Dear Colleagues,
We invite submissions to our panel =93Examining collaborations in molecular=
research infrastructures=94 which will take place as part of the Royal Ant=
hropological Institute=92s Mobilising Methods in Medical Anthropology onlin=
e conference, 18-21 January 2021.
Our panel explores novel and existing collaborations between biomedicine an=
d the social sciences in the field of molecular genetics. In particular, i=
t explores the potential and limits of ethnography in such collaborations, =
asking what does ethnography afford in the study of and participation in th=
ese collaborations? Further details below.
The Deadline for proposed papers is 25 October 2021
The conference will be held online on 18-21 January 2022
All proposals must be made via the online form, found here: https://therai.=
org.uk/conferences/mobilising-methods-in-medical-anthropology-2022/programm=
e#10936
For further details about the conference visit https://therai.org.uk/confer=
ences/mobilising-methods-in-medical-anthropology-2022
Please note: Papers that are not accepted for the panel might be considered=
by the Conference Committee for their fit in the wider conference programm=
e. However, there is no guarantee that such papers can be re-housed.
We look forward to receiving your proposals.
Best wishes,
Ignacia Arteaga and Henry Llewellyn
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=93Examining collaborations in molecular research infrastructures=94 (P13)
Ignacia Arteaga (University of Cambridge) and Henry Llewellyn (University C=
ollege London)
While research collaborations in genomics might generally be confined to th=
e biomedical sciences, they increasingly include associations with social s=
cientists. We ask: What does ethnography afford in the study of and partici=
pation in these collaborations?
Contemporary research on cancer, dementia and rare diseases, among others, =
cultivates understandings of disease aetiology and prevalence based upon an=
alysis of =91genomic data,' further envisioning these conditions at a molec=
ular level. These innovations increasingly rely on multidisciplinary kinds =
of expertise and pools of resources distributed across complex transnationa=
l infrastructures. While research collaborations might be confined to disci=
plines traditionally understood to lie beneath the mantle of the 'biomedica=
l sciences,' they also include new associations with the social sciences. T=
hese research practices not only give rise to novel disease categories and =
other forms of biological and social stratification, but they also inform n=
ovel requirements and expectations of and for new stakeholders and patient =
subjects. In this panel, we invite submissions which address the following =
concerns, among others: How do biomedical and social scientists variously i=
magine multidisciplinary collaborations within the molecular turn? How can =
ethnographic research methods be mobilised to better understand these colla=
borations and what can they offer? How can ethnography be used reflexively =
to examine stakeholders=92 understandings of its potential to enrich collab=
orations in molecular research? How could we craft ethnographic voice(s) th=
at highlight how stakeholders imagine, maintain and contest borderlands bet=
ween science and society? What tensions emerge when negotiating competing d=
isciplinary norms and epistemic categories in these collaborations?
Contact: h.llewellyn@ucl.ac.uk / mia42@cam.ac=
.uk
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