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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 4S
    by HUGERA Team
    Our team organized a double session at the 2026 4S conference in Toronto. The session, “Human Genomics in the Global Economy,” featured talks on the history and political economy of public and private genomic projects. As part of the session, our team member Tayyaba Jiwani gave the talk “Sovereignty or Dependence: The Political Economy of… Read more: HUGERA at 4S
  • II Workshop
    by HUGERA Team
    On September 24 and 25, our team hosted the workshop “Methods and Practices for a Socially Responsible Genomics.” We engaged in productive conversations with geneticists from around the world on issues of health equity, racial-ethnic categorizations, and more.
  • New Publication
    by HUGERA Team
    In another collaboration with Yasmin Haddad, Celso Neto has published the paper “Navigating Values in Scientific Recommendations.” The paper examines recommendations on the use of race, ethnicity, and ancestry in genomics.
  • July Talks
    by HUGERA Team
    It is conference season! Talks by members of HUGERA this month: July 15th, “The ‘Muslim Genome’: From Eugenic Pasts to Genomic Futures” by Tayyaba Jiwani (HSS, Edinburgh, UK) July 16th, “Signal and Noise in Human Population Genetics” by Celso Neto (SPSP, Cambridge) July 17th, “How do considerations of race inform scientific practice in genomic research… Read more: July Talks
  • New Publications
    by HUGERA Team
    Celso Neto is one of the co-editors, alongside Stephan Guttinger (Exeter) and Sabina Leonelli (TU Munich) of the open-access volume “Life Beyond Human Boundaries: John Dupré’s Philosophy and the Interdisciplinary Study of the Life Sciences.” Celso also contributed to the introductory chapter. The volume engages with the work of John Dupré, philosopher of biology whose… Read more: New Publications

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