Kathy Hudson, PhD, is the founder and Director of the Genetics and Public Policy Center and an Associate Professor in the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Institute of Genetic Medicine, and the Department of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University. Previously, Dr. Hudson was the Assistant Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute and Senior Policy Analyst in the Department of Health and Human Services. She serves on the AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy, the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Translating Genomic Based Research for Health, the CDC Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention Stakeholders Group, the Genome Canada Science and Industry Advisory Committee, the Guttmacher Institute Board of Directors, and the Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics Editorial Board. She holds a PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s in Microbiology from the University of Chicago, and a bachelor’s in Biology from Carleton College.