📚A great ELSI resource for educators - Humane Genetics Curriculum (HGC)
It provides teaching materials designed to support thoughtful engagement with genetics, ethics, and society.
🔗https://connect.elsihub.org/c/general-discussion-e32f0f/public-release-of-humane-genetics-curriculum-hgc-materials
Wow, how did you find out this was happening?
If your research involves behavioural genetics, check out this Comment! Recommendations include -
🛡️Assess risks & build in safeguards from the very beginning
💬Engage with participants and communities openly, early & often
I'd love to see these efforts documented in Methods sections more often
Happy to share my latest @nathumbehav.nature.com! Behavioural genetics must prioritize communication - an exploration of all of our roles and responsibilities in promoting ethical, inclusive discovery. rdcu.be/e6YlV
It was my go to pre-swim race song in the 90s!
What Happened in Chicago When Science Became the Enemy: “What seems clear is that Americans have entered a grim new era, one where science itself is a political weapon, rather than a tool for the collective good.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...
And also they can write it in their promotion dossier to demonstrate impact!
Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA
www.ucpress.edu/books/where-...
(And everywhere books are sold and loaned.) 8/8
Please visit shoumitadasgupta.com to find out more about these events as details are released, and to download teaching and bookclub resources.
Thank you for supporting this work and for engaging with the work of justice. Onward. 7/8
Some upcoming events may be happening in your neighborhood! This spring will include talks at @theacmg.bsky.social Annual Conference (a TED Talk), the Ohio Association of Genetic Counselors, @umassamherst.bsky.social STEM Student Success Summit, Arlington Public Library, and more. 6/8
Looking forward, I am excited to do more of the same and to connect with as many future readers as possible. Though my book launched during a challenging moment in American history, I hope that people are using it as a launching pad for meaningful conversations that bring us together. 5/8
The past year has involved earnest conversations with people looking to learn, opportunities to connect with students at colleges around the country, discussions in public spaces like museums and bookstores, and outreach opportunities through the media. 4/8
Simply put, science 🧪 tells the story of our common humanity, and I think that's a message we need to amplify as we navigate social settings where difference is emphasized over common ground. 3/8
It has been such a privilege to be able to share what science does and does not tell us about human variation across axes like race/ethnicity/ancestry, sex/gender, disability, and pregnancy. 2/8
Brown woman in red coat gestures to a book on the shelf of a bookstore
Today is my book's first birthday! One year ago, Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA launched, and it never gets old seeing it on the shelf at the store or the library (see MIT Press Bookstore below - signed copy available). 1/8
...know that measles can lead to complications including blindness, deafness, and mobility differences among survivors? And it's not the only infectious agent to have these kinds of consequences. All of this in the absence of proper support for folks with disabilities - echoes of eugenics again.
By turning our backs on effective preventative vaccines, we are not only subjecting the most vulnerable among us to life-threatening illnesses, but we are also allowing for massive disabling forces to sweep through the population. Polio is well known to cause physical disabilities, but did you also
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs because the federal government is openly disparaging one of the best inventions of modern humanity. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
Similarly, I remember hearing about someone who forgot their ID at the airport, and the person in front of them in line was reading their book, so they just asked them to flip to the author photo for them. Sorry to miss your talk, but glad so many at AAAS will get to learn from you!
"Some said they were at a loss as to whether to tell young people to pursue their dreams of scientific careers...'This is a generational loss of innovation, technology, and economic power.'" 💔
"Their departures illustrate a sobering new reality: The Trump administration’s research funding cuts, abrupt policy shifts, and crackdown on immigration are driving a brain drain that threatens Massachusetts’ standing as a global hub of biomedical research." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/09/m...
You're going to be awesome at AAAS, and I'm really sad to be missing it. I've been telling folks who are going to AAAS to go t your talk. 😊
Another outstanding layer of inclusive excellence for tonight’s Benito Bowl! Love that she took her shot via insta, and it led to interpreting his concerts and now the Super Bowl! www.kqed.org/arts/1398631...
A word cloud from the titles of ~1100 NSF grants that were terminated. The most frequent words are STEM, ADVANCE, Student, career, and engines.
This a word cloud from the titles of ~1100 terminated NSF grants.
It is hard not to see these grant terminations as an attack on the training of the future United States scientific workforce.
"...the administration’s shakeup of the longstanding research pact between universities and the federal government has left students worried not just about the next few years of their training, but about their long-term futures." www.statnews.com/2026/01/30/f...
The Fruits of Fighting Bullies: Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Absolutely thrilled that two outstanding 🧬 grad students, Lisa & Chloe, decided to fulfill their programmatic teaching requirement through outreach work with Science Club for Girls. They are out there leading by example for minoritized girls & gender expansive youth!
www.bumc.bu.edu/gpgg/student...
Thank you for all of this great food for thought!
Hi team, I have a help request - I'm sure I've seen folks on here who have either put together or seen a talk on using social media for academic / scientific work. Would you be willing to share those resources or references with me so that I can do something similar for my mentees?
Inheritance | "I think about genetic science’s enormous potential for alleviating suffering. Achieving this potential requires clinical, institutional, and policy efforts to facilitate screening in time for effective intervention." www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
