Associate Professor of Medical Sciences
Columbia University
New York, New York
Dr. Maya Sabatello is an Associate Professor of Medical Sciences at the Center for Precision Medicine and Genomics and the Division of Ethics at Columbia University, where she also co-directs the Precision Medicine & Society Speaker Seminar and Workgroup. A former litigator with trans-disciplinary background, she explores the ethical, social and policy issues relating to biomedical technologies, genomic information and Big Data and the impacts thereof on social structures, marginalized communities, individual rights, and health outcomes. Dr. Sabatello’s NIH-funded mixed-methods and community-based participatory research program focuses on the ramifications of genetic data in non-clinical settings (e.g., schools) for social justice; the psychosocial impact of genomic data on adolescents and families; and issues of trust and inclusion of people with disabilities in precision medicine research. Dr. Sabatello serves as a member of the ASHG’s Professional Practice & Social Implications Committee and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of NIH’s All of Us Research Program; she Co-chairs NHGRI’s Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group (CEGWG).
Thursday, September 19, 2024
5:45 PM – 6:45 PM CT
Equity and Engagement Through Innovative Research Frameworks: Results from human genomic studies
Saturday, September 21, 2024
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT