What's New
Materials now available for the Inaugural GAPPNet Meeting
New NCI-Funded CER Projects in Genomics and Personalized Medicine (10/2009)
New Web page about the Michigan Genomics Translation Project (10/2009)
New Web page of the University of Washington Genomics Translation Project (09/2009)
Genomics Translation
Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention Network (GAPPNet)
The Genomics Applications in Practice and Prevention Network (GAPPNet) is a collaborative initiative involving partners from across the public health sector who are working together to realize the promise of genomics in healthcare and disease prevention. GAPPNet was formed by CDC’s Office of Public Health Genomics, NCI’s Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, and other stakeholders in 2009.
Mission
GAPPNet aims to accelerate and streamline effective and responsible use of validated and useful genomic knowledge and applications, such as genetic tests, technologies, and family history, into clinical and public health practice.
Key activities
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GAPPNet works to
- convene individuals and groups conducting genomics translation research, programs, and policy activities,
- empower and sponsor new translation research,
- synthesize and evaluate research findings, and
- develop and disseminate validated, useful genomic knowledge and applications for use in medicine and public health.
How GAPPNet works
GAPPNet will be comprised of stakeholders, which include researchers, practitioners, policy makers, educators, and representatives from academia, government, health care, public health, industry, and community and consumer groups. Over the next 2 years, CDC and NIH will convene GAPPNet stakeholders to provide greater support for the following functions:
- knowledge synthesis and dissemination,
- evidence-based recommendation development and dissemination,
- translation research, and
- translation programs.
Read the GAPPNet article [PDF 440 KB] published in Genetics in Medicine in 2009.
Additional resources
- Genomics Translation Research and Programs Funded by CDC
- Genomics Translation Projects Supported by AHRQ and NCI
- The Continuum of Translation Research in Genomic medicine: How Can We Accelerate the Appropriate Integration of Human Genome Discoveries into Health Care and Disease Prevention? [PDF 149 KB] Genetics in Medicine (2007)
- The Evidence Dilemma in Genomic Medicine. Health Affairs (2008)
Contact Us
To learn more about GAPPNet, please email us at genetics@cdc.gov.
Contact Us:
- CDC-INFO Contact Center
Phone: 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO)
Hearing Impaired: 888-232-6348 - cdcinfo@cdc.gov
- Additional information for Public Health Genomics is available on our contact page.
