The Genetics Podcast
EP 137: Mavis Machirori on promoting equity, diversity, and social justice in genomics research
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Episode notes
0:00 Intro
1:30 Mavis’ career arc, from starting as a midwife to researching medical innovation and technology with an emphasis on advocacy and equity
7:00 Systemic issues that are easily overlooked in medical research and advancements
10:00 Addressing Eurocentricity in genetics research
14:30 Creating a playbook for community- and equity-centred research practices
18:30 Groups in the US and the UK that promote community-driven research
21:30 Mavis’ 2022 publication in Nature Reviews Genomics
27:30 Contemplating the design of a genomics research project in Zimbabwe
29:00 How researchers can best elucidate the full value of cultural, ethnic, and racial differences in genomics studies
- Reference paper: Conflating race and ancestry: Tracing
decision points about population descriptors over the precision medicine research life course
35:30 Setting a mission to provide genomics research for the world
40:00 Mavis’ current work and what she’s excited to pursue in the future
42:00 Closing remarks
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