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2019 Activities and Trainings

Life Story and Video Portrait Training, CASR; July 12, 2019
GEN students participate in Life Story and Video Portrait Training.
GEN students participate in Life Story and Video Portrait Training.
Field Site Visit: Tribal IRBs and Community-Engaged Research, Chickasaw Nation; Sept 20, 2019
GEN students make field site visit to Ada, OK to learn about Tribal IRBs and Community-Engaged Research.
GEN students make field site visit to Ada, OK to learn about Tribal IRBs and Community-Engaged Research.
Indigenous Research Impacts Lecture Series Presents Dr. Keolu Fox, Enhancing Ethical Genomic Research with Indigenous Communities, Norman, OK; Sept 27, 2019
Dr. Keolu Fox, seen here with GEN Directors Jessica Blanchard and Justin Lund, takes a campus tour during his visit to OU.
Dr. Keolu Fox, seen here with GEN Directors Jessica Blanchard and Justin Lund, takes a campus tour during his visit to OU.

Watch Dr. Fox's presentation  

Dr. Keolu Fox presents "Enhancing Ethical Genomic Research with Indigenous Communities" as part of the Indigenous Research Impacts Lecture Series.

Dr. Keolu Fox presents "Enhancing Ethical Genomic Research with Indigenous Communities" as part of the Indigenous Research Impacts Lecture Series. 

Lunch and Learn with Dr. Keolu Fox, CASR; Sept 27, 2019
Dr. Keolu Fox participates in a "Lunch and Learn" discussion with GEN Fellows.

Dr. Keolu Fox participates in a "Lunch and Learn" discussion with GEN Fellows. Students had the opportunity to seek professional advice and guidance related to their own personal and academic pursuits in research.

Field Site Visit: Cancer Encouragement Service, Little Axe, OK; Oct 20, 2019
GEN Students Trinity Guido and Kaleigh Edwards attend a community event.
GEN Students Trinity Guido and Kaleigh Edwards attend a community event.

 

 

All of Us Tribal Listening Session, OKC, OK; Oct 22, 2019
GEN Program attends an All of Us Listening Session in OKC.
GEN Program attends an All of Us Listening Session in OKC.

 

 

Conference Preparation/Group Check-in; Oct 24, 2019
GEN Program checks in and prepares for upcoming SACNAS conference.
GEN Program checks in and prepares for upcoming SACNAS conference.
SACNAS, including participation in Native Perspectives in Genomics: Personal Experiences and Professional Pathways into Genomics. Honolulu, HI; Oct 31-Nov 2, 2019
GEN students attend the SACNAS conference in Honolulu, HI.
GEN students attend the SACNAS conference in Honolulu, HI.

See more pics from our SACNAS trip here!

Central to the success of GEN are the amazing Indigenous mentors who share their experiences, expertise and vision for the next generation of Indigenous scholars and leaders. Pictured here is an amazing group of mentors who conducted an interactive panel discussion entitled "Native Perspectives in Genomics: Personal Experiences and Professional Pathways into Genomics" at the SACNAS conference, attended by GEN Fellows.
Central to the success of GEN are the amazing Indigenous mentors who share their experiences, expertise and vision for the next generation of Indigenous scholars and leaders. Pictured here is an amazing group of mentors who conducted an interactive panel discussion entitled "Native Perspectives in Genomics: Personal Experiences and Professional Pathways into Genomics" at the SACNAS conference, attended by GEN Fellows.
GEN Outreach Coordinator Noah Collins interviews Rene Begay while GEN Co-Directors Jessica Blanchard and Justin Lund enjoy the process.

GEN Co-Directors Jessica Blanchard and Justin Lund enjoy watching the process of mentors being interviewed by GEN Outreach Coordinator Noah Collins.  

The GEN Program participates in the opening ceremony of the SACNAS Conference in Honolulu, HI. Pictured (l to r): Kaleigh Edwards, Asher Stephens-Ticman, Noah Collins, Justin Lund, and Dalaki Livingston.
The GEN Program attends the SACNAS Conference in Honolulu, HI. Pictured (l to r): Kaleigh Edwards, Asher Stephens-Ticman, Noah Collins, Justin Lund, and Dalaki Livingston.
GEN staff, Jessica Blanchard and Noah Collins, with fellow SACNAS panelists and CEIGR partners Julie Beans, Katrina Claw, Vanessa Hiratsuka, and Krystal Tsosie.
GEN staff, Jessica Blanchard and Noah Collins, with fellow SACNAS panelists and CEIGR partners Julie Beans, Katrina Claw, Vanessa Hiratsuka, and Krystal Tsosie.
GEN Students, Staff and families enjoy an evening on the beach after attending SACNAS in Honolulu, HI.

GEN Students, Staff and families enjoy an evening on the beach after attending SACNAS in Honolulu, HI.

Cross-site Learning Exchange: Tribal-Campus Partnerships, All of Us and Tribal Engagement Considerations (in conversation with UW-Madison, Dr. Michelle Johnson-Jennings, NACHP, SCF); Dec 5, 2019
GEN Program hosts a cross-site learning exchange with partners at UW-Madison, NACHP, and Southcentral Foundation.
GEN Program hosts a cross-site learning exchange with partners at UW-Madison, NACHP, and Southcentral Foundation.
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