National Black Leadership Conference on Genetics

全国黑人领导遗传学会议

• 批准号: 6813166
• 负责人: KATHY L HUDSON
• 金额: $ 4.95万
• 依托单位: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-08-06 至 2005-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6813166
• 关键词: African American; meeting /conference /symposium; molecular genetics; population genetics; travel

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): 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 technology, future research directions, the application of genetics to health and medicine, and the use of genetic information and technology outside of the medical context. Participants will consider issues for the black community arising from advances in genetics, explore areas of optimism and concern, and identify high priority issues for further collaborative exploration. The outcome of the Conference will be for the participants to identify and prioritize action steps to bring an important voice to the nation's consideration of the development and use of new genetic technologies. The plenary presentations and break out discussions during the two-day meeting will address questions such as why have scientists engaged in a concerted effort to uncover the genetic differences and similarities between peoples from differing geographic origins? How will this information be understood and how does it fit into a historical context? How will this information be used to improve health care? How might other social institutions use this information? What role should participating organizations play in the nation's consideration of the development and use of new genetic technologies to maximize benefits for the black community? Individuals in leadership positions in national and regional organizations focusing primarily on issues of concern to the black community will be invited to participate in the Conference. The Conference will be held in Washington DC in May 2004.

描述（由申请人提供）：全国黑人遗传学领导会议将汇集来自黑人社区的思想，公民和当选领导人，以了解人类遗传学，遗传技术的新发展，未来的研究方向，遗传学在健康和医学中的应用，以及在医学背景之外使用遗传信息和技术。与会者将审议因遗传学进步而产生的黑人社区问题，探索乐观和关注的领域，并确定进一步合作探索的高度优先问题。会议的成果将是与会者确定并优先考虑采取行动步骤，以便在国家审议新的遗传技术的开发和使用时发出重要的声音。在为期两天的会议期间，全体会议的发言和分组讨论将解决一些问题，例如为什么科学家们要共同努力揭示来自不同地理起源的民族之间的遗传差异和相似性？如何理解这些信息，以及它如何适应历史背景？这些信息将如何用于改善医疗保健？其他社会机构如何使用这些信息？在国家考虑开发和使用新的基因技术以最大限度地造福黑人社区时，参与组织应发挥什么作用？将邀请在主要侧重于黑人社区关切问题的国家和区域组织中担任领导职务的个人参加会议。会议将于2004年5月在华盛顿举行。