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ELSIconversations is a series of networking events on ELSI research. Each series will bring something new to the conversation, be it a series on research methods, latest developments in a particular field, trainee presentations, or any topic suggested by our community of ELSI researchers and those with an interest in ELSI research. Series...

Following a break in August 2021, the 2nd ELSI Friday Forum series will begin in September. September 10, 2021 – Remembering 9/11: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues with Using DNA for Disaster Victim Identification –  details coming soon Amy Mundorff, PhD Jay Aronson, PhD Moderated by Jennifer Wagner, JD, PhD.

Multiple US states have passed laws limiting the ability to terminate a pregnancy affected by Down syndrome or other genetic conditions, with the Ohio version of this law recently upheld by the US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (Preterm Cleveland v. McCloud). Yet historically, the relationship between prenatal genetics and...

Join the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH) for Precision Medicine Approaches to Addressing Social Determinants of Health, a free virtual mini-symposium from 1:00-2:45pm on Wednesday June 30. Presenters will explore the complex relationships between where people live and work and their health.   It shouldn’t take...

The Precision Analytics group of the Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care is collaborating with the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS) to offer a virtual workshop that will provide an introduction to working with patient or clinical data. During the workshop, participants will work with a...

Friday, June 11, 12:00p EDT Panelists Melissa Creary and Liza Johnson will describe the current state of therapy for sickle cell disease, and some ethical issues that arise in the emerging use of gene transfer or gene editing for treating the disease. Dr. Johnson will focus on ethical issues identified...

Arlene Davis, JD, BN is the new Director of the UNC Center for Bioethics.  She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Medicine; Director of the Clinical Ethics Service; and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the UNC Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, and in the UNC School of...

Mar 12, 2021  | 12:00 PM EST Click here to register. This Friday Forum will consider the ethical, social, and legal implications of the diverse applications of DNA technologies that impact migrants entering or resident in the United States. When migrating family members go missing or a body is found...

March 19 | 12:00-1:00 pm ET / 9:00-10:00 am PT   Oversight of Human-Animal Chimera Research: Views of Scientists, Researchers, Oversight Committees, and the Public – REGISTER Moderator: Mildred Cho Kaitlynn Craig: When Dogs Play Cards: Interviews with Scientists, Researchers, and Oversight Committee Members on Ethical Guidelines for Human-Animal Chimera...

Friday, March 26, 2021, 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET Why Include People in Research if they Lack Access to Decent HealthCare? Pilar N. Ossorio, Ph.D., J.D. Professor of Law and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) Program Lead, Ethics Program Morgridge Institute for Research Dr. Ossorio is Professor of Law and...