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Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/Metabolism
Clinical and Translational Nutrition
Karyn Onyeneho, PhD, MS
Vice Chair
ASN, Minority and Diversity Affairs Committee
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Ashley Toney, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
UTHealth Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health - El Paso, TX
El Paso, Texas, United States
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Karyn Onyeneho, PhD, MS
Vice Chair
ASN, Minority and Diversity Affairs Committee
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Latrice Landry, PhD, MS, MSC
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Maryland, United States
Disclosure information not submitted.
Barbara Harrison, MS, CGC
Assistant Professor and Genetic Counselor
Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
This session brings together experts in human genomics research and genetic counseling to inform nutritional science in relation to practices, guidelines, and lessons learned in the age of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Each of the dynamic speakers will make presentations from their respective areas of subject matter expertise to highlight the importance of promoting and sustaining DEI in research that produces equitable outcomes and opportunities for all, including underserved and underrepresented communities. Following speaker presentations will be a panel discussion with Q&A, to solicit thought-provoking discussions about why DEI matters in genomic research, to inform nutritional science. The panel will also include discussions about the high impact of DEI in genomic research to reshape the field to improve health outcomes and research opportunities that benefit researchers, research participants, medical and health care providers, genetic counselors, and the public at-large. Effective approaches that may help reduce or eradicate DEI barriers in genomic research, such as health inequities, will also be discussed. During the Q&A, the audience will have the opportunity to engage with speakers and moderators about various topics including: (a) paucity of diverse genetic and genomic data available in research repositories and biobanks generated from precision nutrition research; (b) recruitment and retention challenges in research facing marginalized communities, especially racial and ethnic minorities; and (c) opportunities to effectively engage diverse communities in genomic research and genetic counseling. This session was brought forth by members of ASN’s Minority and Diversity Affairs Committee (MDAC).
Chair: Ashley M. Toney, PhD – UTHealth Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health - El Paso, TX
Speaker: Karyn Onyeneho, PhD, MS – ASN, Minority and Diversity Affairs Committee
Speaker: Latrice Landry, PhD, MS, MSC – Harvard Medical School
Speaker: Barbara W. Harrison, MS, CGC – Howard University
Chair: Karyn Onyeneho, PhD, MS – ASN, Minority and Diversity Affairs Committee
Chair: Ashley M. Toney, PhD – UTHealth Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health - El Paso, TX
Speaker: Latrice Landry, PhD, MS, MSC – Harvard Medical School
Speaker: Barbara W. Harrison, MS, CGC – Howard University