[Health_Education_Promotion] Public Health Seminar Series: The Human Gemonics Landscape Circa 2012, PSU URBN 303, Friday November 2, 2012

[Alissa Leavitt (Green)]

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Good morning, ****

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Please join us for the next Public Health Seminar Series: ****

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*The Human Genomics Landscape Circa 2012*

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*Presenter*: Greg Fowler, PhD**

*Date: *Friday, November 2, 2012****

*Time: *12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, refreshments served at 11:30 AM****

*Location: *Portland State University, URBN 303****

(506 SW Mill Street, Portland, Oregon 97201)****

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Dr. Fowler is a Senior Research Associate in the Center for Health Policy
Studies, School of Community Health, at PSU, and Affiliate Associate
Professor****

in the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at OHSU. In 1998
he co-founded Geneforum, a non-profit organization committed to promoting
dialogue at the intersection of genetics, ethics, and public values. His
interest areas include science education, the societal and ethical
implications of science and technology, and deliberative democracy.****

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In 1953, two young scientists published the structure of DNA, a Nobel Prize
winning discovery that gave birth to the interdisciplinary field of
genomics. Beginning in 1990, scientists around the world embarked upon the
Human Genome Project (HGP) with the goal of determining the composition of
the****

entire genome—a mass of genetic and environmental information essential to
the proper development of an organism, from humans to the flu virus. How is
that virtual “tsunami of knowledge” assembled to ultimately realize the
promise of the “genomic revolution” and “personalized medicine”? And what
are the implications of genomics for addressing the overarching goal of
public health to promote population****

health and prevent disease?****

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Dr. Fowler will explore these questions from a “30,000-foot view” of
genomic science in 2012: Where have we been? Where are we going? And how
will we get there?****

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To ensure that future scientists, physicians, policy makers, and consumers
are educated about the genomic revolution, the National Research Council
calls upon academic institutions to begin developing undergrad and graduate
curricula with a focus on public health genomics. Toward that end, a
3-credit OMPH online elective will be offered in the winter-term 2013. The
course, *Genomics and Public Health: Current Issues and Future Trends In
Healthcare and Policy*, seeks to better understand the rapidly-evolving
field of genomics and to translate that knowledge into actions and
practices reflected in the core functions of public health (course flyer
attached).****

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*“The biggest bottleneck to the realization of the ‘genomic revolution’ in
health care is the capacity of health professionals—and their patients—to
make meaningful use of these new tools.” *--Eric Green, Director, National
Human Genome Research Institute****

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Sponsored by the Oregon MPH Program <http://www.oregonmph.org/> and the
CDC-funded Prevention Research Center, the Center for Healthy
Communities<http://www.oregonprc.org/>at OHSU.
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-- 
Greg Lee, PhD, Director
Oregon MPH Program
503-725-5106
506 SW Mill St., 670B
PSU-Urban Building
Portland, OR 97201
greglee at oregonmph.org
www.oregonmph.org






-- 
Alissa Gabrielle Leavitt, MPH, CHES
green.alissa at gmail.com
503-358-2331
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