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Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy
The Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy is Duke University’s response to the Genome Revolution, with global,
comprehensive approaches to the study of life. We — scientists and the public together — stand at a new threshold
leading to deeper understanding and enhancement of the human experience. What distinguishes IGSP is its breadth
and its purposeful focus on health and social policy. We bring together scientists, engineers, physicians, lawyers,
policymakers, business leaders, economists, ethicists, humanists and students to explore the genome, embrace its
potential and enrich the human condition. http://www.genome.duke.edu/
ERASAGE (European Research Area on Societal aspects of Genomics)
ERASAGE is an ERA net co-ordinated by Netherlands Genomics Initiative at the Centre for Society and
Genomics in Nijmegen. Funded by the European Commission, the project started on 1 May 2005 and lasts
five years. It involves partners from national funding agencies with specific funding allocated to the
field of ELSA genomics in the United Kingdom, Austria, Norway, Finland, Germany and Canada as well as
funding agencies with a specific interest in this field from Israel and Switzerland.
The common goal is to develop a durable partnership in research funding policy and practice between the
partners, in order to create added value in high quality transnational research and to achieve a more
coherent and efficient use of human and financial resources. This objective will be achieved by gradually
increasing the level of co-ordination and co-operation of different national programmes, and may ultimately
lead to a common call being established amongst some of the partners. http://www.erasage.org/
HumGen
International database on the legal, ethical and social aspects of human genetics, developed as a collaboration between academia,
government and industry by the Centre de recherche en droit public at the University of Montreal. www.humgen.umontreal.ca
Population Health Research Unit
The Population Health Research Unit is a university-based research and support group conducting systematic research into
population health, health services and their inter-relationships. We are committed to advancing the level of knowledge
and developing innovative research methods for the betterment of the health of the general population in a cost effective
manner. Our efforts support both individual researchers and research teams addressing larger projects. We work with government
bodies, other research institutions, granting agencies, public health boards, as well as the private sector. http://www.phru.dal.ca/
The Hastings Center
The Hastings Center is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit bioethics research institute founded in 1969 to
explore fundamental and emerging questions in health care, biotechnology, and the environment. http://www.thehastingscenter.org/
