Join Nov 4th ClinGen for "Ethics & Inclusivity in Genetics Education: Challenges and Paths Forward." Among other things, I'll get to talk about some of the awesome work done by Roshni Patel Rachel Ungar and team educating genetics trainees in ethics clinicalgenome.org/tools/ancestry…

Today, the Guardian, alongside HOPE not hate , today publish an in depth undercover investigation into the efforts of a network of far right race and IQ obsessives, who have been trying to influence discourse about race science. theguardian.com/world/2024/oct…

My piece in the The Hastings Center for Bioethics Bioethics Forum on the Trump campaign's discussion of "bad genes" thehastingscenter.org/the-alarming-h…

For authoritative information on genes + human nature, see thehastingscenter.org/genomic-findin…

As the U.S. heads towards one of its most polarizing elections, new Hastings Bioethics Forum essay by Daphne Martschenko, PhD explores the past and present comments of leaders that link “bad genes” to immigrants and violent crime, perpetuating social harm.😱 bit.ly/489PHBg

"The former president’s...comments about immigrants bringing 'bad genes' into the US are part of a longer, racialized history in which claims about genetic difference have been used to further social divisions, explain social inequalities, & justify racial violence." Daphne Martschenko, PhD

As many of us are at #ASHG24, a reminder that what we do is political, whether intended or not. Eugenics never left and is now on the rise, backed by all branches of the US gov't. It is our responsibility to fight against a movement that uses our work to do real harm to people.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr Arif Naveed, a cherished member of the BAICE community and former student representative. Arif was an outstanding academic whose work and warmth touched many lives, as captured in this tribute by Dr. Peter Sutoris..(1/2) shorturl.at/RYgVK

The outpouring of grief, sadness, love, reflection, hope and determination in the wake of Arif Naveed's death is simultaneously heart-warming and heart-wrenching. In death, as in life, Arif keeps bringing out the best in us, our gentle yet powerful humanity, as we wrestle (1/10)

For more, see: Potential corporate uses of polygenic indexes: Starting a conversation about the associated ethics and policy issues - By Michelle Meyer, Nicholas Papageorge, Erik Parens, Alan Regenberg, Jeremy Sugarman, Kevin Thom | AJHG pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11…

Genetic Discrimination Is Coming for Us All theatlantic.com/health/archive…

YES! These rockstars Rachel Ungar Roshni Patel

Parents and kids are under too much pressure. Screening embryos for complex, polygenic conditions won't help! Daphne Martschenko, PhD and I explain some ethical and social implications of Superbaby tech with the help of our great local newsroom The San Francisco Standard sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/1…

combined with similar results recently published in the context of polygenic embryo screening, this suggests the need for clear reporting standards for PRS implementation nature.com/articles/s4156…

"Orchid calculates each embryo’s likelihood of...suffering from...more than 1,200 diseases & conditions about which we currently have (anywhere from rock-solid to...vague & extrapolative) genetic info. Who knows what it will calculate in the future." 🤨 buff.ly/4aGBnzz

2025 is here! I am so excited for Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins to be in readers' hands in just a few weeks. We have work to do, and I truly hope this book will help us move forward together. 🧬✊🏾🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Have a little new piece in Nature Human Behaviour: "Ethics of genomic research on occupational status" nature.com/articles/s4156…

On the dangers and ethical issues of embryo human genome editing, including multiple variants at once Editorial nature nature.com/articles/d4158… Nature News & Views nature.com/articles/d4158… Shai Carmi Hank Greely Kevin Mitchell Paper: Modeling for several diseases that lays out the

Join us on February 14 at 12pm ET for the next 🧬 ELSI Friday Forum: Building Infrastructures to Enhance Community Engagement Work, co-hosted by Broad Institute's Equity in Biomedicine Seminar. 🗓️ Register here: ow.ly/QbzU50UGYGI

Upcoming Events! Ethical Challenges in Data Sharing with Dr. Maya Sabatello. March 11th | 11 am PT 🔗 Register (stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regist…) Panel on aging & dementia care for people with IDD. March 14th | 9 am PT 🔗 Register: (bit.ly/iddpolicy) #IDD #TeamScience