Increasing diversity in genomics requires investment in equitable partnerships and capacity building.

Journal: Nature genetics

Volume: 54

Issue: 6

Year of Publication: 2022

Affiliated Institutions:  Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA. armartin@broadinstitute.org. Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA. Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Department of Mental Health, School of Medicine, Moi University College of Health Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya. Department of Mental Health, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya. Neurosciences Unit, Clinical Department, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme-Coast, Kilifi, Kenya. Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme-Coast, Kilifi, Kenya. Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Broad Genomics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA. Department of Psychiatry and Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Executive Dean's Office, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nelson Mandela University, Gqebera, South Africa. Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA. lchibnik@hsph.harvard.edu.

Abstract summary 

Calls for diversity in genomics have motivated new global research collaborations across institutions with highly imbalanced resources. We describe practical lessons we have learned so far from designing multidisciplinary international research and capacity-building programs that prioritize equity in two intertwined programs — the NeuroGAP-Psychosis research study and GINGER training program — spanning institutions in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda and the united States.

Authors & Co-authors:  Martin Stroud Abebe Akena Alemayehu Atwoli Chapman Flowers Gelaye Gichuru Kariuki Kinyanjui Korte Koen Koenen Newton Olivares Pollock Post Singh Stein Teferra Zingela Chibnik

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Hyman SE. Sci Transl Med. 2012;4:155cm11
Authors :  24
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1038/s41588-022-01095-y
SSN : 1546-1718
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Capacity Building
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Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Uganda
Publication Country
United States