Michael Yudell, Drexel University School of Public Health
University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
Scientists have struggled over the meaning and utility of biological race concepts for more than a century. Today, biologists are stuck in a paradox: that race can be both an important tool to elucidate human genetic diversity and that race is a poorly defined marker and imprecise proxy of that diversity. The use of biological concepts of race in human genetic research—so disputed and so mired in confusion—is problematic at best and harmful at worst. It is time for biologists to find a better way.
For more information about Dr. Yudell, please visit his website here: http://drexel.edu/dornsife/academics/faculty/Michael%20Yudell/.
Space is limited, and reservations will be made on a first come, first serve basis. If you would like to attend the seminar, please RSVP to Francis Terpening (frant@upenn.edu) no later than Friday, November 11, 2016.