GMKBRegister to attend the upcoming ELSIconversations discussion, titled “Utility of Population Descriptors in Clinical Genetics.”
When: May 6, 2022 from 12:00-1:00 pm ET/9:00-10:00 am PT
Question: What is the most important information, conceptually, for clinical genetics professionals to do their jobs well? Is the information always necessary; if not, when is it critical vs. extraneous? When is it potentially harmful?
Goal: Distill the most relevant information among population descriptors that serves a purpose in the clinical curation pipeline, or other clinical genetics work
Speakers:
- Carlee Dawson, BA: Diversity Measures in Genomic Medicine
- Dee McKnight, PhD: How Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry Information is Used in Genetic Diagnostics: One Lab’s Perspective
- Julia Gimbernat-Mayol, MEng: Clinical Genetics Laboratories Use Divergent Demographic Frameworks Across Countries
Moderator: Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD
Please watch the above videos before attending the discussion (click on each title next to speaker names above to access the video). During the session, the presenters will answer questions about their research and take part in an open discussion with all attendees. Please bring your questions, join the discussion, and expect to network with your colleagues. We hope you will make new connections and start new conversations on ELSI research.