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UC Davis Symposium May 17 Explores Feminist Research Across Disciplines

The ethics of CRISPR/Cas-9, the powerful new gene modification technology, is one of the areas being explored by faculty as part of a Feminist Research Institute seed grant.

The Feminist Research Institute at UC Davis invites you to attend the 2017 spring symposium, which is focused on exploring feminist research across the disciplines.

The free event is Wednesday, May 17, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. — 5:00 p.m., in Ballroom B, at the UC Davis Conference Center

The symposium features the interdisciplinary work of 2015-16 Seed Grant recipients and graduate fellows, a keynote presentation from Stacey Ritz, Ph.D., and a roundtable discussion on feminist ethics, values, and justice. Register online.

Research by UC Davis faculty

The Ethics of CRISPR/Cas-9: Developing a Feminist Framework for Genome Modification
Lisa Ikemoto, Law, UCD Health System Bioethics Program, UCD Center for Science and Innovation Studies;, Rana M. Jaleel, Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies; Meaghan O’Keefe, Religious Studies; and Sarah Perrault, University Writing Program

Research Project Looks to Increase Women and Underrepresented Minorities in the Sciences
Susan Ebeler, Viticulture & Enology and Associate Dean Undergraduate Academic Programs, CA&ES Effectiveness; Patsy Eubanks Owens, Human Ecology; Astrid Volder, Plant Sciences; Marco Molinaro, Assistant Vice Provost for Educational Effectiveness

Schedule

9:30-10:00: Registration and Light Breakfast
10:00-10:30: Opening Welcome
10:30-11:30: Seed Grants Showcase
11:30-12:30: FRI Graduate Fellows
12:30-1:30: Lunch
1:30-3:00: Keynote Address
3:00-3:15: Coffee Break
3:15-5:00: Feminist Research: A Conversation Between Scientists and Humanists

Keynote: Stacey Ritz, Ph.D.

Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Division, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, McMaster University
Dr. Ritz’s research interests include integrating sex and gender into laboratory-based biomedical research; critical discourse analysis and critical literacy in health professional education; and the effects of particulate air pollution on the immune system.

Read her analysis of why “Male-female comparisons are not adequate for addressing sex in cell culture research,” or her co-authored piece on developing a more comprehensive understanding of biological phenomena and addressing gaps in medical knowledge that have arisen due to a generally masculine bias in research in the FASEB Journal.

Links

Media Contact

Sarah McCullough, Feminist Research Institute Associate Director, [email protected]