Daphne O. Martschenko, PhD

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...

@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:

Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

"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.

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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...

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!

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 …

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...

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...

Have a little new piece in @NatureHumBehav: "Ethics of genomic research on occupational status" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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.

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

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...

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."

🤗 thank you!! I can’t wait too! Spring 2026!

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.

New Op-Ed with colleague and friend Julia Brown (UCSF): sfstandard.com/opinion/2024...

flyer for Children's Hospital Colorado Pediatric Ethics Grand Rounds with picture of me and description. Learning objectives are: Apply the social model of disability to pediatric ethics contexts. Compare disability-related ethical challenges at both clinical and population levels. Identify key components of disability-conscious bioethics in pediatric care.

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?"

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It's remote and open, so feel free to join us!

cc @cobioethics.bsky.social

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,

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...

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....

"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/...

“At last… Another’s heartbeat” by Marcellus Williams The silhouettes of their bond visible still at the last glow of the sun They experience each other in the life of the night, as it begins to stir Standing there in silence holding hands no rush to go back inside There is so much beauty and comfort in being in love and just being… —almost sounds of buzzing chirps crickets The pleasant but irregular blowing of the wind fireflies dancing in step with the light of the moon how strange it is to become aware of another’s heartbeat but forget one’s own – finally love.

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...

Tomorrow: events.berkeley.edu/kavlicenter/...

I had a wonderful time at ASBH with colleagues. It was busy, exhausting, and invigorating

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…

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...

Two fascinating days spent in this building learning about law enforcement use of genetic technologies

National Academics workshop on Law Enforcement use of DNA: www.nationalacademies.org/event/41774_...

Join us virtually or in-person in DC March 13 and 14.

Taking some time to stop and smell all the magnolias blooming in Golden Gate Park this week

Humane genomics education can reduce racism Moving instruction “beyond Mendel” can counter inaccurate, essentialist views

Policy Forum: Humane genomics education can reduce racism | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

And: Bay Area folks buy tickets for the Exploratorium's world premier of the live multimedia opera performance "Xeno in Vivo". I will be in conversation with Artist-in-Residence Heather Dewey-Hagborg to discuss genetics, ethics, and xenotransplantation March 8: www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calend...