Brain wellness, genomic justice, and Indigenous communities

TheNeuroethics Canadais an interdisciplinary research group dedicated to tackling the ethical, legal, policy and social implications of frontier technological developments in the neurosciences. Our focus is on protecting and ensuring public good by aligning innovations in the brain sciences with human values.Our research results, educational resources, and public outreach promote informed decision-making and empowered choices for individual and community well-being in an era of fast-paced, and ever increasingly consumer-directed personalized medicine.

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Join us for a conversation about supporting Indigenous peoples’ wellness and self-determination in the areas of genomics and brain wellness.

Hear perspectives from Krystal Tsosie, co-founder of the first U.S. Indigenous-led biobank, and from members of a working group that convened this past fall to explore the meanings of brain wellness in an Indigenous health context. Our conversation will span topics including research and data sovereignty, intersections between genomic ethics and neuroethics, and uplifting community voices and perspectives. Come ready to learn and consider how our positionalities, lived experiences and cultures can impact the way we think and reason about ethics. Panelists:Krystal Tsosie, PhD, MPH, MANavajo/DinéGeneticist-Ethicist, Vanderbilt UniversityCo-Founder, Native BioData ConsortiumBryce MercrediMétis NationElderCornelia (Nel) Wieman, MD, MSc, FRCPCAnishinaabe (Little Grand Rapids First Nation)Deputy Chief Medical Officer, First Nations Health AuthorityMalcolm King, PhD, FCAHSMississaugas of the Credit First NationProfessor, Community Health and EpidemiologyCollege of Medicine, University of SaskatchewanSekani DakelthNak'azdli NationCommunity member and activistModerated by:Louise Harding, BScMSc Student, School of Population and Public HealthNeuroethics Canada, University of British ColumbiaWe are grateful to the UBC W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics for providing funding for this event.This event will be held via Zoom. A link to the talk will be distributed via email to the attendees prior to the event.

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