Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics has named Joan Scott, deputy director of its Genetics and Public Policy Center (GPPC), to replace Kathy Hudson as director of the Center.

The Genetics and Public Policy Center today announced that it was awarded approximately $1.6 million by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to study public attitudes about a possible large U.S. population-based study.

The Center recently commissioned a survey of state laws that could potentially be used to protect consumers against unfair or deceptive trade practices by DTC genetic testing companies.