Indigenous geneticist & bioethicist.
Thinking about who owns DNA—and who benefits.
Data sovereignty, genomics & AI ethics.
Krystal Tsosie
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Where in the world is Dr. Krystal Tsosie? 🕵🏽♀️
One of the southernmost university cities in the world… which feels like a clue in itself. Somewhere between genomes and geographies… the signal gets a little too specific.
📍Dunedin, New Zealand, for a University of Otago talk (allegedly) 🌿📚
@mootspoints.bsky.social
DNA is not the same as kinship.
Our perspective paper argues that treating genetics as the ultimate proof of identity or family can:
• erase community-defined relationships
• reinforce Western biases
• and even cause real harm in policy + research
Special Issue: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
If you’re not willing to confront preventive health inequity, you have no business doing precision health—full stop.
SAR, Santa Fe. In 1971, eminent names in anthropological genetics like Howells, Livingstone, Crawford, Turner met right here in this same space.
All men. Zero Indigenous scientists. My, how the fields are changing. Hi! Yá’át’ééh!👋🏽 #Indigenous #science #STEM 🧬 📸
Don't miss the ASHG annual meeting abstract submission deadline, just one week away! This year's meeting will be held in Montreal, October 20–24. The deadline is earlier than in previous years, so be sure to submit and share your research: ashgmeeting.ashg.org/programs/abs... #ASHG26 #ASHG2026
Krystal Tsosie
Krystal Tsosie
Krystal Tsosie
Krystal Tsosie
An excellent and very important article on the risks of missing the forest of social kinship through the trees of aDNA work!
