Description:

The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program

Presents

A Montgomery Lecture

With

Jennifer Young, PhD
Assistant Professor
Center for Genetic Medicine
Department of Medical Social Sciences
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Mind the Gap:
How do multiracial individuals fit into health research?

The number of people in the United States who identify with more than one racial category has more than doubled in the past decade. Multiracial individuals present methodological and definitional challenges to researchers and clinicians aiming to address racial health disparities. This talk will review discrepancies when measuring variables such as race, ethnicity, and ancestry in genomics research, and present recommendations for the inclusion of multiracial individuals in a just and equitable framework.

This lecture will be held in-person for Northwestern students, faculty, and staff—in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior). Chicago Campus. For those outside the Northwestern community and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, the Zoom option will continue to be available.

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