Conference Program (Subject to Change)
All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time / EDT (UTC–4:00)
TIME
TOPIC
PRESENTER
4:00 pm
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Land Acknowledgement
Dr. Marie Pigeyre & Dr. Matthew Lanktree
4:10 pm
If we are all humans, is race-based health research important?
Dr. Ingrid Waldron
4:40 pm
Best practices to define, measure, and incorporate self-reported race, ethnicity, and genetic ancestry data in health research
Dr. Sonia Anand
5:10 pm
Challenges and opportunities for population genomics and trans-ancestral genetic research
Dr. Ron Do
5:40 pm
Panel Discussion
6:00 pm
Closing Remarks
Dr. Marie Pigeyre
6:05 pm
End of Event
Presentation Abstracts / Objectives
This presentation has three main objectives:
- To discuss racism as a structural determinant of health that leads to health disparities in Black communities in Canada.
- To discuss the importance of race-based health research in Canada.
- To argue the importance of collecting race-based health data, using my studies on environmental racism, and health and mental health in Black Canadian communities, including mental illness and COVID-19.
This presentation has three main objectives:
- To review the meaning and use of Ethnicity, Race, and Ancestry.
- To show examples of when to choose which term in health research.
- To provide recommendations for their use in health research.
This presentation has three main objectives:
- To call attention to the lack of global diversity in population genomics research
- To highlight example research studies of why diversity matters
- To discuss opportunities and future directions