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Large Population Studies
  This page provides information concerning the Large Population Studies study topic.  
  A list of reports and correspondence related to this topic are provided below. This page also provides a summary of the sessions concerning this topic that have been held at SACGHS meetings so you can review the transcripts, presentation materials, and webcasts for the sessions that dealt with the topic.  
 
Reports and Correspondence  
   Policy Issues Associated with Undertaking A New Large U.S. Population Cohort Study of Genes, Environment, and Disease   

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SACGHS Meetings  
 

November 14, 2006 - Session on Large Population Studies  
  Presentation of Public Comments and Proposed Modifications to Draft Report on the Policy Issues Associated with Undertaking a Large U.S. Population Cohort Project on Genes, Environment and Disease  
  Huntington F. Willard, Ph.D.
Chair, SACGHS Task Force on Large Population Studies
 
  Slides  - Webcast  - Transcript   
 
  Public Comments  
  Webcast  - Transcript   
 

June 26, 2006 - Large Population Studies Session  
 
  Update on SACGHS's Draft Report on the Policy Issues Associated with Undertaking a Large U.S. Population Cohort Project on Genes, Environment and Disease  
  Dr. Tuckson  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Environmental Components of Gene-Environment Studies  
  David A. Schwartz, M.D., M.P.H.
Director
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Social and Behavioral Components of Environment in Gene-Environment Studies  
  John K. Hewitt, Ph.D.
Director
Institute for Behavioral Genetics
University of Colorado
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Q&A  
  Facilitator: Dr. Licinio  
  Webcast   
 

March 27, 2006 - Large Population Studies Session  
 
  Overview of Draft Report on Large Population Studies  
  Huntington F. Willard, Ph.D.
Chair, SACGHS Task Force on Large Population Studies
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Full Committee Discussion  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 

October 19, 2005 - Large Population Studies Session  
 
  Session Overview and Report from the SACGHS Task Force on Large
Population Studies
 
  Huntington F. Willard, Ph.D.
SACGHS Task Force Chair
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Policy Perspectives from Members of the Scientific Community  
 
  Gerald R. Fink, Ph.D.
Professor of Genetics
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Q&A  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Sharon Kardia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Director, Public Health Genetic Program
University of Michigan School of Public Health
 
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Q&A  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Richard B. Marchase, Ph.D.
Vice President for Science Policy
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Q&A  
  Transcript   
 
  Roundtable Discussion with Presenters  
  Facilitator: Dr. Willard  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Public Comments  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Remarks of the Acting SACGHS Chair  
  Ms. Berry  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Exploring Mechanisms for Public Engagement  
 
  Joan A. Scott, M.S., CGC
Deputy Director
Genetics & Public Policy Center
 
  Slides  Webcast 1  Webcast 2  Transcript   
 
  Toby Citrin, J.D.
Adjunct Professor of Health Management and Policy
Director, Michigan Center for Genomics and Public Health
University of Michigan School of Public Health

E. Yvonne Lewis
Executive Director
Faith Access to Community Economic Development
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Mary Woolley, M.A.
President
Research!America
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Roundtable Discussion with Presenters  
  Facilitator: Kevin FitzGerald, S.J., Ph.D., Ph.D.  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Policy Perspectives from Members of the Bioethics Community  
 
  Henry T. Greely, J.D.
Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law
Stanford Law School
 
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Pilar Ossorio, Ph.D., J.D.
Assistant Professor of Law and Medical Ethics
Associate Director, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in
Medicine
University of Wisconsin Law School
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Troy Duster, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
Director, Institute for the History of the Production of Knowledge
New York University
 
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Roundtable Discussion with Presenters  
  Facilitator: Ellen Fox, M.D.  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Discussion of Next Steps, Work Plan and Final Work Product for Large Population Studies  
  Facilitators: Dr. Willard and Ms. Berry  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 

March 1, 2005 - Session on Large Population Studies  
  Public Health Perspective on Large Population Studies of Human Genetic Variation, the Environment, and Common Disease  
  Gilbert S. Omenn, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics and Public Health
University of Michigan
 
  Slides  Transcript   
 
  Overview of International and National Large Population Studies  
  Teri Manolio, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
Epidemiology and Biometry Program
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
 
  Slides  Transcript   
 
  Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of Large Population Studies  
  Bartha Knoppers, Ph.D., L.L.B.
Professor of Law
Canada Research Chair in Law and Medicine
University of Montreal
(presented by Myl�ne Desch�nes, LL.M)
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Dichotomy Between Social Identity and Ancestry in Large Population Studies  
  Charles N. Rotimi, Ph.D.
Professor, Genetic Epidemiology
Acting Director, National Human Genome Center
Howard University
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  The UK Biobank  
  John Newton, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
UK Biobank
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Federal Perspectives on the Need for a Large Population Study  
 
  Ruth Brenner, M.D., M.P.H.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Stephan D. Fihn M.D., M.P.H.
Department of Veterans Affairs
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Alan Guttmacher, M.D.
National Human Genome Research Institute
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Muin J. Khoury, M.D., Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 
  Slides  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Roundtable Discussion with Session Participants  
  Facilitator: Huntington Willard Ph.D., Large Population Studies Task Force Chair  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 
  Committee Discussion and Next Steps  
  Facilitator: Dr. Willard  
  Webcast  Transcript   
 

October 19, 2004 - Discussion of Proposed Plans for Addressing SACGHS Priority Issues  
 
  Large Population Studies  
  Huntington F. Willard, Ph.D.
Member, SACGHS Task Force on Large Population Studies
 
  Webcast  Transcript   
 

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