Genetics Society of America
Since 2020, GSA has collaborated with Personal Genetics Education & Dialogue (PGED), of Harvard Medical School, to develop genetics-and-society programming through webinars, workshops, and other events.
Join GSA and partners Personal Genetics Education & Dialogue (PGED) and the Reclaiming STEM Institute (RSI) on April 23, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. EDT, for an interactive forum on how our genetics community can foster a thriving and inclusive scientific culture, both within the field and with society at large. This will be the first in a series of community forums anticipated to run through 2025.
In 2024, GSA, PGED, and the Reclaiming STEM Institute (RSI) received a Leading Culture Change Through Professional Societies of Biology (BIO-LEAPS) grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The two-year Design grant awarded to PGED’s home institution, Harvard Medical School, supports “Culture Change–Building a Relational and Inclusive Discipline through Genetics Engagement (CC-BRIDGE),” a capacity-building initiative that seeks to explore public engagement with science as a path for transformative culture change in the field of genetics.
>>Learn more about CC-BRIDGE here.
In 2020, GSA and PGED announced a partnership to build public dialogue about genetic technologies. Their joint program aims to better equip scientists to engage in discussions about genetics with all communities, with special emphasis on those who have been marginalized, economically disadvantaged, or otherwise excluded from conversations about science.
>>Learn more about the partnership here.
