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Recent advances in environmental epigenomics have allowed researchers to gain tremendous insights into several mechanisms through which gene function and regulation are sensitive to influence from diverse socio-economic factors and physical environments. Epigenomics as a field may offer valuable insights into the actual biological mechanisms through which health disparities are established and perpetuated. This potential, however, has not been rigorously explored.
Aimed at exploring critical issues in epigenomics, this symposium will bring together leading national and international experts in epigenetics, genetics, health disparities, medicine, epidemiology, sociology, and other areas.
The symposium will include interdisciplinary panels covering:
1. Emerging issues in the measurement and analysis of epigenomic data, particularly with regard to addressing health disparities
2. Emerging research on the associations of psychosocial and environmental stressors with epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation
3. Perspectives from fields outside of epigenomics on how advances in epigenomics research can be used as tools for addressing health disparities and social disadvantage
For more information, please contact Anna Schachter, MPH.
A forum of the Harvard Catalyst Health Disparities Research Program and the Harvard/MGH Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities, with additional support from the John Templeton Foundation.