NHGRI Funds Assessment of Public Attitudes About Population-Based Studies on Genes and Environment

September 29, 2006

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced it has awarded $2 million to the Genetics and Public Policy Center of the Berman Bioethics Institute at Johns Hopkins University to conduct a public discussion about future potential large U.S. population-based studies examining the roles of genes and environment in human health. (NIH)