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PHGEN
Public Health Genomics European Network
PHGEN is a project funded by the European Union. It involves experts from the fields of genetics and public health and representatives of government authorities from all EU states, countries applying to join the EU, and countries of the European Free Trade Area and European Economic Area.
The aims of PHGEN include:
- To conduct a networking exercise on public health genetics involving all participating countries
- To identify and list key experts relevant to public health genetics in these countries
- To provide an inventory of genetic predispositions/determinants relevant to public health
- To provide an inventory of issues relevant to public health genetics in Europe
- To promote cooperation and exchange of information in order to enhance coherence and disseminate best practice
- To identify legal diversities and barriers in a cross-border market.
For PHGEN news and activities, visit the PHGEN website at www.phgen.nrw.de/typo3/index.php
Project leader
Dr Helmut Brand
Institute of Public Health NRW
Westerfeldstrasse 35/37
33611 Bielefeld
Germany
Network coordinator
Dr Peter Schroeder
Institute of Public Health NRW
Westerfeldstrasse 35/37
33611 Bielefeld
Germany
Associated partners
Public Health Genetics Unit, Cambridge UK
German Centre for Public Health Genomics, University of Applied Sciences, Bielefeld, Germany
Created: 18 September 2006