August 31, 2009

Regulation of Genetic Testing

The National Research Council and Institute of Medicine held a symposium to explore the health, policy, and ethical implications of… read more

The National Research Council and Institute of Medicine held a symposium to explore the health, policy, and ethical implications of direct-to-consumer genetic testing.

In the second of four parts, participants focused on regulation of genetic and genome testing. Among the issues they addressed were monitoring and oversight of laboratory and direct-to-consumer procedures, possible roles for federal and state agencies in regulating testing, quality assurance methods, and providing room for future market growth. They also responded to questions from the audience. close

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Timothy Aitman Professor Imperial College London->Clinical and Molecular Genetics
Frederick Anderson Attorney

K. David Becker Chief Science Officer Pathway Genomics
Barbara Bierer Senior Vice President Brigham and Women's Hospital->Research
Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez Director Molecular Diagnostics Lab
Patricia Ganz Vice Chair University of California, Los Angeles->Department of Health Services
Muin Khoury Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention->Public Health Genomics
David Korn Vice Provost Harvard University->Research
Gregory D. Kutz Managing Director Government Accountability Office->Forensic Audit and Special Investigations Unit
Sandra Soo-Jin Lee Senior Research Scholar Stanford University->Center for Biomedical Ethics
Elissa Levin Counselor Navigenics, Inc.->Genetic
Jonathan D. Moreno Professor University of Pennsylvania->Bioethics
Scott Woodward Director Sorensen Molecular Genealogy Foundation