This lecture series, hosted by the Bioethics Center forCommunity Health ANd Genomic Equity (CHANGE) and the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Department of Bioethics, showcases scholarship on advancing health equity in genomics.
This year, our esteemed guest speaker was Shawneequa Callier, who spoke on "From Data to Measurable Actions:
Advancing Equity in Genomics Research."
Shawneequa Callier Ph.D., J.D., M.A. Bioethics
Associate Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership
George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS)
"From Data to Measurable Actions: Advancing Equity in Genomics Research"
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
1:3-3 PM EST
Wolstein 1413
Shawneequa Callier, J.D., MA Bioethics, is an Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She has also served as a Special Volunteer at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health at the National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH for thirteen years. She has nearly two decades of experience analyzing the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of emerging technologies, which includes her time as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Center for Genetic Research Ethics and Law at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½'s School of Medicine. She works on various projects funded by the US National Institutes of Health that focus on the ELSI of genomics research and data science.