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Policing genes: Ethnicity in medicine, immigration and the census

Event: Workshop
Date: 13 Mar 2008 00:00
Start date: 13 Mar 2008 00:00
End date: 14 Mar 2008 00:00


Speaker(s):

• Dr Richard Tutton, Senior Lecturer, CESAGen, Lancaster
• Dr Peter J Aspinall, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent
• Dr Yulia Egorova, Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Durham
• Ms Rebeccca Francis, Immigration Solicitor
• Dr Paul Martin, Senior Lecturer, Institute for the Study of Genetics, Biorisks and Society, University of
  Nottingham
• Dr Pritti Mehta, Senior Research Officer, RNIB, former Access and Equity Officer for the Genetics Interest
  Group (GIG)
• Dr Peter Turnpenny, Clinical Genetics Department, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
• Professor Jenny Reardon, Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of California Santa Cruz
• Adam Bostanci, PHG Foundation Lecturer in Social Science, Hughes Hall, Cambridge
• Dr Christine Hauskeller, Senior Research Fellow, Egenis, Exeter

Organised by: ESRC Genomics Network

Venue:

Egenis
University of Exeter
Byrne House
St Germans Road
Exeter, EX4 4PJ

Room: GF7, Byrne House

Timetable:
Thursday 13 th March
1.30 2.00       Lunch reception
2.00 2.15       Introduction Christine Hauskeller
2.15 4.00       Ethnicity in survey and census
4.00 4.30       Tea
4.30 6.30       Genetic testing in immigration contexts
7.30               Dinner

Friday 14 th March
9.30 11.00     Ethnicity in Medicine
11.00 11.30   Tea
11.30 1.30     Synthesis
1.30               Lunch reception

Further details: Contact the Egenis Communications Officer, Claire Packman on c.h.packman@ex.ac.uk or on 01392 269126 for further information.

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