams, M.Div., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Harvard University, 2012-2015
Consuelo H. Wilkins, M.D., M.S.C.I.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Meharry Medical College, 2018-2022
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