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Webinar | Population Genomic Screening: From Biobank Return of Results to a Clinical Screening Pilot

Tuesday, May 6 12:00—1:00pm ET   Virtual Presentation by Juliann Savatt, MS, CGC Assistant Professor, Genomic Health, Geisinger Co-director, Geisinger MyCode Genomic Screening and Counseling Program Currently, identification of individuals with genomic risk remains largely dependent on clinical testing that relies on a personal/family history of disease and access to specialty care. However, some patients …

ELSI Friday Forum | Dec 13 | 12p ET

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 Berman Institute of Bioethics  Moderated …

ELSI@ºÚÁÏÍø Seminar | Nov. 22, 12p | Prenatal Gene Editing for Neurodevelopmental Disease: Ethical Considerations

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 symptoms stem from developmental processes …

Making Public Policy on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Biotechnology: Challenges and Models

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 Center for Bioethics Adjunct Professor, …