The National Human Genome Research Institute is headed by Dr. Eric D. Green at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., who directed the Human Genome Project. The Genome Research Institute established a program in 1990 to foster basic and applied research on the ethical, legal and social implications of genetic and genomic research for individuals, families and communities. Read the summary of a recent policy roundtable, The Future of Genomic Medicine: Policy Implications for Research and Medicine, for a good overview of bioethics issues in genomics. Email through the website.
| Website | http://www.genome.gov/ |
| Phone number | 301-402-0911 |
| Categories | Bioethics, education, Government & politics, Law & courts, Science & health, Society & culture |
| Locations | Maryland, United States of America |
| Languages | English |