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SUMMARY:BME80G Seminar – Sheril Kirshenbaum\, "Science in Policymaking"
DESCRIPTION:Please note: Following this lecture\, the Genomics Institute’s Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Committee will host a reception on the Baskin Engineering Lanai with Dr. Kirshenbaum where we can continue the discussion on how to effectively engage lawmakers and the public to value and support genomic science. \nPresenter: Dr. Sheril Kirshenbaum \nAbstract: Science shapes our world\, but meaningful policy engagement and understanding of research and innovation are critical if new advances are to reach their full potential. Dr. Sheril Kirshenbaum will share her research on science in policymaking and reflect on her experiences serving as a science advisor in Congress. The talk will explore effective strategies for engaging policymakers and staff\, countering misinformation\, promoting evidence-based decision-making\, and strengthening the role of science in the policy process. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Sheril Kirshenbaum is an Emmy Award-winning scientist and author in the Office of Research and Innovation at Michigan State University\, and an assistant professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. Her research explores how senior policymakers in the U.S. government make decisions about science and she has worked in the U.S. Senate with Senator Gary Peters (MI) and Bill Nelson (FL). She also hosts and writes the PBS series Serving Up Science with WKAR about the global food system and its impact on the environment and our health. Kirshenbaum is the author of The Science of Kissing and Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future (with Chris Mooney)\, and co-founded the NGO Science Debate. \nHosted by: Professor Karen Miga\, BME Department
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/bme80g-seminar-sheril-kirshenbaum-science-in-policymaking/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Auditorium\, 191 Baskin Cir\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:BME80G Seminar – Katherine Bonini\, “Rethinking Familial Risk in Genomic Medicine: Ethical Approaches to Cascade Screening”
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Katherine Bonini\, Senior Genetic Counselor @ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai \n  \nDescription: It has long been argued that families are central to genomic medicine. Genomic risk\, diagnosis\, and management are rarely confined to a single individual\, and separating patients’ interests from those of their relatives is often neither straightforward nor desirable. Despite this\, healthcare systems in the United States continue to operationalize care at the level of the individual. This tension is especially evident in cascade screening\, the process of identifying\, notifying\, and offering genetic testing to relatives of a proband with a hereditary condition. Cascade screening can enable earlier diagnosis\, guide preventive care\, and reduce morbidity and mortality\, but its implementation raises important ethical questions.\nIn this talk\, we will examine how current approaches to familial risk communication place responsibility on patients to notify relatives\, often resulting in incomplete reach and missed opportunities for prevention. We will then consider alternative approaches\, including system-led contact models in which health systems directly notify at-risk relatives with proband consent. Drawing on public health ethics frameworks\, we will discuss a proposed framework demonstrating how system-led models may be ethically justified when specific criteria are met\, including considerations of public input\, opt-out mechanisms\, and a focus on actionable conditions. This talk will encourage consideration of how genomic care can be structured to better balance individual rights with broader responsibilities to families and public health. \n  \nBio: Katherine (Kate) Bonini\, MS\, MA\, CGC is a Senior Genetic Counselor and Core Faculty member in the Institute for Genomic Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her work focuses on the ethical\, legal\, and social implications of integrating emerging genomic technologies into clinical care\, with particular emphasis on implementation science and equitable translation of genomic advances into practice. She has contributed to several major NHGRI-funded initiatives\, including the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER) Consortium\, the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network\, and the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium (HPRC). \nKate is an active leader within the National Society of Genetic Counselors\, where she previously served as Chair of the Research Special Interest Group and Chair of the Public Policy Committee. She is also a member of the Mount Sinai Clinical Ethics Committee\, where she contributes to institutional discussions on complex ethical issues in patient care and research. \nShe received her MS in Genetic Counseling and MA in Medical Humanities and Bioethics from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. \nHosted by: Professor Karen Miga\, BME Department
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/bme80g-seminar-katherine-bonini-rethinking-familial-risk-in-genomic-medicine-ethical-approaches-to-cascade-screening-2/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Auditorium\, 191 Baskin Cir\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:BME80G Seminar – Susanne Haga\, "Ethics of AI in Genomic Medicine"
