Genetics Community Sites, FaceBook Groups and Forums

Eurogene

• Description: "The objective of Eurogene is to establish a European reference portal for genetic medicine that will bring together and catalogue a wide variety of multimedia resources produced by leading Geneticists around the world, enabling educators and students to quickly and easily find, organise recombine existing educational materials to fit their learning needs."
• Quality: "Eurogene is helping move the Genetics community towards more efficient development of high quality didactic material on genetic medicine and guides authors through the editing and "assembly" of educational packages in numerous European Languages."

Inspire - Genetics Community

• Description: An online community connecting patients with concerns about genetics and birth defects.
• Quality: Inspire connects patients, families, friends, caregivers and health professionals for health and wellness support. Inspire works with trusted health partners to build safe and secure health and wellness groups.

MedHelp Genetics Community

• Description: "The MedHelp site connects people with the leading medical experts and others who have similar experiences. Today, MedHelp empowers over 8 million people each month to take control over their health and find answers to their medical questions. MedHelp has over 15 years of accumulated information from doctors and other patients across hundreds of conditions."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

Medpedia - Genetics

• Description: "For those that conduct research, analysis in the genetics field."
• Quality: Medpedia is a medical encyclopaedia managed and edited by medical professionals.

Facebook is a free social networking site where users can join groups. In these groups, members can post messages, interact with others or find relevant content. A few of the numerous genetics groups:

American Society of Human Genetics

• Description and content: "The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is the primary professional membership organization for human genetics specialists worldwide. The Society’s nearly 8,000 members include researchers, clinicians, and others with an interest in genetics."

American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)

• Description and content: "The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is the primary professional membership organization for human genetics specialists worldwide. The Society’s nearly 8,000 members include researchers, academicians, clinicians, laboratory practice professionals, genetic counselors, nurses and others who have a special interest in the field of human genetics."

Biotechnology and Genetics

• Description and content: "This group for learning and discussion purpose, to spread and expand knowledge."

Genetics

• Description and content: "We are a molecular and cytogenetics group concerning about the new data and problems in genetics."

Genetics

• Description and content: "This group is created for the purpose of sharing latest genetic discoveries. The world of cell and molecular biology is an amazing world and the beauty inside the DNA is indescribable."

Genetics

• Description and content: "This Group is intendent for helping Biotechnology and Genetic Students over the world. Please do not hesitate to Join this group."

Human Genome Organisation

• Description and content: "The Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) is an international organisation of scientists involved in human genetic and genomic research. The primary ethos of HUGO is to promote and sustain international collaboration in the field of human genetics."

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