Virtual Monthly Speaker Series
Dr. Tim Mackey: Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Enable Indigenous Data Sovereignty of Genomic Data
- TMTim Mackey
Every month, ETAI will invite a speaker to particpate in a monthly speaker series related to ethical issues in biomedical research. The monthly speaker series is part of our module's milestones relating to engagement and reflection on ethics with the AI-READI team.
February 2024
This month, Dr. Mackey discussed a project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in partnership with The Native Biodata Consortium to develop a blockchain-based governance system for managing Indigenous genomic data. He described the prototype's architecture, including features like privacy preservation, distributed governance, and token/voting rights. You can find a recording to his talk here