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Susanne Haga\, Professor in Medicine @ Duke University\n\n\nAbout the speaker: Dr. Haga’s research focuses on the translation of genomics into clinical practice. A central theme across her work is education\, spanning professional\, public\, and patient audiences. Her projects have encompassed the development of educational materials on genomic research\, pharmacogenetic testing\, and the communication of genetic test results. She also teaches at the undergraduate level\, with courses covering genetics and genomics\, ethics\, and policy.\n\nLocation: Jack Baskin Auditorium 101 @ 1:20 – 2:25 PM\n\nHosted by: Professor Karen Miga\, BME Department
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/bme80g-seminar-susanne-haga-ethics-of-ai-in-genomic-medicine/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Auditorium\, 191 Baskin Cir\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:BME80G Seminar - Aubrey Streit Krug\, "Living Roots: Perennial Grain Agriculture and Ethics of Care & Repair"
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Aubrey Streit Krug; Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab at The Land Institute \n  \nAbout the speaker: Aubrey Streit Krug is a writer and researcher who investigates relationships among humans\, plants\, and places. She is the Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab at The Land Institute. She leads a team devoted to collaboratively advancing social and cultural research and educational efforts like civic science that feature transdisciplinary learning with communities to help realize more just\, diverse\, and perennial agricultures. Aubrey loves rocky prairie hillsides and holds a PhD in English & Great Plains Studies. Her most recent project\, co-edited with Liz Carlisle\, is the collection Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods. \n  \nHosted by: Professor Karen Miga\, BME Department
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/bme80g-seminar-aubrey-streit-krug-living-roots-perennial-grain-agriculture-and-ethics-of-care-repair/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Auditorium\, 191 Baskin Cir\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:BME80G Seminar - Katherine Bonini\, "Rethinking Familial Risk in Genomic Medicine: Ethical Approaches to Cascade Screening"
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Katherine Bonini\, Senior Genetic Counselor @ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai \n  \nDescription: It has long been argued that families are central to genomic medicine. Genomic risk\, diagnosis\, and management are rarely confined to a single individual\, and separating patients’ interests from those of their relatives is often neither straightforward nor desirable. Despite this\, healthcare systems in the United States continue to operationalize care at the level of the individual. This tension is especially evident in cascade screening\, the process of identifying\, notifying\, and offering genetic testing to relatives of a proband with a hereditary condition. Cascade screening can enable earlier diagnosis\, guide preventive care\, and reduce morbidity and mortality\, but its implementation raises important ethical questions.\nIn this talk\, we will examine how current approaches to familial risk communication place responsibility on patients to notify relatives\, often resulting in incomplete reach and missed opportunities for prevention. We will then consider alternative approaches\, including system-led contact models in which health systems directly notify at-risk relatives with proband consent. Drawing on public health ethics frameworks\, we will discuss a proposed framework demonstrating how system-led models may be ethically justified when specific criteria are met\, including considerations of public input\, opt-out mechanisms\, and a focus on actionable conditions. This talk will encourage consideration of how genomic care can be structured to better balance individual rights with broader responsibilities to families and public health. \n  \nBio: Katherine (Kate) Bonini\, MS\, MA\, CGC is a Senior Genetic Counselor and Core Faculty member in the Institute for Genomic Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her work focuses on the ethical\, legal\, and social implications of integrating emerging genomic technologies into clinical care\, with particular emphasis on implementation science and equitable translation of genomic advances into practice. She has contributed to several major NHGRI-funded initiatives\, including the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER) Consortium\, the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network\, and the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium (HPRC). \nKate is an active leader within the National Society of Genetic Counselors\, where she previously served as Chair of the Research Special Interest Group and Chair of the Public Policy Committee. She is also a member of the Mount Sinai Clinical Ethics Committee\, where she contributes to institutional discussions on complex ethical issues in patient care and research. \nShe received her MS in Genetic Counseling and MA in Medical Humanities and Bioethics from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. \nHosted by: Professor Karen Miga\, BME Department
