About the Initiative
Genetics, both as a basic science and in clinical practice, plays a
critical and highly visible role in advancing personalized medicine and
public health. Genetics will be the basis of future research unraveling
the connections between our DNA sequences and our risks for clinical
disease and will provide a national basis for prevention, intervention
and cure. Genetics transcends departments, colleges and disciplines and
generates both needs and services in the basic sciences, health care,
bioethics, law, bioinformatics and communications.