SERG Network (Social and Ethical Research in Genomics)
Social and Ethical Research in Genomics (SERG)
Our next meeting will be 11am-2.45pm Friday 13th June 2025 - in person (option to join online) at King's College, London
G.16 in the James Clerk Maxwell Building (57 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA)
Please Register Here!
Speakers: Cathy Herbrand (De Montfort), Luke Walker (University of Sussex) and Francisco Bariffi (University Carlos III de Madrid)
Cathy will present on the PRECAS study (pre-conception genetic screening)
Luke will present on ideological constructions of disability and reproductive politics in Iceland
Francisco Bariffi will present on the impact of genomics and gene editing on the rights of persons with disabilities
Please get in touch if you would like to present at a SERG Network meeting or if you would be able to host a SERG meeting at your institution.
For updates on meetings and for other network member activities please register to join, or follow us on @|SERGNetwork or bluesky @corinnaclark.bsky.socialClick here to see details of past meetings
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About SERG
The aims of the network:
1) promote a positive research culture around Social and Ethical Research in Genomics, where collaboration and mutual support is fostered and encouraged.
2) offer a forum where research data, findings and ideas can be shared, with the goal of encouraging new relationships, ideas and the identification of cross-cutting research themes.
SERG has been funded by the Wellcome Trust.
Who is running SERG?
SERG is led by Prof Felicity Boardman, with Dr Corinna Clark, at Warwick Medical School, with invaluable input from our collaborators, Prof Bobbie Farsides (BSMS), and Prof Cathy Herbrand (De Montford University).
We were also very fortunate to have the involvement of Prof Nina Hallowell (Oxford University).
Contact us at: or via the contact & registration form here
Data-sharing meetings
We will be running a series of meetings, or workshops, which will identify areas of divergence/similarity in analytic interpretation. In every meeting we will have a 'data clinic', where researchers can present 'research problems' or opportunities for collaborative idea-forming and divergent analytic interpretation.
We welcome researchers and others (e.g. policy makers, charity representatives) with an interest in genomics from diverse disciplines (e.g. sociology, genetic counselling, molecular and clinical geneticists, law, ethics etc.) at all career stages.
Our next meeting date will be on 13th June 2025 - register here to attend the meeting. Register here to join the mailing list for member updates. Please also see our twitter account for updates.