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/bme80g-seminar-katherine-bonini-rethinking-familial-risk-in-genomic-medicine-ethical-approaches-to-cascade-screening/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Auditorium\, 191 Baskin Cir\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Chemistry and Biochemistry symposium
DESCRIPTION:On April 25\, the department will hold its Annual Chemistry Symposium. This year\, we will host the Bunnett Organic Chemistry Seminar\, the Fink Biomedical Chemistry Seminar\, and the UCSC Phillip Crews Symposium: Powered by Chemistry\, Strengthened by Discovery Science Lecture\, all on the same day. In addition\, we will include a lecture focused on Physical Chemistry and Materials Research.\n\nEvent Date:\nSaturday\, April 25th\, 2026\n\nEvent time:\n12:30 PM - 8:00 PM \n\nEvent Location:\nUCSC Jack Baskin Engineering Auditorium \nPhysical Science Building Atrium\n\nParking:\nCore west Parking Structure \nDirections \n\nParking is Free\n\n\nItinerary\n12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Davide Donadio - Physical Chemistry seminar (45 min talk\, 5 min Q&A\, 10 min Awards) Jack Baskin Aud. Rm 101\n\n1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Hosea Nelson - Crews Seminar(45 min talk\, 5 min Q&A\, 10 min Awards) Jack Baskin Aud. Rm 101\n\n2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Coffee/Posters Physical science Building Atrium\n\n3:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Neil L. Kelleher - Fink Biochemistry Seminar (45 min talk\, 5 min Q&A\, 10 min Awards) Jack Baskin Aud. Rm 101 \n\n4:30 PM - 5:40 PM: Gina Wang - Bunnett Talk (45 min talk\, 5 min Q&A\, 20 min Awards) Jack Baskin Aud. Rm 101 \n\n5:40 PM - 8:00 PM: Dinner Physical Science Building Atrium\n\n\nWe hope to see you in April\, more information and to register  here.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/chemistry-and-biochemistry-symposium-3/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Auditorium\, 191 Baskin Cir\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Chemistry and Biochemistry symposium
DESCRIPTION:On April 25\, the department will hold its Annual Chemistry Symposium. This year\, we will host the Bunnett Organic Chemistry Seminar\, the Fink Biomedical Chemistry Seminar\, and the UCSC Phillip Crews Symposium: Powered by Chemistry\, Strengthened by Discovery Science Lecture\, all on the same day. In addition\, we will include a lecture focused on Physical Chemistry and Materials Research.\nWe hope to see you in April\, more information and to register  here.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/chemistry-and-biochemistry-symposium-2/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Auditorium\, 191 Baskin Cir\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Chemistry and Biochemistry symposium
DESCRIPTION:On April 25\, the department will hold its Annual Chemistry Symposium. This year\, we will host the Bunnett Organic Chemistry Seminar\, the Fink Biomedical Chemistry Seminar\, and the Crews Diversity in Science Lecture\, all on the same day. In addition\, we will include a lecture focused on Physical Chemistry and Materials Research.\nWe hope to see you in April\, more information here.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/chemistry-and-biochemistry-symposium/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Auditorium\, 191 Baskin Cir\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:BME80G Seminar: Ed Green\, "DNA Forensics in The Genomics Age"
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Richard “Ed” Green\, Professor of Bimolecular Engineering @ UCSC \nBio: Richard E. Green (Ed) was born in Atlanta\, Georgia\, USA in 1972. He graduated from the University of Georgia (B.Sc. Genetics) in 1997. Before graduate school\, Ed was in Peace Corps (Barentu\, Eritrea) and was a lab tech at Emory University. Ed studied with Steven Brenner at the University of California\, Berkeley where he got his PhD in 2005 on computational algorithms for sequence analysis and alternative splicing. As an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Svante Paabo at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology\, Ed pioneered the use of high throughput sequencing in ancient DNA. He was first author of the paper in Science describing the Neanderthal genome which won the Newcombe-Cleveland prize. As Professor at the University of California\, Santa Cruz\, Ed co-directs the UCSC Paleogenomics lab. His research focuses on comparative genomics\, population genetics\, DNA technology development\, and DNA-based forensics. Ed is co-founder of Dovetail Genomics\, Claret Biosciences\, and Astrea Forensics. He is a Kavli Scholar\, a Searle Scholar and a Sloan Scholar\, author of over 100 research manuscripts and 21 US Patents. He is a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors\, was a 2024 Santa Cruz Titan of Tech\, and was awarded the 2025 International Homicide Investigators Association technology award. \n\nHosted by: Professor Karen Miga\, BME Department
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/bme80g-seminar-ed-green-dna-forensics-in-the-genomics-age/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Auditorium\, 191 Baskin Cir\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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SUMMARY:BME 80G Seminar: Speaker Dr. Mohammed Mostajo-Radji - How Close Are We to Consciousness in a Dish?
