Senior Advisor to the Director for Genomics Engagement
National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Dr. Chris Gunter is the Senior Advisor for Genomics Engagement at the National Human Genome Research Institute, and the head of the Engagement Methods Unit in NHGRI’s Social and Behavioral Research Branch. She earned her Ph.D. in human genetics at Emory University and then completed both postdoctoral work at Case Western Reserve University. Following that, she worked in editorial positions for Human Molecular Genetics, Science, and Nature, and helped to establish the preprint server bioRxiv. After creating the position as the Director of Research Affairs at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, she moved to the Emory University School of Medicine and was the PI for NIH and Simons Foundation grants on autism research. Her work has two major foci: scientific studies on genetic literacy, particularly related to autism; and development and measurement of science communication methods. She is also the founder and co-organizer of the NIH Science of Science Communication Scientific Interest Group, and is currently serving on the American Society of Human Genetics Board of Directors.
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17- Understanding ableism in grant application abstracts for genetic and genomic autism research
Monday, June 10, 2024
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET