The European Genetics Foundation (EGF) is a not for profit organization founded in 1995 by a group of researchers who were involved at the time in the activity of the European School of Genetic Medicine. The European School of Genetic Medicine had been set up in Sestri Levante (Genova, Italy) in 1988 by Professor Victor A. McKusick (Baltimore, USA) and Professor Giovanni Romeo. At present the EGF has found its natural location in Ronzano, at the CUEM (Euro Mediterranean University Center), immersed in the beauty of the landscape and the peaceful surroundings.
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Giovanni Romeo, MD, is honored as this year’s recipient of the ASHG Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Education for his outstanding educational contributions to human and medical genetics. Through his efforts, students in Europe and around the world have benefited from programs that have been recognized internationally as being of exceptional quality and great importance to the advancement of the field. Dr. Romeo has made a consistent and dedicated effort over the past 25 years, very much in the tradition of his mentor Dr. Victor McKusick, in bringing the latest developments in human genetics to a wide array of trainees and faculty from around the world
Giovanni Romeo is Professor of Medical Genetics at the University of Bologna Medical School in Italy. In 1988, he founded the European School of Genetic Medicine (ESGM) together with the late Dr. Victor McKusick, and he serves as its current Director. Over the last 24 years, the ESGM has become a focal point of human genetics education in Italy, Europe, and beyond. In addition, in 1995, Romeo founded and currently serves as President of the European Genetics Foundation (EGF), which is the only non-profit institution in Europe entirely dedicated to human genetics education.
