❄️ Our Winter Newsletter has arrived! 📬
Dive into the latest research, publications, upcoming events, and highlights at the Centre.
Read the latest issue here👇
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🚀 We’re excited to launch our new video on Explainable AI (XAI) which is part of the OBVIA-funded (@observatoireia.bsky.social) project "Explaining the Right to Explanation: Data Protection Legislation and Clinical Automated Decision-Making" (PI: Ma'n H. Zawati @mhzawati.bsky.social). Links below🧶
We are pleased to present an infographic featuring eight points to consider for responsible international genomic and health data sharing by health technologies industries (HTIs).
Learn more and view the infographic:
🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Ma'n H. Zawati @mhzawati.bsky.social, Research Director at the CGP, on being inducted on Nov. 14 2025, as a member of the Royal Society of Canada!
🎥 Watch Prof. Zawati discuss his research and its impact on Canadian healthcare: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMc...
New in Cell!
“Exploring Latin America one cell at a time” — we chart challenges & opportunities for single-cell & spatial genomics across LATAM.
A call for equitable funding, collaboration & capacity building.
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W/ swift pace of advancements, ethical responsibilities to reanalyze & reinterpret genetic results is more important for patient care. There must be shared responsibility btwn labs, clinicians & patients to shed light on inconsistencies. New article w/ Z Sentell: www.frontiersin.org/journals/gen...
@healthsciences.mcgill.ca @mcgill-research.bsky.social
Honoured to share that I have been elected to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada. Grateful to my mentors, colleagues & students whose support and collaboration made this possible, and I look forward to working with such an inspiring community.
Two new articles have been published from our team:
“The evolution of health data ecosystems: An international survey” in AJHG: doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... & “Harnessing the promises of cell therapy, gene therapy, and regenerative medicine in Québec, Canada” in Front. Med.: doi.org/10.3389/fmed...
We are elated to host the 3rd Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture on Sept 5th! Our guest speaker Calvin Ho, Associate Professor (Faculty of Law, Monash University), will present on “Polygenic Risk Scores and the Human Right to Science.”
RSVP by Aug 28: bit.ly/4kPaLBC
🗞️ It’s out! @mhzawati.bsky.social released a NEW article this week on #CellTherapy #GeneTherapy #RegenerativeMedicine in Québec, Canada!
🧬 Read now in @frontiersin.bsky.social in medicine:
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🚨 Early Bird Registration ends June 1!
Join us in Toronto (or virtually) for Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century Conference 🫀🧬
📅 Oct 29–31, 2025
🔬 Genomics, multiomics, AI, Digital Health & more
🎤Keynotes: Dr. Sharlene Day & Dr. @mhzawati.bsky.social
👉 cardiacprecisionmedicine.com
Grateful to count on the generous support of the Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé, who are funding my Junior 2 Career Award! #FRQS #FRQ #communautéFRQ
👨🔬👩🔬 Meet D2R researchers - new video series!
Kicking off the series: @mhzawati.bsky.social !
His D2R-funded research explores the social, ethical, and legal considerations of using AI for genomic biomarker identification.
@mcgill.ca @genomicsandpolicy.bsky.social
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"Emerging & evolving values in the changing landscape of genomics" in Frontiers examines rapid advancements & ethical challenges, proposing 3 values: equity, collective responsibility & sustainability for fair access, shared accountability & responsible governance doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2025.1566291
✨Early Bird Registration is NOW OPEN!✨
Join us in Toronto this October for the International Cardiovascular Genomic Medicine & SickKids Cardiac Precision Medicine Conference. Don't miss out on the latest advancements in cardiac precision medicine! 🫀🧬
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Canada’s genomics community is rising to the challenge.
➡️ We’re sequencing 100K human genomes in 4 years to give researchers and innovators the data they need to transform health care.
Learn how the diversity of the dataset we build will set Canada apart as a global leader in #PrecisionHealth.
Ever been offered genetic testing through work? 🧬
Most folks don’t know how their DNA might be used.
60% haven’t heard of GINA, the law that protects against genetic discrimination in jobs + health insurance.
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#WorkplaceWellness #Bioethics
📣 Announcing Patrick Tan as our first keynote speaker of #GA4GH13thPlenary!
Patrick Tan is Executive Director at PRECISE, Senior Vice Dean (Research) at Duke-NUS Medical School, and Chief Scientific Officer at the Genome Institute of Singapore, A*STAR.
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That’s a wrap on the @ga4gh.org Connect Meeting at @broadinstitute.org! 🚀
🔬CGP chaired 3 key sessions on:
1. Improving REWS adoption across communities
2. Brainstorming #ClinicalDataSharing standards to guide institutional practices
3. REWS in Focus: Bridging regulatory & ethical gaps
Since Covid-19, verbal consent is replacing paper consent forms in some types of research. Noë, Vaillancourt and I examined its pros & cons + the legal frameworks in a recent article. We urge policy & law-makers to formalize this shift to better guide researchers. buff.ly/OaAOCYv #verbalconsent
Visit our booth at the HGSS 2025 Conference hosted by @mcgill-hgss.bsky.social 🧬Join us as we explore the latest in #GenomicResearch and its real-world applications, network w/ experts, and discover #CGP opportunities!
🗓️ May 2 @ 8:30AM – 5PM | McGill Faculty Club, Montreal
Stay tuned for more info!
Unvetted medical info can cause anxiety to users & risk misdiagnosis + personal data can be shared unsafely. I discuss these issues with Shawn Apel on CBC's radio noon Quebec. Listen: buff.ly/5nqMaCE #mHealth #dataprivacy
📣 Now Hiring: Academic Associate
We are looking for an Academic Associate to join our dynamic team at the Centre of Genomics and Policy! Contribute to shaping the future of healthcare through legal, social, and ethical research in genomics 🧬
Apply now:
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Big news for the Human Cell Atlas! The Data Governance Resource project receives a funding boost from the Helmsley Charitable Trust.
Led by @mhzawati.bsky.social, the DGR will shape the future of data governance in #genomics.
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🤖 #AI is revolutionizing diagnoses & treatments, but it also raises critical ethical questions. CGP Research Director Ma'n H. Zawati examines these challenges in his McGill D2R-funded research. 🧬
🔗 Learn more: mcgill.ca/dna-to-rna/a...
@mhzawati.bsky.social @d2rmcgill.bsky.social
The plenary talks will address global efforts to establish multiple reference genomes and the ethical implications, while the panel will address African genomic diversity in Africa and unique issues in the African diaspora.
See you all in Durban!
Register Now: hugo-hgm2025.org/registration/
🤖 AI can improve diagnoses & treatments, but it raises ethical challenges:
❓ Will AI worsen inequities in genomic biomarker access?
❓ Will biased AI models deepen discrimination in genomic data?
@mhzawati.bsky.social explores this in his D2R-funded research
🔗 mcgill.ca/dna-to-rna/a...
