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TheCenter for Genetics and Society (CGS) is anon-profit information and public affairs organization based inBerkeley, California, United States. It encourages the responsible use and regulation of new humangenetic andreproductive technologies. CGS provides analysis andeducational materials and organizesconferences, workshops, and briefings. This organization tends to particularly criticize proposals concerning reproductivehuman cloning andgermlinegenetic modification—both uses of technology colloquially considered 'socially irresponsible.'
CGS is apolitically progressive andpro-choice organization. Its key areas of concern include:genetic modification of humans,stem cell research,DNA forensics,preimplantation genetic diagnosis, commercial and cross-bordersurrogacy,race and genetics,race-based medicines,egg retrieval,designer babies,human cloning, socialsex selection, genetics anddisability rights, direct-to-consumergenetic testing, human applications ofsynthetic biology, and the legacy of theU.S. eugenics movement.
The executive director of CGS isMarcy Darnovsky. The organization's advisory board includesFrancine Coeytaux,Dorothy Roberts,Kavita Ramdas, Milton Reynolds, andAlexandra Stern.[1] As of March 2023, CGS's current research fellows areOsagie Obasogie (Senior Fellow), Lisa Ikemoto,[2] Gina Maranto,[3] and Brendan Parent.[4] Previously, Diane Beeson[5] was aresearch fellow.
The Center for Genetics and Society was founded in October 2001 under the leadership ofRichard A. Hayes, Ph.D., to advocate for social oversight and control of new human biotechnologies.[6] It drew from and continues to promote discussions and collaborations with key leaders inscience,medicine,women's health,racial justice,disability rights,environmental justice, andhuman rights. A primary focus of the organization has been to alert civil society constituencies to the challenges posed by new human genetic technologies and assist them in discussions and debates about appropriate regulation.[7]
CGS organizes and presents at key conferences and symposiums on national and international biopolitical issues; conducts briefings for interest groups and elected officials; engages in selected policy interventions; and has a media presence that includes publications, a blog, and social media.
In 2005, CGS received a "Local Heroes" award from theSan Francisco Bay Guardian.[8] In 2006, current Executive Director Marcy Darnovsky was named one of five "women inbioethics making a difference" by the Women's Bioethics Project.[9]
CGS is a project of theTides Center, a501(c)(3) organization funded by individual contributions and philanthropic foundations.[13] CGS receives support from private donors and foundations and trusts, including the Appleton Foundation; Lyman B. Brainerd, Jr. Family Foundation, and theJohn D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.[14]
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