Event

On behalf of Drs. Sarah Tishkoff (PRSS Faculty Working Group member) and Marylyn Ritchie, the Center for Global Genomics & Health Equity and the Institute for Biomedical Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania are co-hosting an in-person two-day Symposium entitled, “Human Genomic Diversity and Medicine:  Challenges and Solutions to Reduce Health Disparities”. The Symposium will be held in-person on Monday, May 22 and Tuesday, May 23 from 12:00PM-4:30PM(EST) in the Smilow Center for Translational Research Auditorium, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Virtual attendance is also offered. Register for the symposium here: https://redcap.med.upenn.edu/surveys/?s=T8ANPLJ4R79RJNDN 

As part of panel 1, History of Racial Classifications and Challenges of Use in Genomics Research PRSS Director Dorothy Roberts will discuss “Ending the Legacy of Race and Racism in Genomics Research”.