August 2000

	Press Conference Held by Participants in Saginaw, MI The Tri-City SER dialogue session participants held a press conference on June 29th, 2000 to coincide with the announcement of the completion of a working draft of the human genome. Participants shared with media their thoughts, opinions, and experiences regarding genetics and the Human Genome Project.
	Project Team Meets in Tuskegee The second annual meeting of the Community Advisory Board and the National Advisory Board was held in Tuskegee, AL on May 17th, 2000, one day after commemorative ceremonies for the 1997 Presidential Apology of the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study. Read about themes and plans discussed at this meeting.
	Final Participant Demographic Characteristics At the completion of the dialogue phase of the project, final demographic statistics are offered for the total number of participants who took part in the Communities of Color and Genetics Policy Project.
	Spotlight on Community Advisory Board Member: Anna Peralta (In English or En Español) Community Advisory Board member Anna Peralta of Clinica Santa Maria in Grand Rapids, MI, is interviewed about her participation in the project, and her thoughts about genetics in the Latino population. Note: This interview is available both in Spanish and English!
	Genetics on the Congressional Agenda Project Investigator Toby Citrin provides a review of genetics legislation in the U.S. Congress, as of August 2000.

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