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Roots Summit to bring together community around DNA discoveries
Join speakers, researchers, professionals, and individuals impacted by misattributed parentage, NPE, adoption, and donor conception at Roots Summit 2024. Family members and support people are encouraged to join, as are professionals interested in learning more about the unique needs of individuals and families adjusting to life after an unexpected DNA discovery. Watershed DNA is an event sponsor and founder Brianne Kirkpatrick Williams will be available to meet with attendees at the Watershed DNA booth.
Research study seeking multiple family members’ perspectives on the impact of unexpected Direct-To-Consumer paternal DNA discovery
Researchers at University of Southern California’s School of Social Work) are enrolling multiple individuals in a family impacted by direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing unexpected DNA paternity results. Researchers request the person most closely impacted by a DNA discovery (the parent or adult child) be the first to reach out to the research team with interest.
Study invites those with a parental DNA discovery
Research into the experiences of people receiving unexpected results from DNA testing continues.
A new study based at Long Island University aims to explore parental identity experiences in greater depth, from a small number of adults who have taken a DNA test and received an unexpected discovery related to their own parentage.
WANTED: The thoughts and experiences of adoptive parents who opted for at-home DNA testing on their adopted child
Adoptive parents who have ordered direct-to-consumer genetic testing on their adopted children as minors are invited to participate in a research study. This research opportunity is time-sensitive, so learn more and reach out today.
Study aims to explore the experiences of those with surprise discovery about a parent
Research into the experiences of people getting unexpected results from a home DNA test is still in infancy. A new study based at McGill University aims to explore the experiences of consumer DNA testers who receive an unexpected result with implications to their own parentage.
Got an unexpected medical genetic result? Share your experience with researchers
The Genomic Services Research Program (GSRP). A study for patients with unexpected genetic results.