Watch the recording of our latest #ELSIFridayForum : Patients as Partners in Sickle Cell Disease Research in Africa: Ethos, Challenges and Lessons Learned with Arafa Salim Said, Nabeelah Peerbhai, Nchangwi Syntia, and Tabia Henry Akintobi, PhD, MPH.

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As part of our #ELSI abroad series, learn about #ELSI research in Belgium with Pascal Borry, Professor of Bioethics at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law (@CBMER_KULeuven) and Chair of the KU Leuven Dept. Public Health and Primary Care at KU Leuven.
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Join us tomorrow at 12pm ET for #ELSIFridayForum : Patients as Partners in Sickle Cell Disease Research in Africa: Ethos, Challenges and Lessons Learned with Arafa Salim Said, Nabeelah Peerbhai, Nchangwi Syntia, and Tabia Henry Akintobi, PhD, MPH.

Register: ow.ly/KuZy50RsYNp

As part of our #ELSI abroad series, learn about #ELSI research in Australia with Prof. Ainsley Newson (Prof. Ainsley Newson 💉💉💉💉💉) Professor of Bioethics at Sydney Health Ethics and Ethics lead at Australian Genomics.

Read here: ow.ly/FN3p50RxW0Q

🎉 Registration is now open for The 6th ELSI Congress ( #ELSIcon2024 )! Join us at Columbia University in NYC from June 10-12, 2024, as we delve into 'Reimagining the Benefits of Genomic Science.' Explore the full #ELSIcon2024 conference schedule here:
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We will be presenting the outcome of our project on patients as partners in health research in Africa. Register at . us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…. Thanks to ELSIhub | CERA and SickleInAfrica data coordinating center for funding this work. Arafa Salim Said, Eseza Kironde-Hall #sicklecell

you can peruse our full curriculum online (stanford-genethics.github.io) -- but stay tuned for a curriculum update this summer based on the work led by Tami Gjorgjieva and Alvina Adimoelja, in close collaboration with егор and Angela Hickey

So excited to share our work describing our experience creating & teaching a class on genetics,ethics, & society! tl;dr- bioethics education on relationship between science/scientists/society is impactful, something students want, and important for structural change in our field

Registration for The 6th ELSI Congress (ELSIcon2024) is officially open. ELSIcon2024 will take place at Columbia University in New York City from June 10-12. The theme of this year's conference is: Reimagining the Benefits of Genomic Science.

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It's Official!✨The 2024 abstract submission site is now open! Submit your science with an opportunity to share it at #ASHG 24 , the world's largest stage for human genetics and genomics research. Submit before the June 5 deadline: ashg.org/submit #ASHG

NEW PUB: findings & recoms from experts convened by the National Human Genome Research Institute (National Human Genome Research Institute) to identify the landscape of gaps & opportunities at the interface btwn human #genomics & #healthequity research nature.com/articles/s4158… by Faith Fletcher, PhD, MA & collabs

Join us for #ELSIFridayForum : Patients as Partners in Sickle Cell Disease Research in Africa: Ethos, Challenges and Lessons Learned on 5/10 at 12pm ET with Arafa Salim Said, Nabeelah Peerbhai, Nchangwi Syntia, and Tabia Henry Akintobi, PhD, MPH. Register: ow.ly/KuZy50RsYNp

As part of our #ELSI abroad series, learn about #ELSI research in the United Kingdom with Felicity Boardman Professor at Warwick Medical School, and lead researcher, with Corinna Clark, of the SERGNetwork (Social and Ethical Research in Genomics) elsihub.org/news/elsi-abro…

#ELSI in action everywhere, with NativeBio Data Consortium leading the way! ELSIhub | CERA

Applications are open for the Black In Genetics (BlackInGenetics) Fellowship, funding Black-identifying students in genetics, genetic counseling and bioinformatics for undergraduate or graduate degree. Learn more: blackingenetics.com/big-fellowship

Today at 3pm ET: National Human Genome Research Institute National DNA Day Lecture: Do People Really Know What DNA Is? with joepalca

Learn more: genome.gov/event-calendar…

Throughout history, social scientists have used terms like race, ethnicity and genetic ancestry to describe populations from different regions around the world. These descriptors have a long history of being used in ways that reinforce health inequities and scientific racism.

🏆 Congratulations to the winners of the #DNADay24 Essay Contest! Congratulations and Well done to our winners and honorable mentions! Read the winning essays here: ashg.org/dna-day/ #ASHG #HumanGenetics

This #DNADay , watch the recording of our ELSIconversations session: 'What Genetic Ancestry Tests Mean (and What They Don’t)'. Part of the Exploring Difference in the Biology Classroom series, a collaboration between Personal Genetics Education & Dialogue (PGED) and ELSIhub | CERA ow.ly/G1UB50RouVb

As part of #DNADay24 , we celebrate Rosalind Franklin for her work and influence in science. Thanks to Franklin, we have the historic Photo 51, which revealed that DNA indeed has a double helix shape!