Ethical considerations in sharing of samples (biobanking): balancing competing values and interests

Description

Regular scientific seminar

Objectives

Presenters

1. Dr. Dorcas Kamuya
   Dorcas is Researcher in Ethics and Community Engagement on the Global Bioethics Network. Her role includes: facilitating the strategic development of community engagement activities at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Unit in Kilifi, Kenya; coordinating Global Bioethics Network activities aimed at encouraging the sharing of expertise in community engagement between the Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programmes (MOPs) in Kenya, Thailand, Malawi, Vietnam, and South Africa; and developing and leading a research programme around the development and evaluation of methods of community engagement. Dorcas has a PhD from the Open University, UK; a Masters in Public Health (health promotion) from London School of Hygiene and Tropical and a BSc. in Agricultural Economics from Egerton University, Kenya.
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