Daphne O. Martschenko, PhD
@daphmarts.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @StanfordBioethx #sociogenomics #adversarialcollab; @Cambridge_Uni PhD; Retired @CUBCsquad President; 🐈 Mom to #Sassy; Yogi in training
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@publisherswkly.bsky.social calls Sam Trejo and @daphmarts.bsky.social's What We Inherit: How New Technologies and Old Myths Are Shaping Our Genomic Future "well-researched and nuanced." Read the full review here:
What We Inherit: How New Technologies and Old Myths Are Shaping Our Genomic Future by Sam Trejo, Daphne O Martschenko
This accessible exploration from Trejo, a sociology professor at Princeton, and Martschenko, a biomedical ethics professor at St...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
@publisherswkly.bsky.social calls Sam Trejo and @daphmarts.bsky.social's What We Inherit: How New Technologies and Old Myths Are Shaping Our Genomic Future "well-researched and nuanced." Read the full review here:
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"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
stanforddaily.com/2025/03/03/f... Outstanding piece by Stanford colleague Dr Elliott White Jr
March 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
stanforddaily.com/2025/03/03/f... Outstanding piece by Stanford colleague Dr Elliott White Jr
New research article with Lucas Matthews, Maya Sabatello, and Colby Lewis “Intersectionality in a Sociogenomic World: How do Race, Disability, Socioeconomic Status, and Polygenic Prediction Interact to Impact Perceptions of Educational Trajectories?”: www.gimjournal.org/article/S109...
February 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New research article with Lucas Matthews, Maya Sabatello, and Colby Lewis “Intersectionality in a Sociogenomic World: How do Race, Disability, Socioeconomic Status, and Polygenic Prediction Interact to Impact Perceptions of Educational Trajectories?”: www.gimjournal.org/article/S109...
One month into my visiting term @ox.ac.uk. The weather has been better than expected, and my prior perception of London as a city with a bad food scene is slowly changing. What a beautiful place to work!!
January 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
One month into my visiting term @ox.ac.uk. The weather has been better than expected, and my prior perception of London as a city with a bad food scene is slowly changing. What a beautiful place to work!!
It was my pleasure and a great conversation!
Thanks to @daphmarts.bsky.social for an insightful talk on 'the acid we inherit' and the importance of adversarial collaboration https://buff.ly/4g2n6jz
@StanfordBioethx @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social
@StanfordBioethx @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social @oxpop.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It was my pleasure and a great conversation!
Our paper outlining the design and implementation of ClinGen's action plan for JEDI is out now in the American Journal of Human Genetics: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Design and implementation of an action plan for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion within the Clinical Genome Resource
How might members of a large, multi-institutional research and resource consortium foster justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion as central to its …
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January 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Our paper outlining the design and implementation of ClinGen's action plan for JEDI is out now in the American Journal of Human Genetics: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Have a little new piece in @NatureHumBehav: "Ethics of genomic research on occupational status" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ethics of genomic research on occupational status - Nature Human Behaviour
Genomic studies of social outcomes raise ethical considerations that heighten researcher obligations to responsibly conduct and communicate their work. A study by Akimova et al. finds that most interg...
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January 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Have a little new piece in @NatureHumBehav: "Ethics of genomic research on occupational status" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New Op-Ed with colleague and friend Julia Brown (UCSF): sfstandard.com/opinion/2024...
Opinion | Silicon Valley’s tech elite want to make superbabies. Their kids may suffer for it
The latest fertility tech invites parents to select baby traits like shopping at Whole Foods.
sfstandard.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:13 PM
New Op-Ed with colleague and friend Julia Brown (UCSF): sfstandard.com/opinion/2024...
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PLEASE AMPLIFY: We will host our Summer 2025 workshop on #Indigenous #Health & Artificial Intelligence to take place on the lands of the Ak-Chin Maricopa Indian Community in AZ week of June 2-6: indigidata.org
Travel & Lodging 100% Covered
Deadline to apply: January 31st #AI
Travel & Lodging 100% Covered
Deadline to apply: January 31st #AI
November 25, 2024 at 7:43 PM
PLEASE AMPLIFY: We will host our Summer 2025 workshop on #Indigenous #Health & Artificial Intelligence to take place on the lands of the Ak-Chin Maricopa Indian Community in AZ week of June 2-6: indigidata.org
Travel & Lodging 100% Covered
Deadline to apply: January 31st #AI
Travel & Lodging 100% Covered
Deadline to apply: January 31st #AI
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"In silico simulations using biobank resources show that the selected embryo would rely substantially on the choice of polygenic score method and randomness in score construction, which raises ethical concerns."
"In silico simulations using biobank resources show that the selected embryo would rely substantially on the choice of polygenic score method and randomness in score construction, which raises ethical concerns."
Inconsistent embryo selection across polygenic score methods - Nature Human Behaviour
Private enterprises offer preimplantation genetic testing with polygenic scores to select embryos with ‘desirable’ potential. In silico simulations using biobank resources show that the selected embry...
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November 25, 2024 at 8:17 PM
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"In silico simulations using biobank resources show that the selected embryo would rely substantially on the choice of polygenic score method and randomness in score construction, which raises ethical concerns."
"In silico simulations using biobank resources show that the selected embryo would rely substantially on the choice of polygenic score method and randomness in score construction, which raises ethical concerns."
