Summer internships for INdigenous people in genomics
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Wānanga 2017


DATE

22 - 26  January 2017

VENUE

University of Auckland, Grafton Campus, Auckland 

CONVENORS

Maui Hudson, Phil Wilcox, Katharina Ruckstuhl, Kimiora Henare


The Workshop

Ngā mihi

Welcome to the second SING Aotearoa internship programme.  The Summer Internship for Indigenous Genomics is an initiative that emerged from the Te Waka o Tama-rereti project and is continuing as a key activity within Genomics Aotearoa. 

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Agenda

This event ran over 5 days – Sunday, 22 June to Friday, 27 June 2017.

Day 0:  Whanaungatanga and Dinner
Day 1:   Pōhiri, Gaining Consent for DNA Extraction, Introductions to Genetics and Ethics
Day 2:   Human Genetics Laboratory, Bioinformatics, CELSI: Cultural Foundation
Day 3:    Plant Genetics Laboratory, Genetic variation: Capture / Creation / Role, CELSI: Benefit sharing and the 1000 Springs project
Day 4:   Research case studies, NETwork! Tikanga in a Research Programme, ELSI
Day 5:    Community-Based Collaborations Brainstorm and Poroporaki

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Speakers

We are grateful to have over 20 speakers and mentors present at the event. They included researchers and practitioners in the areas genomics and plant and food research.

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Interns

This year we welcomed 16 new Interns to the programme. 

MEET THE INTERNS» 


Papers

The presentations and papers from Workshop 2018 have been made available for alumni and anyone interested in the research made available by our presenters.

SEE THE PAPERS »


Workshop Report

The SING Aotearoa 2017 Workshop Report is available for review.

Download the Report PDF (2.6 MB) »