JScreen Program

JScreen is a national community-based public health initiative dedicated to preventing genetic diseases. JScreen was launched from Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Human Genetics in 2013. At its start, JScreen was oriented toward diseases that are more common in the Ashkenazi Jewish population, but the services currently offered are applicable and relevant to all people.

As of October 1, 2024, the JScreen program has transitioned to an independent nonprofit corporation that is separate from Emory University. While JScreen will continue to collaborate with Emory, JScreen is embarking on a renewed effort to scale its impact nationally. Please visit jscreen.org for information about reproductive carrier screening and hereditary cancer testing.