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Zeta
Background
 Acknowledgments
Introduction
Foreword
Zeta
NEF Purpose
Conference
Conference
Mission
Conference
Objectives
Research
Plans
Conference
Agenda
Conference
Summary
Workshop
I Summary
Workshop II Summary
 Workshop III Summary
What's Next?
Photographs
Human
Genome News article
Presenters
Dr.
Aristides A. Patrinos
Dr.
John Quackenbush
Dr.
Georgia M. Dunston
Dr. Mary
Kay Pelias
Dr.
Fatimah Jackson
Dr. Christopher
Adams
Dr. Rosalind
P. Hale
Dr.
Margaret C. Werner-Washburne
Rev. Dr.
Deborah P. Wolfe
Dr. Jeroo
S. Kotval
Betty
K. Mansfield
Issie
L. Shelton Jenkins, Esq.
Phyllis
Griffin Epps, Esq.
Dr.
Kathryn T. Malvern
Contact Information
Board of Managers
Presenters
National
Educational Foundation
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Kathryn T. Malvern,
Ph.D.
Minorities and the Human Genome Project: What Next?
IN THE CLOSING SESSION ON "WHAT NEXT?" FOR CONTINUING
INVOLVEMENT OF MINORITIES AND EDUCATION AND INFORMATION ON GENOMIC RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENTS, CONDUCTED BY DR. MALVERN, THE FOLLOWING WERE AMONG THE WRITTEN
SUGGESTIONS / COMMENTS:
- Continue information sessions at or involve local churches.
- Prepare and disseminate a summary of the conference proceedings.
- Break the silence in the minority community about the Human Genome Project;
collaborate with other groups.
- Begin a program of getting students interested early by beginning to talk
about genetics in schools at an early age.
- On a larger scale, information should be disseminated at events like Black
Expo; Minority festivals, Videotapes, using factual information written
in laymen’s terms. Develop information in cartoon form for children.
- Form local HGP Awareness Teams to keep abreast of developments.
- Provide more examples of the benefits from the project that can be easily
understood.
- Develop website with short lists of benefits; positive and negative potentials.
- Develop career day presentations to encourage students to seek scientific
careers; careers in biotechnology, genetic research, related fields.
- Conduct more research into minority issues and minority concerns.
The Foundation received many favorable comments on the information received
at the conference and many participants expressed the desire to continue to
keep abreast of developments and have input into policy and legislative decisions
that will be made with respect to genetic research and the use of genetic
information.
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