The PGC Outreach Committee, BGA Public Science Committee, and International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS) are co-hosting a webinar on responsible science communication in psychiatric genetics. This is the third in a series of virtual panel discussions on how individual genetics researchers and genetics-focused organizations can combat misunderstanding and misappropriation of genetics research.
The speakers will cover topics including genetics in the media (J9 Austin), methods to empower scientists to give feedback on psychiatric genomics in the media (Nicholas Clifton), social media as a communication tool (Ziada Ayorech), and misuse of genetic data and how we can combat it (Robbee Wedow). The session will conclude with a Q&A moderated by Helena Davies and Niamh Ryan.
Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WI1rKKyARwGZFOJXvJC11g#/registration
PAST SYMPOSIUMS
Polygenic Scores: Public Discourse, Communication, and Ethical/Legal Challenges Wednesday, May 14th, 2025 - Panelists included Dr. Danielle Dick (Rutgers University Addiction Research Center; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School), Dr. Ashley Smart (Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT; Undark Magazine), and Dr. Anya Prince (University of Iowa College of Law). Organized and moderated by Dr. Robbee Wedow (Purdue University) and Dr. Camille Wiliams (École Normale Supérieure, Paris)
Untwisting the Ladder: The Use and Misuse of Behavioral Genetics Research - Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - Panelists included Dr. Amy Non (University of California San Diego), Dr. Daphne Oluwaseun Martschenko (Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics), and Dr. Gene E. Robinson (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology). Organized and moderated by Dr. Marissa A. Ehringer (University of Colorado, Department of Integrative Physiology; Institute for Behavioral Genetics) and Dr. Paul Meyer ( University of Buffalo)