Equity in Biomedicine Seminar Series

The Equity in Biomedicine Seminar Series (EBM) is an institute-wide interactive meeting that focuses on critical issues related to equity and representation in biomedical research, especially as it applies to genomics research and precision medicine. Speakers dive into the equal or unequal social implications of their work: Who is affected? How are they affected? Why? The overall goal of this series is to foster discussions about equity and inspire Broad scientists and trainees to reflect on the social impact of their own research.

The EBM series is sponsored by the IDEA Office; each event in the series is presented by one or more Broad scientific groups in collaboration with Shades@Broad and the organizing committee. For more information about the EBM series or to nominate a future seminar speaker, contact Alham Saadat.

 

Upcoming talk

 

Past talks

 

 

2023

Thoughtful Use of "Population Descriptors" in Genetics & Genomic Research 

June 15, 2023

Speakers
Katrina G. Claw, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Anna Lewis
Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics,  Harvard University
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Broad Institute
Genevieve Wojcik
Johns Hopkins University 
Opening remarks
Todd Golub
Director
Broad Institute

Sex and gender minority inclusion in research

March 16, 2023

Speaker
Nasa Sinnott-Armstrong
Assistant Professor, Herbold Computational Biology Program Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center

 

Opening remarks
Alham Saadat
Associate Director, Scientific Equity, IDEA Office
Broad Institute

 

Honoring Henrietta Lacks’ Legacy (Highlights)

May 7, 2021

Speakers
Jeri Lacks-Whye
Granddaughter of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
Author, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Moderators
Foxy Robinson
Broad Institute
Ayanah Dowdye
Broad Institute
 
Opening remarks
Bill Sellers
Broad Institute

Genomics Research on African Diaspora Populations

May 12, 2021

Speaker
Shawneequa Callier
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Moderator
Alicia Martin
Broad Institute

 

Missing Sequences: Why just increasing diversity in genome science is not enough

March 31, 2021

Speaker
Keolu Fox
UC San Diego
Moderator
Heidi Rehm
Broad Institute

 

The Intersection of race, gender, culture & technology

March 29, 2021

Speaker
Moderator
Anne Carpenter
Broad Institute
Opening remarks
Todd Golub
Broad Institute

 

Research as Relational: Community Engagement for Equity in Precision Medicine Research

February 25, 2021

Speaker
Sandra Soo-Jin Lee
Columbia University
Moderator
Benjamin Neale
Broad Institute
Opening remarks
Todd Golub
Broad Institute