Talks and Testimonies

Sponsored by the Health and societies of the Lang Center, Sociology and Anthropology, Black Studies.

Marcy Darnovsky and Dorothy Roberts discuss urgent social justice issues at the intersection of race, genetics, and human biotechnology, and explore their implications for the new US political landscape.

How can engaged scholarship and informed advocacy help avert the kinds of scientific, medical, and biotechnological innovations that unjustly divide us, and encourage those that affirm our common humanity?

Communications Coordinator Victoria Massie facilitated a thought provoking workshop discussion at the Black Women for Wellness Conference, Power Manifesto, on...

Marcy was a speaker for a summer seminar for high school educators, “Race and Membership in American History: The Eugenics...

Marcy presents in front of full of lecture hall full of students

The Center for Genetics and Society receives numerous invitations to speak in person and via video link to high school...

A person dressed in a lba coat looks through a large chamber

Hosted by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, Executive Director Marcy Darnovsky was a panelist for a debate and dialogue on...

A hasthtag icon, "#," is in bold white font, against a light blue background in replication of Twitter.

During the 128th American Folklore Society Annual Meeting, Program Manager Leah Lowthorp presented her paper which explores the relationship between folklore and...

A bird's eye view of a spiraling staircase cascading downward.

CRISPR, the powerful gene editing technique that enables the precise modification of genes, is revolutionizing medicine and biotechnology. It can...

Marcy Darnovsky presents in front of a room full of people sitting in desks.

Hosted by Stanford BioLaw and Health Policy Society, which invites speakers to present on-campus to discuss their current work/research in...

A puzzle of DNA is spotlighted, with a few puzzle pieces still missing.

Marcy Darnovsky was a workshop speaker at the 27th annual National Bioneers Conference in San Rafael, California.

Dramatic advances in...

Black Women for Wellness' promotional poster for Black Futurism event, featuring a portrait headshot of a black woman staring directly. She is filtered using a red ting, and the words "brave," "bold," and "fearless" are overlaid.

LA-based Black Women for Wellness, hosted "Black Women for Wellness Futrism Conference," which merged reproductive justice issues and futurism as...