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Full Schedule

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Full Schedule

  • Monday, June 10, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM ET
    Registration
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM ET
    Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM – 8:50 AM ET
    Welcome and Plenary 1

    Co-Chair: Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD – Columbia University

  • 8:50 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Welcome and Plenary 1

    Plenary Speaker: Maui Hudson – University of Waikato, Te Pua Wananga ki te Ao

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    Break
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    A1 - Identifying and Combating the Threat and Enhancing the Promise of Social and Behavioral Genomics

    Corresponding Author: Anya Prince – University of Iowa

    Speaker: Jean Cadigan, PhD

    Panelist: Lucas J. Matthews, PHD – Columbia University

    Panelist: Kriste Kuczynski – University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

    Panelist: Daphne Martschenko, PhD – Stanford University

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    A2 - Genomics Through the Eyes of Others

    Corresponding Author: Ellen Wright Clayton, JD, MD – Vanderbilt University

    Panelist: Ayden Eilmus – Vanderbilt University

    Panelist: Zhijun Yin, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Panelist: Jay Clayton, PhD – Vanderbilt University

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    A3 - Paper Session A3
    AI and machine learning
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    A4 - Paper Session A4
    Indigenous communities collaboration
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Lunch
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Trainee Lunch
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Virtual Lunch: Perspectives on Community Partnered ELSI Research
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    B1 - Proper Parents: Poverty, Disability, Race, and Reproductive Control after the Eugenics Era

    Corresponding Author: Natalie Lira

    Panelist: Jim Tabery, PhD – University of Utah

    Panelist: Marie Kaniecki, MPH – University of California Los Angeles

    Panelist: Jennifer James, PhD, MSW, MSSP – University of California, San Francisco

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    B2 - "'Whose Science? Whose Knowledge?’* Equitable Partnerships and Diverse Teams for Just Genomic Research"

    Corresponding Author: Shawneequa Callier, MA JD – The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

    Panelist: Lori B. Chibnik – Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

    Panelist: Elise Li Zheng, PhD – Columbia University

    Panelist: Paul Meller, PhD – Wellcome Trust

  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    B3 - Paper Session B3
    Equity and justice in genetics
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    B4 - Paper Session B4
    Community engagement
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Break
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    C1 - Ableism, Intersectionality and Justice in Genomic Science

    Corresponding Author: Maya Sabatello, LLB, PhD – Columbia University

    Panelist: Chris Donohue – National Human Genome Research Institute

    Panelist: Tracy King, MD, MPH – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

    Panelist: Alejandra N. Aguirre

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    C2 - Indigenous principlism in ELSI: Relational solidarity, data sovereignty and social justice

    Corresponding Author: Vanessa Hiratsuka, PhD MPH – Southcentral Foundation

    Panelist: Julie Beans – Southcentral Foundation

    Panelist: Christie Byars – Chickasaw Nation

    Panelist: Joseph Yracheta – Native BioData Consortium

    Panelist: Jessica Blanchard, MA, PhD – University of Oklahoma

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    C3 - Paper Session C3
    Biobanking and genomic databases
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    C4 - Paper Session C4
    Reproductive genetics
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET
    Reception and Poster Presentations
  • Tuesday, June 11, 2024
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM ET
    Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM ET
    Registration
  • 8:30 AM – 8:50 AM ET
    Welcome and Plenary 2
  • 8:50 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Welcome and Plenary 2
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    Break
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    D1 - Addressing inequity in genomics: Normative and pragmatic considerations in using distributional cost-effectiveness analysis to guide decision making
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    D2 - Artificial intelligence for precision medicine: How close to ‘personalized’ can we really get?
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    D3 - Digital solutions to deliver genomic medicine: Taking a closer look at what’s under the hood
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    D4 - Paper Session D4
    Clinical genetic testing
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Lunch
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Trainee Lunch
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    E1 - Reimagining the Benefits of Pediatric Genomics: Beyond Clinical Utility versus Personal Utility
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    E2 - Implementation of genome-informed risk assessments for diverse and underrepresented populations: Lessons learned from the eMERGE IV study
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    E3 - Paper Session E3
    Community engagement
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    E4 - Paper Session E4
    Education and public understanding of genetic science
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Break
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    F1 - Improving care for marginalized populations at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes: Innovations that expanded genomic services’ reach in the CHARM study.
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    F2 - Global Perspectives on Implementing Clinical Genomic Sequencing Equitably, Effectively and Efficiently
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    F3 - Paper Session F3
    Genetic counseling
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    F4 - Paper Session F4
    Education
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET
    Reception and Poster Presentations
  • Wednesday, June 12, 2024
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM ET
    Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM ET
    Registration
  • 8:30 AM – 8:50 AM ET
    Welcome and Announcements
  • 8:50 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Welcome and Plenary 3
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    Break
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    G1 - Editing Future Generations, Centering Translational Justice: How Do Potential End Users Imagine the Benefits and Tradeoffs of Prenatal Genetic Therapies?
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    G2 - Cross-Disciplinary Research and Public Engagement on Eugenic Sterilization: Mixed Methods, Data Visualization, and Cross-State Comparisons
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    G3 - Experiential ethics training for genomic researchers
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    G4 - Paper Session G4
    Clinical genetic testing
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Lunch
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    H1 - Novel Nonmedical Uses of Genetic Information and Future Concerns
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    H2 - Contemporary bioethics and policy challenges for children with profound disabilities: Cardiac Surgery in Children with Trisomy 18.
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    H3 - Weighing the Benefits, Harms, and Limitations of Genetic Testing in the Workplace
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    H4 - Paper Session H4
    Equity and justice in genetics
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
    Break
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    J1 - From Person-Centered to Family-Centered: Navigating Practical and Ethical Issues in Health System-Led Contact for Cascade Screening
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    J2 - The ELSI of Engagement: Benefits and Challenges to Achieving a Just Genomics
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    J3 - Paper Session J3
    Equity and justice in genetics
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    J4 - Paper Session J4
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    Closing Plenary Panels

    Plenary Panelist: Maui Hudson – University of Waikato, Te Pua Wananga ki te Ao

    Plenary Panelist: Vardit Ravitsky – The Hastings Center

    Plenary Panelist: Timothy Yu – Harvard Medical School

    Plenary Moderator: Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD – Columbia University

    Plenary Moderator: Mildred Cho – Stanford University