This survey was designed to give an opportunity for new GE³LS researchers in Canada to provide ideas for improving networking and communication opportunities. Genome Canada commissioned Rose Geransar, a new GE³LS researcher currently completing her PhD at the University of Calgary, to develop and conduct the survey. For the purposes of the survey, new researchers were defined as "those with one to five years of academic research experience who are studying the relationship between genomics and society within a range of disciplines, including the social sciences, law, philosophy, bioethics, anthropology, business ethics, commerce, economics, environmental sciences, journalism studies, political science, public policy, etc". The online survey was disseminated across Canada with help of the six regional Genome Centres from July 10 to September 14, 2009.

Genome Canada wishes to thank Rose Geransar for carrying out this important project and all of the respondents for providing such rich ideas. Genome Canada also wishes to congratulate our lucky draw prize winner, Thu Minh Nguyen, a new GE³LS researcher at the Centre of Genomics and Policy, McGill University!

Please see:

• Full Survey Report
• Genome Canada's Response to Report Recommendations

This workshop built upon previous Genome Canada and Genome BC GE³LS workshops, particularly the Genome Canada GE³LS Workshop (2006) and the Integration Workshop (2007), which explored the strengths and challenges of social science and humanities (SSH) in genomics, whether through stand alone or integrated projects.

Please see:

• Workshop description and Summary Report (English only)

The GELS Planning and Priority Committee of CIHR Institute of Genetics commissioned Stuart Hogarth of UK's University of Loughborough to conduct an environmental scan of GE³LS capacity issues, completed in January 2008. For more information, contact Dr. Ursula Danilczyk, Assistant Director, CIHR Institute of Genetics at ursulaig@sickkids.ca.

• Environmental scan of GE³LS capacity issues

Authors: Annemiek Nelis, Colin Reddy, Elles Mulder.

This report aims to map the similarities and differences in the programming of "ELSA genomicsresearch" in the ERASAGE partner organizations. It focuses particularly on eleven European partner organizations in Austria, Finland, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerlandand the UK. Also included in this report is information and data from the development of ELSA genomics in Canada. This information serves as a bench-mark to European development.

• Report