ReviewThe Yale journal of biology and medicine2020
Race and Genetics: Somber History, Troubled Present.
Review in The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Race and ethnicity in physiological research: When socio-political constructs and biology collide.Experimental physiology · 2024Article
- Breast Cancer Germline Genetic Counseling and Testing for Populations of African Heritage Globally: A Scoping Review on Research, Practice, and Bioethical Considerations.JCO global oncology · 2023Article
- Facing Our History-Building an Equitable Future.American journal of human genetics · 2023Review
- A global view of hypertensive disorders and diabetes mellitus during pregnancy.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2022Review
- Socioeconomic and Comorbid Factors Affecting Mortality and Length of Stay in COVID-19 Patients.Cureus · 2022Article
- Outcomes of Gene Panel Testing for Sensorineural Hearing Loss in a Diverse Patient Cohort.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- An exploratory study of white blood cell proportions across preeclamptic and normotensive pregnancy by self-identified race in individuals with overweight or obesity.Hypertension in pregnancy · 2021Article
- Update to 2019-2022 ONS Research Agenda: Rapid Review to Address Structural Racism and Health Inequities.Oncology nursing forum · 2021Review
- Cultivating diversity as an ethos with an anti-racism approach in the scientific enterprise.HGG advances · 2021Review
- Translational Pharmacogenomics: Discovery, Evidence Synthesis and Delivery of Race-Conscious Medicine.Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · 2021Review
- Principles of Researching Health Disparities in Longitudinal Cohort Studies Enrolling Children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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1 author.
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Abstract
Following the completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP) in 2003, advances in DNA sequencing technologies further popularized the field of genomics and brought its social ramifications to the fore. Scholars across disciplines recently voiced serious concerns about the re-emergence of genomic research that might be used to justify racism. In this piece, I trace the history of attempts to biologize the concept of race and its diffused presence in today's genomic research. I then include a brief analysis inspired by concepts from the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS) to suggest selected ways to produce better scientific knowledge. The text highlights historic landmarks of interest to science practitioners curious about the ways science of the past co-shapes science of the present. I then argue that science has never been isolated from the socio-political climate it is produced in; instead, it has been morphed by its surroundings and historically used as a potent tool to justify systemic oppression.
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