Future of precision medicine must involve Black community
Read the following article published in The St. Louis American about the Black Genome Project’s partnership with Black Girl’s Do STEM. For kids interested in STEM, BGP’s connection to genomics, precision medicine and health stimulates their analytical and creative minds. Community and genomics matter to young people in St. Louis.
The importance of grounding science in community
Friends Alexis Creamer, Chelsey Carter, and Brett Maricque talk about their work on the Black Genome Project. They reflect on the importance of grounding science in community, creating avenues for Black folks to heal, and more deeply understanding the bloodline of St. Louis, Missouri.
Read the full article here
We believe that young people are essential to our shared missions, as they will shape today and tomorrow’s science, technology, engineering, and medical unknowns into novel advances that improve health for all individuals and communities. This short newsletter is a review of our 2022-2023 goals and programs with Black Girls Do Stem, as we prepare for Year 2!
What Will It Take To Create Health Equity?
In honor of Black History Month, the Black Genome Project (BGP) hosted a Health Equity roundtable discussion on Thursday, February 23, from 5:30 to 7 pm. The event,
"What Will It Take to Create Health Equity? Community Health, Genomics, and the Future of Precision Medicine,"
featured our city's very own Director of Health, Dr. Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, community consultant Joan R. Ferguson, Professor Vetta Sanders-Thompson, and BGP Co-Founders Brett Maricque and Chelsey Carter. We were excited to engage in a conversation about the role of outreach, education, collaboration, and community partnerships as we work to eliminate health disparities and racial inequities in St. Louis. We will also created space to discuss how the Black Genome Project strives to create health equity for Black communities in our region.
Check out the audio recording of the panel discussion below!
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A conversation about the role of outreach, education, collaboration, and community partnerships as we work to eliminate health disparities and racial inequities in St. Louis. We created space on February 23rd to discuss how the Black Genome Project strives to create health equity for Black communities in our region.
Black Genome Project at The Luminary
On Saturday, July 23rd 2022, The Luminary hosted a celebration to kick off the commencement of The Black Genome Project. The evening offered a safe space for the community to ask The Black Genome Project team questions about how they planned for data to be collected and represented.