Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): Dorothy E. Roberts, JD. "The 2023 NASEM Report on Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research"

12:00pm - 1:00pm • Hybrid: RCH B102AB, Richards Bldg., 3700 Hamilton Walk (and virtual via Zoom)

2024-04-10 12:00:00 2024-04-10 13:00:00 America/New_York Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): Dorothy E. Roberts, JD. "The 2023 NASEM Report on Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research" The 2023 NASEM Report on Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research Dorothy E. Roberts, JD George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights University of Pennsylvania In 2021, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Academies to conduct a study to review and assess existing methodologies, benefits, and challenges in using race, ethnicity, ancestry, and other population descriptors in genomics research. To accomplish this task, the National Academies empaneled a committee of 17 members with expertise in various genetics fields, anthropology, sociology, social epidemiology, demography, and population statistics, as well as historical, ethical, legal, and social implications research, including Penn professor Dorothy Roberts. Professor Roberts will discuss the committee’s consensus report, issued in March 2023, which examines the current use of population descriptors in genomics research, presents a set of guiding principles and overarching approaches, and recommends best practices. Lunch provided. Streaming available via Zoom. Hybrid: RCH B102AB, Richards Bldg., 3700 Hamilton Walk (and virtual via Zoom) Penn Medical Ethics

In 2021, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Academies to conduct a study to review and assess existing methodologies, benefits, and challenges in using race, ethnicity, ancestry, and other population descriptors in genomics research. To accomplish this task, the National Academies empaneled a committee of 17 members with expertise in various genetics fields, anthropology, sociology, social epidemiology, demography, and population statistics, as well as historical, ethical, legal, and social implications research, including Penn professor Dorothy Roberts. Professor Roberts will discuss the committee’s consensus report, issued in March 2023, which examines the current use of population descriptors in genomics research, presents a set of guiding principles and overarching approaches, and recommends best practices.