NASEM | Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health – Strategic Plan Reflection on the Roundtable’s Work Since 2020

Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health – Strategic Plan Reflection on the Roundtable’s Work Since 2020

Wednesday, November 15 | 12 p.m. ET | Online

The Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health will host a virtual event to highlight the work of the Roundtable since the adoption of its strategic plan in 2020. Speakers will provide their perspectives on the goals and key takeaways heard from workshop and event speakers as well as look ahead to what comes next. Public events include:

  • Improving Diversity of the Genomics Workforce: A Workshop (2021)
  • Views & Voices: Reporting Genetics and Genomics (2022)
  • Realizing the Potential of Genomics across the Continuum of Precision Health Care: A Workshop (2022)
  • Next-Generation Screening – The Promise and Perils of DNA Sequencing of Newborns at Birth: A Workshop (2023)

The event will be accessible via webinar. Learn more and register on the event page.

Workshop: Next-Generation Screening – The Promise and Perils of DNA Sequencing of Newborns at Birth

Wednesday, June 7 | 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET | Washington, D.C. & Online
On June 7, the Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health at the National Academy of Sciences will host a hybrid public workshop examining the use of DNA sequencing as a supplement to traditional newborn screenings for treatable, but not yet clinically evident, conditions. The workshop will feature family, patient advocate, and public health representative perspectives on the need for and readiness of newborn DNA sequencing and will explore potential impacts and risks.

Objectives:

  • Examine the known and expected benefits, and potential harms, of the widespread utilization of newborn DNA sequencing
  • Explore ethical as well as data security and ownership concerns associated with newborn DNA sequencing
  • Address issues of next-generation newborn screening equity in the U.S.

Seating is limited for in-person attendees and registration is required. To learn more about the workshop, please visit the project webpage.

International Conference on Newborn Sequencing

Wednesday, October 5 – Thursday, October 6 | Boston, MA & Virtual

The inaugural International Conference on Newborn Sequencing, to be held October 5-6 in Boston, will explore how DNA sequencing is being implemented globally as a diagnostic and screening strategy for newborn children.

Learn more and register on the event website.

Please note: registration fees vary and will increase after Friday, September 30.