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Seminar on Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Genetics

Presented by the Center for Research on Ethical/Legal/Social Implications of Psychiatric, Neurologic & Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry

Race as a Semiotic Field and the Inherent Contradiction in Translational Precision Medicine

By analyzing qualitative data collected from 45 semi-structured face-to-face interviews with clinicians and clinician-scientists engaged in translational precision medicine in cancer treatment and prevention, this presentation addresses two research questions: (1) when and why race is enacted as a proxy for genetics in translational and precision medicine, and (2) what is the inherent contradiction in such practice?

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To register for this online presentation and receive the Zoom link, please contact Janee Frankel at janee [[dot]] frankel [[at]] nyspi [[dot]] columbia [[dot]] edu.

Speaker

Shirley Sun, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

Upcoming Presentations

Nov. 15, 2021 – Tania Simoncelli, M.S., Vice President, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Dec. 16, 2021 – Tim Yu, MD, Ph.D., Dept. of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School (Note: This seminar will take place on Thursday, 4–5 p.m.)

Jan. 24, 2022 – Danton Char, M.D., Dept. of Anesthesiology, Stanford University

Feb. 14, 2022 – Shawneequa Callier, J.D., M.A., Dept. of Clinical Research and Leadership, George Washington University

Mar. 14, 2022 – Kathryn Phillips, Ph.D., Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy, Univ. of California, San Francisco

Apr. 11, 2022 – Ben Berkman, J.D., M.P.H., Dept. of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health

May 16, 2022 – Susan Gelman, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychology, Univ. of Michigan

June 13, 2022 – Nathaniel Comfort, Ph.D., Dept. of the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Univ.

All seminars for the 2021-22 academic year will be held online. Registration information will accompany the announcement of each seminar. For additional information or to convey suggestions about future speakers, contact Paul S. Appelbaum, MD, Director, Center for Research on the Ethical, Legal, & Social Implications of Psychiatric, Neurologic & Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, at 646-774-8630 or psa21 [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu.