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NHGRI will host a two-day symposium addressing historical and present-day constructions of disability and ableism, with a focus on the history and lived experiences of people with disabilities in the context of genomics and genetics.
… of people with disabilities in the context of genomics and genetics. The event is free and open to the public. Follow … of people with disabilities in the context of genomics and genetics. The event is free and open to the public. Follow … of people with disabilities in the context of genomics and genetics. … Media Advisory …
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The 2019 NHGRI Symposium provides an exciting forum for the exchange of scientific and research ideas, forging of new collaborations, and networking across the Institute.
… University. Download the Agenda … Masur Auditorium NIH Clinical Center Building 10 … MD … 10 Center Dr. … 2019 NHGRI …
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NHGRI and the University at Buffalo Center for Disability Studies will hold a two-day symposium on October 6-7, 2022 to address historical constructions of disability and ableism, with a focus on the “irreducibility” of individuals with disability and the history of disability.
… The Independent 1:00 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. — Time, Future and Genetics: The Temporal Complexity of Disability Rebecca … Bergstresser, Columbia University 2:00 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. — Genetics at the Intersection of Reproductive Justice and … New York University Langone 2:20 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. — Genetics and the Deaf Community: Cumulative Decision-Making, …
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This symposium highlights other collaborative efforts between NIH and Children's National, and address genomics and care of children with immunologic diseases.
… framed and supported through a supplemental award to the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Children's …
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NHGRI will host a two-day symposium, on December 2-3, 2021, examining the history of eugenics and scientific racism and their complex legacies in the modern health sciences.
… on the historical study of eugenics and other misuses of genetics and genetic information. This includes the broader … with relevance for public health, the history of human genetics, medical ethics and persons with disabilities. Day …
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On April 25, 2023, NHGRI hosted a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
… on society and discover the wide array of careers in genetics and genomics — from scientists to social media …
Virtual Exhibit
The Human Genome Project changed traditional understandings of how and why scientific research is conducted. It was, however, not without its detractors. Early in 1990, there was an effort to stop funding for the nascent Human Genome Project, in the form of a letter writing campaign.
… approaches exist more harmoniously as both genomics and genetics continues to become more integrated in everyday …
Media Advisory
On April 25, 2023, NHGRI will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
… on society and discover the wide array of careers in genetics and genomics — from scientists to social media …
Virtual Exhibit
The Gene Sweepstakes — or GeneSweep as it became popularly known — was a three-year-long, sweepstakes-style contest organized by British bioinformatician Ewan Birney, Ph.D., of the European Bioinformatics Institute. Scientists participated in the contest by betting on the total number of protein-coding genes that would be identified in the human genome sequence generated by the Human Genome Project.
… papers about their predictions in the same issue of Nature Genetics. The striking difference in their predictions …