New Op-Ed with colleague and friend Julia Brown (UCSF): sfstandard.com/opinion/2024...
Opinion | Silicon Valley’s tech elite want to make superbabies. Their kids may suffer for it
The latest fertility tech invites parents to select baby traits like shopping at Whole Foods.
sfstandard.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:13 PM
New Op-Ed with colleague and friend Julia Brown (UCSF): sfstandard.com/opinion/2024...
Reposted by Daphne O. Martschenko, PhD
I have the privilege of giving Pediatric Ethics Grand Rounds tomorrow @ 12 noon Mountain time. The title of the presentation is "Disability-Conscious Bioethics: What Other Kind Is There?"
us06web.zoom.us/j/86948171688
It's remote and open, so feel free to join us!
cc @cobioethics.bsky.social
us06web.zoom.us/j/86948171688
It's remote and open, so feel free to join us!
cc @cobioethics.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 5:41 PM
I have the privilege of giving Pediatric Ethics Grand Rounds tomorrow @ 12 noon Mountain time. The title of the presentation is "Disability-Conscious Bioethics: What Other Kind Is There?"
us06web.zoom.us/j/86948171688
It's remote and open, so feel free to join us!
cc @cobioethics.bsky.social
us06web.zoom.us/j/86948171688
It's remote and open, so feel free to join us!
cc @cobioethics.bsky.social
New OpEd in the Hastings Center Bioethics Forum -- my commentary on the Trump campaign's discussion of "genes": www.thehastingscenter.org/the-alarming...
The Alarming History Behind Trump’s “Bad Genes” Comments
In a recent interview with conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt, Donald Trump drew a link between immigration, violent crime, and genetics,
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October 15, 2024 at 10:48 PM
New OpEd in the Hastings Center Bioethics Forum -- my commentary on the Trump campaign's discussion of "genes": www.thehastingscenter.org/the-alarming...
Join ClinGen for forum on Nov 4th titled "Ethics & Inclusivity in Genetics Education: Challenges and Paths Forward." Among other things, I'll talk about awesome work by @roshnipatel.bsky.social, @raungar.bsky.social & team educating genetics trainees in ethics: clinicalgenome.org/tools/ancest...
Ethics & Inclusivity in Genetics Education: Challenges and Paths Forward - ClinGen | Clinical Genome Resource
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October 15, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Join ClinGen for forum on Nov 4th titled "Ethics & Inclusivity in Genetics Education: Challenges and Paths Forward." Among other things, I'll talk about awesome work by @roshnipatel.bsky.social, @raungar.bsky.social & team educating genetics trainees in ethics: clinicalgenome.org/tools/ancest...
"Incorporating multiracial and multiethnic experiences into genetic counseling practice and research: A necessary opportunity": New paper with Stanford Bioethics' current T32 fellow Chenery Lowe & genetic counselor Justin Gomez-Stafford: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Incorporating multiracial and multiethnic experiences into genetic counseling practice and research: A necessary opportunity
The conflation of race and genetic ancestry can have harmful consequences. Biological conceptualizations of race have long been used to justify inequities and distract from social structures that aff....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 8, 2024 at 4:19 AM
"Incorporating multiracial and multiethnic experiences into genetic counseling practice and research: A necessary opportunity": New paper with Stanford Bioethics' current T32 fellow Chenery Lowe & genetic counselor Justin Gomez-Stafford: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Reposted by Daphne O. Martschenko, PhD
My heart aches for Marcellus Williams. This bitter injustice is just so unconscionable.
September 24, 2024 at 10:56 PM
My heart aches for Marcellus Williams. This bitter injustice is just so unconscionable.
Cell Press's 5th Annual Rising Black Scientists Awards, to learn more and apply: www.cell.com/diversity/aw...
Rising Black scientists awards: Cell Press
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September 24, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Cell Press's 5th Annual Rising Black Scientists Awards, to learn more and apply: www.cell.com/diversity/aw...
Tomorrow: events.berkeley.edu/kavlicenter/...
September 23, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Tomorrow: events.berkeley.edu/kavlicenter/...
I had a wonderful time at ASBH with colleagues. It was busy, exhausting, and invigorating
September 22, 2024 at 1:08 AM
I had a wonderful time at ASBH with colleagues. It was busy, exhausting, and invigorating
Christa Ventresca has been an inspiration to work with. I'm so glad that this paper is now out: "The methodological and ethical concerns of genetic studies of same-sex sexual behavior" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The methodological and ethical concerns of genetic studies of same-sex sexual behavior
Same-sex sexual behavior has long interested genetics researchers in part because, while there is evidence of heritability, the trait as typically def…
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September 9, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Christa Ventresca has been an inspiration to work with. I'm so glad that this paper is now out: "The methodological and ethical concerns of genetic studies of same-sex sexual behavior" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Join for "Representation of Race and Ethnicity in Genomics Research" on September 16th 1-2:30PM ET. Registration: nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
September 4, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Join for "Representation of Race and Ethnicity in Genomics Research" on September 16th 1-2:30PM ET. Registration: nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
Two fascinating days spent in this building learning about law enforcement use of genetic technologies
March 15, 2024 at 4:32 AM
Two fascinating days spent in this building learning about law enforcement use of genetic technologies