The study of human genetic differences is rapidly changing science, but how can we study these differences without promoting racism and social harm?
The Human Genomics without Racism (HUGERA) project brings together geneticists, philosophers, and social scientists to create tools for an ethically sound science of human variation.
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- HUGERA at ISHPSSB 25HUGERA is part of the biennial meeting of the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB). The conference takes place in Porto, Portugal. The double-session “Values, Bias, and Controversies in Human Genomics” is organized by Celso Neto and Yasmin Haddad, taking place on Monday, 21, afternoon (14:30-18:15). In the session,… Read more: HUGERA at ISHPSSB 25
- New Staff
We welcome Lauren Wilson and Tayyaba Jiwani as postdoctoral fellows of the HUGERA team! Lauren is a philosopher of science working on issues of behavioral genetics, bioethics, the ethics of emerging technologies, and scientific modeling. Tayyaba is a science technology scholar and former geneticist. Tayyaba studies the sociology of genomics, at the intersection of race… Read more: New Staff
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