enhancing ethical genomic Article 6 (1)
Emiliano “Emiliano Manriquez
Emiliano is a highly motivated undergraduate research assistant here at the Tsosie lab. His current research involves a scoping review centering around an issue of ethical importance to Native communities. He is also associated with the Huijben Lab at ASU, researching evolutionary medicine and malaria. In previous semesters, he investigated the intersection between neuroscience and …
Claire Banta
Claire is an undergraduate research assistant in the Tsosie Lab. Previously, she has helped organize IndigiData workshops for the Native BioData Consortium and moderated panels for ASU’s 2023 IDEAS symposium. Her current research involves scoping reviews around topics of importance to Native communities. She will be graduating from Barrett, the Honors College in May 2024 with degrees in Biological Sciences …
Isabelle Fisher
Isabelle Fisher (Izzie) is a sophomore at ASU studying Biomedical Sciences and ultimately aspires to attend medical school. Isabelle loves her research work at Dr. Tsosie’s lab where she explores genetic insights that can benefit Indigenous communities. Particularly studying disease susceptibility, ancestral connections, and advancing medicine.
Bioethics
The Tsosie Lab will describe the bioethical landscape of the Indigenous genomics research in the US and describe challenges and opportunities in embedding community-engaged approaches in biomedical and genomics medicine research. In the Past minorities who participated in research were in a position of unequal power and there was little effort by researchers to achieve …
Kai-Se Toledo
Kai-Se’ is a member of the Navajo Nation tribe from Preston Mesa, AZ near Tonalea, AZ. He recently graduated from ASU with a B.S. majoring in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Biomedical Sciences. He is currently enrolled in ASU’s Genetic Counseling M.S. program. He is set on serving the Indigenous communities of the Southwest by …
Ruben Cu:k Ba’ak
Ruben is an enrolled member of the Tohono O’odham Nation and the Community Engagement Specialist for the Tsosie Lab For Indigenous Genomic Equity & Justice based at the Arizona State University. As a Community Engagement Specialist and Tohono O’odham Traditional Tribal member, Ruben will identify the bioethical landscape of Indigenous genomics research in the US, the challenges …
Dr. Krystal Tsosie
Krystal Tsosie (Diné/Navajo Nation), PhD, MPH, MA, is an Indigenous geneticist-bioethicist and Assistant Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. As an advocate for Indigenous genomic data sovereignty, she co-founded the first US Indigenous-led biobank, a 501c3 nonprofit research institution called the Native BioData Consortium. Her research can be encapsulated in two …
The Lab
The purpose of the Tsosie Lab is to advocate for research in Native American populations that is culturally aware, and scientifically sophisticated, with the goal of returning useful discoveries to our communities. Native Americans are unique among minorities in the US because they have federally granted sovereign rights. Bioethics relating to conflicts specific to genetic …
IDEAS 2023
Indigenous Innovation, Data Economies, and AI (IDEAS) Summit, March 31, 2023 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) platforms are touted as the next step improving health, constructing digital systems to innovate new technologies, pioneering creative and artistic expression, and driving data economies. However, these movements necessitate the equitable inclusion of Indigenous peoples and communities in …