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IGES Journal Club. Date & Time: Noon eastern Monday 28th October 2024 Registration link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIldOGurzwjHtKK0OOLJUgmAGsAoTPtO59E Title: Inclusion of multiracial individuals in genetics and genomics is imperative for equitable research Presenters: Drs Genevieve Wojcik & Daphne Oluwaseun Martschenko https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-023-01394-y Bios: Dr. Genevieve Wojcik is a genetic epidemiologist and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She holds a BA in Biology from Cornell University, an MHS in Human Genetics/Genetic Epidemiology and a PhD in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and conducted her postdoctoral training at Stanford University. Her research program focuses on understanding the role of ancestry and environment in genetic risk and developing solutions to address health inequities for diverse and admixed groups. Dr. Wojcik’s work also considers the appropriate framing of genetics with racial and ethnic identity in biomedical research, including as a contributing member of the 2023 NASEM report on the Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry as Population Descriptors in Genomics Research. Dr. Daphne Oluwaseun Martschenko (she/hers) is an Assistant Professor at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics and former co-organizer of the Race, Empire, and Education Research Collective. Her scholarship identifies novel ways to examine and enhance the ethical and socially responsible conduct, translation, and interpretation of human genetic research. Daphne is passionate about fostering public and community engagement with controversial scientific research. She has appeared in the New York Times and on numerous podcasts including Freakonomics Radio. You can also find her work in outlets such as Scientific American and The Conversation. In 2023, Daphne was named one of 10 Scientists to Watch by ScienceNews, and in 2024 she was recognized by Scientist Spotlights Initiative as a science role model to students learning science.
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