ELSI Friday Forum: The Summer Internship for INdigenous Peoples in Genomics

Join us on Friday, October 11 at 12pm ET for ELSI Friday Forum: The Summer internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics (SING) – Beyond Settler Science, with speakers:

Scientists from dominant genomic institutions are beginning to recognize the ways in which they have been and continue to be non-inclusive and harmful to marginalized communities, especially to Indigenous groups. In response, these groups have established programs worldwide that are based on Indigenous knowledge, expertise, and governance to move toward decolonization of genomics. These programs are designed to disrupt dominant approaches, build Indigenous capacity and scientific literacy, including laboratory, classroom, and field training in genomic sciences, ethical and social implications, and Indigenous knowledge. As such data has become the targets of commercialization and Native peoples are seen as bioproperty, international and intersectional concepts of law have increasingly been one of SING’s points of discussion. This approach in SING goes beyond simply integrating Indigenous perspectives; it actively develops and supports Indigenous science. By doing so, it aims to provide effective and sociopolitically appropriate solutions to today’s most pressing scientific and ethical questions. This session will describe the Summer internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics (SING), the distinctive features of their educational programs and related research, and community collaborations that aim to decolonize and make useful genomics for Indigenous Peoples.