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2005 Michigan Summit on Genomics and Public Health
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Overview of the State Genetics Plan: Needs Assessment and Accomplishments - Janice Bach, MS - State Genetics Coordinator (21 minutes)

Birth Defects Activities at CDC - Dr. Coleen Boyle, Ph.D - Director of the Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (27 minutes)

What African Americans need to Know about Genetics? - Dr. Othelia Washington Pryor, Ph.D - Director Michigan Gene Project (23 minutes)

Genomics and the Public's Health: Developing a Roadmap for the 21st Century - Dr. Muin J. Khoury, MD,Ph.D - Director CDC Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention (32 minutes)