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Regulating Genomic Information: How Algorithms Perpetuate Prejudice

February 25, 2020

Last November, I was able to attend the National Science Policy Network Symposium in Madison, Wisconsin. The goal of this two-day symposium was to understand how many scientific issues (such as climate change and genome-based medicine) disproportionately affect minority and vulnerable populations. One of the workshops I attended discussed how “big genomic data” is handled, […]

Bernat Navarro-Serer ⋅ Perspectives in Research diversity, genes, social justice ⋅

Pursuing Social Justice Through Social Innovation

May 25, 2016

Social justice and social innovation have recently become buzzwords in millennial circles as focal points for tackling social issues. In essence, social justice purports a world in which all people have a right to equitable treatment and fair allocation of resources without any form of discrimination. Social innovation is a new movement grounded in the […]

Charles Odonkor ⋅ Perspectives in Research Baltimore, social justice ⋅

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