Sadly, federal funding for the Regional Genetic Networks has ended. NERGN closed on May 31, 2024. This website will remain live until November 2025 but will not be monitored.
Vision
"All individuals with genetic conditions in New England have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential."
Staff
Angela Shepard, MD
Director
UNH Institute on Disability
10 West Edge Drive
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862-0555 (fax)
angela.shepard@unh.edu
Karen Volle
Project Manager
UNH Institute on Disability
10 West Edge Drive
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862-3454
(603) 862-0555 (fax)
karen.volle@unh.edu
Toni Sumner-Beebe
Senior Program Support Assistant
UNH Institute on Disability
10 West Edge Drive
Durham, NH 03824
603-862-2175
toni.sumner-beebe@unh.edu
Objectives
- Partner with family-led and other regional organizations to improve knowledge of and access to genetic services.
- Expand the use of telehealth for genetic consults and care.
- Engage non-genetics health professionals in training and education about genetics.
- Focus on reaching and including medically underserved areas and populations.
- Increase the availability and use of genetic resources.