Maybe I went too far???

I sent a copy of the letter I sent to Dr. Rosenberg to Dr. Hudson.

Kathy Hudson, Ph.D.

Director

Dr. Kathy Hudson is the founder and Director of the Genetics and Public Policy Center and an Associate Professor in the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Institute of Genetic Medicine, and the Department of Pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins University.

The Center was established in April 2002 with a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts. Hudson founded the Center to fill an important niche in the science policy landscape and to focus exclusively on public policy issues raised by advances in human genetics. She leads the Center’s efforts to address legal, ethical, and policy issues related to human reproductive genetic technologies, genetic testing quality and oversight, and public engagement in genetic research.

To inform genetic policy decisions, the Center publishes reports, peer-reviewed articles, and op-eds on the scientific, legal, ethical and policy issues raised by human genetic technologies. The Center also conducts extensive research on public attitudes about emerging genetic technologies and sponsors an array of activities and events to facilitate ongoing discussions about these topics.

Hudson serves on the AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy, the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Translating Genomic Based Research for Health, the CDC Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention Stakeholders Group, the Genome Canada Science and Industry Advisory Committee, the National Governors Association Health Information Protection Taskforce, the Social Issues Committee of the American Society of Human Genetics, the Guttmacher Institute Board of Directors, and the Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics Editorial Board. She has published articles about and is a frequent speaker on issues related to biotechnology, genetics, and public policy.

Before founding the Genetics and Public Policy Center, Hudson was the Assistant Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) responsible for communications, legislation, planning and education activities. She provided focus and leadership in public policy and public affairs issues for NHGRI programs including the Human Genome Project, and spearheaded efforts to prevent genetic discrimination. Previously, Hudson served as a senior policy analyst in the Department of Health and Human Services and worked on Capitol Hill. She holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.S. in Microbiology from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in Biology from Carleton College

Just forging ahead!!!!!!

The good Doctor is one of the Influential who's.. who in the field of Genomics.

Jimmy B