Check out this clip from my talk at National Academies few weeks ago! Thanks again to all the organizers and panelists for such a thoughtful discussion. #sociology #biology #genomics #population #politics #science

Join me now! I’m taking over the National Human Genome Research Institute account for the next hour to answer some questions and talk about my research! I will be discussing health disparities, diversity in genomics, microbiomes and more! #DNADay2022

Big #news today: In this interview with Jennifer Doudna, co-creator of the #CRISPR #technology, she says she isn’t ruling out the possibility of #engineered #babies someday. What do you think this means for the future of #genetics? ow.ly/873e50ISUZo

In my #book #RethinkingIntelligence, I talk about #epigenetic harm caused by toxins and how #gender plays into it—products made for women that prove toxic to their #genes & those of their babies. #Read more on those #nanoparticles' potential effects here: ow.ly/A6ss50ITQzY

🎇NEW! Hastings Center special report calls on #bioethics to take the lead in efforts to remedy racial injustice and health inequities in the US. Edited by Faith Fletcher, PhD, MA @DrKeishaRay Virginia A Brown PhD & Patrick T. Smith #blackbioethics #medtwitter #health onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1552146x/2…

It is with heavy hearts to share that Professor Kwaku Ohene-Frempong ( KOF) has passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022. KOF was an advocate &leader in the global sickle cell community. We remember the tremendous commitment & visionary focus that KOF exemplified throughout his life.

The entire CHOP community is mourning the loss of Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong. A leader in the field of hematology and sickle cell, Dr. Frempong was director emeritus of our Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center. Read more about his amazing legacy via The New York Times. nyti.ms/3lzCmKP

I’m jumping for joy as I celebrate Marilyn going ABD (all but dissertation)! Her project From Sickle Cells to Super Cells is investigating these very #biotech #innovations and the promise of a move from amelioration to #cure.

Please join us in welcoming eight new members to the Haverford faculty: Edwin Porras, Marlen Rosas, Young Su Park, Ruodi Duan, Gina Velasco, Leah Seebald, Theresa Gaines, and Lina Martínez-Hernández. Learn more about these scholars: hav.to/b1o

It's truly unreal.

The latest brainchild from my Ride or Die, Ruha Benjamin! I’m the proudest Tante in the world! #newbook #bff #authors

.@VenceBonham and his team at National Human Genome Research Institute led a project with 50+ stakeholders to create educational materials to help the sickle cell disease community learn about gene therapy. #SickleCellAwarenessMonth (Thread)

New publication out! I inform our understanding of altruistic clinical research participation by focusing on the role that social identity plays in the context of a racialized disease doi.org/10.1016/j.socs…

#SCD Article Alert: @socscimed published an article by Marilyn Baffoe-Bonnie, PhD examining which aspects of life with #sicklecell are reportedly associated with altruistic motivations for participating in clinical #research. Learn more: bit.ly/3gExWU5

Excited about this event & discussion today! Be sure to click the link below for details/to register👇and join us via Zoom. #roundtable #NGHRIevents National Human Genome Research Institute

Have you preordered your copy of Rethinking Intelligence yet? If not, grab yours here: amzn.to/3mbArA2 Can't believe release day is so close.👏😅 Be on the lookout for more sneak peeks all week long! #RethinkingIntelligence #newbook

New paper in @socscimed with Rutgers colleagues @phillipsjsoc and Marilyn Baffoe-Bonnie, PhD. We use topic modeling to analyze coroners' narratives and generate new insights into racial disparities in youth suicide in the US. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…