Event



Genetic Ancestry and Perceptions of Race: Impacts in Social and Medical Contexts Symposium

Keynote Speaker: Professor Dorothy Roberts
(All Day) | | The Population Studies Center Library, 403 McNeil | University of Pennsylvania
3718 Locust Walk | Philadelphia, PA 19104

Genetic Ancestry

The symposium brings medical researchers, clinicians, health scholars, and social scientists into conversation about the way that genetic ancestry information may influence observers' perceptions of others' race, and the implications that may have in both social and medical contexts. Participants will engage with presentations and discussions that will inform future research agendas on how genetic ancestry, appearance, self-identification, administrative health records and other sources of information may differentially shape patients' experiences and health outcomes.