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AI in Genomics and Genetic Counseling: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues. 🧬 Hosted by The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine Katya Orlova, a Variant Assessment Scientist at Ambry Genetics Date: Friday, March 7, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm EST Register here for the Zoom link:https://lnkd.in/gzJ_Sugs ✅ CEU Credits for Genetic Counselors:...

ELSIhub Collections are essential reading lists on fundamental or emerging topics in ELSI, curated and explained by expert Collection Editors, often paired with ELSI trainees. This series assembles materials from cross-disciplinary literatures to enable quick access to key information.   Visit this link for more information: https://elsihub.org/resources/collections

Public-Private Partnerships for Gene Therapies: What Does the Public Get? Join us on Friday, January 10 at 12pm ET for ELSI Friday Forum: Public-Private Partnerships for Gene Therapies: What Does the Public Get?,  with speakers: John Conley, JD, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law Eva Winkler, Prof, Dr.med., Dr.phil., Section for Translational...

Building a Diverse ELSI Workforce: What does this mean and how should we do it? Join us on Friday, December 13 at 12pm ET for ELSI Friday Forum: Building a Diverse ELSI Workforce: What does this mean and how should we do it?,  with speakers: Faith Fletcher, PhD, MA, Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine Debra Matthews, PhD, MA, Johns Hopkins...

Date: Friday, November 22 Time: 12:00pm—1:00pm Place: Roper Hall 6310 Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. Please register to attend. https://go.unc.edu/prenatalgene   Presented by Rami M. Major, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow in the ELSI of Precision Medicine and Other Biotechnologies Neurodevelopmental diseases (NDDs) are notoriously difficult to treat because clinical...

ELSIhub Interview with James Tabery, PhD by Deanne Dunbar Dolan   Because ELSI is not confined to a single academic discipline or institutional home, pipeline programs that provide training for an ELSI research career are critical to the longevity of the field of study. These programs can also facilitate the...

The Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics and the Columbia Division of Ethics will lead a five-year expansion of their hub for research on the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of human genomics, in collaboration with The Hastings Center and Case Western Reserve University, along with multiple partner organizations. Click...

Please join us for an in person discussion with Dr. Eric Meslin. Date: Thursday, October 24 Time: 10:00am—11:00am Place: Bondurant G010   Refreshments will be served. Please register to attend. https://go.unc.edu/meslin-elsi Eric M. Meslin, Ph.D., FRSC, FCAHS, ICD.D Former President and CEO, Council of Canadian Academies Former Director, Indiana University...

The Center for Genomics and Society (CGS) has a new name and expanded mission! It will now be known as the Center for the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Biotechnology, or simply ELSI@UNC. The ELSI framework can be applied to, and add value to, many different disciplines and...

Last year, the Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care, the Center for Genomics and Society, and the Center for Bioethics co-hosted a Carolina Seminar Series titled, “Science meets society at the intersection between precision medicine and justice, equity, and inclusion.” The goal of this series was to examine the...