| These lectures address topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Speakers are MH&B faculty or special guests we've invited to present. The lectures run every Thursday from noon to 12:45pm in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie building, during The Graduate School's Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. Due to public interest, we've made these lectures open to all, inside and outside the Northwestern community. Please feel free to bring a lunch. |
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 Knowledge from human genetic research continuously challenges the notion that race and biology are inextricably linked, with implications across biomedical and public health disciplines. This lecture discusses why ‘racialized genetics’ in biomedical and forensic studies continues to be problematic, in particular, for underserved communities of color which transcend ‘racial’ boundaries yet bear the burden of health disparities and biases of law enforcement.
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