Genetics and Fetal Antecedents of Disease Susceptibility

Provides a research agenda to ensure that new technologies are used to understand the biological, environmental and other factors contributing to disease susceptibility.
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Contents The NICHD Mission The Strategic Planning Process Introduction Overall Goals and Objectives Scope of the Plan Scientific Context and Opportunities Genetic Diversity and Complex Diseases Genomics, Development and Disease Growth Factors and Development Genetics of Arteriosclerosis and Unexplored Areas of Genetic Disease Genetic/Fetal Antecedents of Type 1 Diabetes Pharmacogenomics, Development and Therapeutics Contribution of Model Systems to Birth Defects Research in a Postgenomic World Research Priorities Infrastructure Priorities Train Scientists Build Centers of Excellence Facilitate and Build Interdisciplinary Collaborations To Address Complex Diseases Build an Infrastruture That Helps Individual Scientists Provide Databases and Biological Resources to Test Hypotheses Priority Methodology and Policy Issues Microarrays Application of Model System Information to Human Disease Database/Bioinformatics Issues Research Policy Issues Creation of a Study Section To Review High-Risk Projects Appendix - Roster of Advisors

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