Exploring Difference in the Biology Classroom
"Exploring Difference in the Biology Classroom: Bringing together educators and researchers for conversations about the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genetics" is a collaboration between pgEd (Personal Genetics Education Project) and CERA to present the latest ELSI research as a resource for educators to use in the classroom. Each of the four events in this ELSIconversations series will have one or more ELSI researchers presenting new material followed by a discussion and a Q&A session.
Session 3: What Genetic Ancestry Tests Mean (and What They Don't)
Date: April 11 2023, 3-4 pm PT / 6-7 pm ET
Speakers: Janina Jeff, PhD, MS & Jada Benn Torres, PhD
Moderators: Rob O'Malley, PhD & Marnie Gelbart, PhD
Genetic ancestry testing is often framed as a means to understanding who we are and where we came from. But what, exactly, do the results of these tests mean? Why are genetic data from ancestry tests of interest to individuals, scientists, and companies? What important questions arise about the uses of these data? Facilitating classroom conversations about genetic ancestry testing can be a powerful way to both connect scientific advances in the real world with lessons about human genetic variation and support students in becoming informed consumers.
In this session, two experts in genetics and anthropology will share their perspectives on genetic ancestry testing and address questions that students commonly have. Attendees will gain insight on the process of science, and learn how test results can be interpreted (or misinterpreted) as a source of information about racial and ethnic identities, familial relationships, and population history.
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PAST EVENTS:
Session 2: Engaging with Genetic Disability and Difference
Date: March 8 2023, 3-4 pm PT / 6-7 pm ET
Speakers: Kara Ayers, PhD & Joel Michael Reynolds, PhD
Moderators: Rob O'Malley, PhD & Marnie Gelbart, PhD
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Session 1: How to represent wide-ranging family structures and personal identities using the latest pedigree nomenclature
Date: December 1, 3-4 pm PT / 6-7 pm ET
Speakers: Ina Amarillo, PhD & Robin Bennett, MS, LGC, PhD Hon
Co-Moderators: Marnie Gelbart, PhD & Nadine Vincenten, PhD
