About HuGENet

The Human Genome Epidemiology Network (HuGENet) is a global collaboration of individuals and organizations committed to the assessment of the impact of human genome variation on population health and how genetic information can be used to improve health and prevent disease. HuGENet was established in 1998 at the Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention (OGDP) of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta by Muin Khoury and many collaborators. HuGENet collaborators come from multiple disciplines such as epidemiology, genetics, clinical medicine, policy, public health, education and biomedical sciences.

HuGENet undertakes and promotes systematic reviews of epidemiological evidence; provides training and technical assistance to researchers and practitioners; develops an updated and accessible knowledge base on the World Wide Web; and promotes the use of this knowledge base by health care providers, researchers, industry, government, and the public for making decisions involving the use of genetic information for disease prevention and health promotion. Three realms of epidemiological evidence provide the focus of HuGENet's activities: gene-disease association, gene prevalence and genetic tests.

Read more about HuGENet, and read our Roadmap for efficient and reliable human genome epidemiology.

HuGENet has set up a Network of Investigator Networks to facilitate communication between different consortia of genetic researchers. Details of these networks are available from the Greece Coordinating Centre's website.

HuGENet has four Coordinating Centres around the world. Other Coordinating Centres are located in Atlanta (USA), Ottawa (Canada) and Ioannina (Greece).

  Related websites: Main HuGENet site | Greece Coordinating Centre | Canada Coordinating Centre