pgEd's Dana Waring is organizing an invited workshop for the 4th ELSI Congress on “Genomics and Society: Expanding the ELSI Universe.” According to the ELSI Congress website, this will be "the latest in a series of major conferences for researchers and others interested in the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of genomic research." The title of Dana's […]
This year's CRISPRcon: Conversations on Science, Society and the Future of Gene Editing is being developed by pgEd in partnership with Keystone Policy Center and the CRISPRcon Steering Committee. CRISPRcon 2018 will be held at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center in Boston, and will be hosted by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and […]
pgEd has organized a panel, titled "Engaging Our Nation and Our World in the Era of Gene Editing," at this year's convention of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization. This will be a panel discussion that highlights pgEd’s experiences in engaging diverse communities, including those where mistrust of outsiders is high, and explores our successes through two-way dialogue. […]
Johnny will be giving a keynote presentation at the 6th International Conference on Preventing Overdiagnosis. His talk, "Engaging diverse communities on the benefits and implications of of genetic diagnosis," is scheduled during the session "Overdiagnosis 2.0 (Technolnogy)" on Aug. 21st, from 4-5:30 pm.
Ting will be presenting at the workshop "Science Communication and Engagement with Religious Publics," an ancillary event at this year's ASHG annual meeting that is organized by the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) program and the Center for Public Engagement on Science and Technology, both situated within the American Association for the Advancement of Science […]
Marnie will be in Washington, D.C. to share the latest from pgEd's Building Awareness, Respect, and Confidence through Genetics (ARC) project with other science educators who receive funding from the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program of the National Institutes of Health.
Nadine will talk about pgEd's work with the attendees of the annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) Precision Health meeting in La Jolla. She will present a poster titled: "Personal genomics is here: Mobilizing expertise and partnerships for engaging all communities."
pgEd will be in Cleveland at the start of October to attend a scientific meeting as well as visit several schools and communities in the area to start dialogues about personal genetics.
pgEd will be in Houston, Texas to present an invited workshop titled "Issues of race, gender, and identity on our doorstep: Experiences and strategies for respectful and informed dialogue" at the annual conference of the American Society of Human Genetics. We are also planning to visit one or two local high schools while we are […]
Marnie will be in Washington, D.C. to share the latest from pgEd’s Building Awareness, Respect, and Confidence through Genetics (ARC) project with other science educators who receive funding from the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program of the National Institutes of Health.