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Mohammed Mostajo-Radji\, Associate Research Scientist\, Genomics Institute UCSC \nDescription: We can now grow small pieces of human brain tissue in the lab\, known as brain organoids. These models show many features of early brain development\, including different types of neurons and coordinated electrical activity. This progress raises a fascinating question: how close are we to consciousness in a dish? In this talk\, I will explain what brain organoids are\, what we mean by consciousness\, and why answering this question is more complex than it may seem. I will end by introducing the idea of neurorights\, and why thinking about the rights and protections of minds matters as brain science and technology continue to advance. \nBio: Dr. Mohammed Mostajo-Radji is an Associate Research Scientist at the Genomics Institute UCSC. He is part of the Braingeneers group\, a multidisciplinary collective of geneticists\, neuroscientists\, and engineers focused on the human brain’s specification and function. His research explores neuronal specification and fate plasticity in the cerebral cortex using brain organoid models. Additionally\, he leads the Live Cell Biotechnology Discovery Lab\, which develops cloud-based experimental science education technologies. Dr. Mostajo-Radji earned his PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Harvard University and completed postdoctoral training at UCSF. He also co-leads the Data Coordination Center for the SSPsyGene Consortium\, an NIH initiative to characterize genetic mutations associated with neuropsychiatric disorders.  \nHosted by: Professor Karen Miga\, BME Department
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/bme-80g-seminar-speaker-dr-mohammed-mostajo-radji-how-close-are-we-to-consciousness-in-a-dish/
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SUMMARY:BME 80G Seminar: Sara Ackerman - Doing Ethics From The Inside: Collaboration\, Critique\, and Contradiction in Team Science
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Sara Ackerman\, Medical Anthropologist and Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences\, University of California\, San Francisco \nDescription: Team science has been widely promoted as a collaborative\, cross-disciplinary approach to addressing key scientific questions\, yet power differences and epistemic hierarchies persist. This talk explores "embedded ethics"—a model in which social scientists and ethicists work directly with scientific research teams. Drawing on findings from an empirical ethics project embedded in a multi-year clinical genomics study\, I demonstrate how qualitative methods and participatory design can shift the researcher-participant dynamic toward greater reciprocity and attention to enrolled families’ experiences. At the same time\, ethicists and social scientists can find themselves in an uncomfortable and even paradoxical position\, expected to facilitate project goals—such as recruitment of historically underrepresented groups—while simultaneously critically assessing the very categories of difference and measures being used. In the future\, team science collaborations can result in more just and broadly beneficial science if social science\, humanities and community partners are able to meaningfully contribute to the research agenda itself. \nBio: Sara Ackerman\, PhD\, MPH\, is a medical anthropologist and Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California\, San Francisco. Her research draws on ethnographic methods and public engagement to examine how genomics\, artificial intelligence and other emerging medical technologies affect the lives of patients and caregivers and shape conceptions of health\, illness and the public good. Sara teaches courses on community-engaged research\, qualitative methods\, and research ethics at UCSF. As Director of the Bioethics and Regulatory Support Program for UCSF’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute\, she is working to increase patient and public participation in decisions about the use of AI in clinical care and the sharing of patients’ clinical data for research. \nHosted by: Professor Karen Miga\, BME Department
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/bme-80g-seminar-sara-ackerman-doing-ethics-from-the-inside-collaboration-critique-and-contradiction-in-team-science/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Auditorium\, 191 Baskin Cir\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:BME 80G Seminar: To Infinity and Beyond? Ethical\, legal\, and social issues of human research in space”
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Vaso Rahimzadeh\, Assistant Professor\, Baylor College of Medicine \nDescription: As humans venture farther into outer space\, new scientific discovery awaits including in genomics; but so do new ethical dilemmas.  Who bears the risks (and rewards) of space exploration and how should humanity ethically expand beyond our planet? This session will have students think critically about the ethical\, legal\, and social issues of human genomic research in space and offer frameworks for analyzing them. Students will learn about the contemporary challenges and opportunities of genomic research for the upcoming lunar missions\, and in anticipation of future Mars exploration. \nBio: I am Assistant Professor at the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. In my National Institutes of Health-funded research\, I investigate the ethical\, legal\, and social issues of health data sharing on earth and in space. I aim to inform policy and practice in ways that maximize the scientific value of data while respecting the rights and interests of individuals and communities. I director the METEORS program (Mission to Enhance eThics Education\, Outreach\, and Research in Space) and serve on the Bioethics Advisory Panel for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). I am a proud UC alum\, earning my BS in Microbial Biology from UC Berkeley in 2012\, and hold a PhD from McGill University with a specialization in biomedical ethics. You can read more about my background and read my work here. \nHosted by: Professor Karen Miga\, BME Department
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/bme-80g-seminar-to-infinity-and-beyond-ethical-legal-and-social-issues-of-human-research-in-space/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Auditorium\, 191 Baskin Cir\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:19th Conference on Neurosymbolic Learning and Reasoning (NeSy 2025)
DESCRIPTION:The NeSy series is the longest standing gathering for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge research in neurosymbolic AI. NeSy is the annual meeting of the Neurosymbolic Learning and Reasoning Association\, which has organised NeSy since 2005\, back then as a workshop.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/19th-conference-on-neurosymbolic-learning-and-reasoning-nesy-2025/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Auditorium\, 191 Baskin Cir\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences
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