Ancestry and Diversity

The ClinGen Ancestry and Diversity Working Group (ADWG) is a multi-disciplinary team of researchers and professionals including statistical and population geneticists, clinical genomics providers and researchers, health disparities researchers, bioethicists, patient-focused partners, and community representatives.

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Mission

We facilitate collaborations, discussions, and projects to investigate the use of population frameworks in clinical genetics and genomics. Our mission is to provide guidelines on clinical applications of diversity data (e.g., race, ethnicity, and genetic ancestry) that are evidence-based, scientifically rigorous, and ethically responsible.

To get involved or submit an inquiry, please contact working group leadership here or email the group's coordinator.

Chairs
Teri Klein, PhD
Sharon E. Plon, MD, PhD
Coordinators
Please contact a coordinator if you have questions.
Clarissa Klein
cjklein@stanford.edu
Ancestry and Diversity Forum

The ClinGen Ancestry and Diversity Working Group (ADWG) has a new webpage for the Ancestry and Diversity Forum, which is held the first Monday of every month covering topics related to diversity in human genetics research and clinical genomics. Video recordings of previous talks are available on this new page, as well as ClinGen’s YouTube Channel.

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Working Group Membership

Membership spans many fields, including genetics, medical, academia, and industry.

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Coordinators

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