May 28
Individuals and organizations are encouraged to participate in the week by using the hashtags #PHGW and #PublicHealthGenetics across their social media platforms.
The following events will also occur throughout the week:
Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History
Virtual Screening
In collaboration with WETA Washington, D.C., virtual daily screenings of
Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History ( THE GENE ) will be held to celebrate Public Health Genetics Week. The landmark four-hour documentary series weaves together science, history, and personal stories to present a historical biography of the human genome, while also exploring groundbreaking breakthroughs for diagnosis and treatment of genetic diseases, and the complex web of moral, ethical and scientific questions raised by developments in genetics.