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Project start: SoSciBio begins work
BMBF- research group: Human Diversity in the New Life Sciences: Social and Scientific Effects of Biological Differentiations (SoSciBio) More information coming soon...
20th of November: Talk by Isabelle Bartram at a workshop on feminist data protection by 'Forum Privatheit' in Berlin
At a workshop of Forum Privacy (‘Forum Privatheit’) Isabelle Bartram will present her article on the current debate surrounding German DNA legislation: 'Forensic DNA Phenotyping: DNA Surveillance Policy at the Intersection of Racism and Sexism'.
New article on Corona and scientific evidence by Isabelle Bartram
Isabelle Bartram describes the difficulties the pandemic poses for established medical and epidemiological scientific processes in the German weekly newspaper Jungle World.
Radio interview with Tino Plümecke: «Race cannot be determined biologically»
In an interview with the SRF on June 22nd 2020 Tino Plümecke talks about the debates around the word 'Rasse'.
New article on Extended DNA analyses in Switzerland by Tino Plümecke
In his new article for the Gen-ethisches Netzwerk Tino Plümecke analyzes the recent debates on the introduction of extended DNA-analyses in Switzerland. Those debates are to a great extent shaped by overstated hopes and by racist arguments.
SoSciBio in latest GID-edition
The Gen-ethischer Informationsdienst (GID), the magazine of the society Gen-ethischen Netzwerk e.V. (GeN), publishes 3 articles revolving around the SoSciBio research group in their latest edition 254 (August 2020).
Corona, Biopolitics and Racism
In the article 'Corona, Biopolitik und Rassismus', Andrea zur Nieden, Felix Fink and Isabel Schön discuss the ongoing pandemic focusing on the aspect of (racist) governance.
SoSciBio at EASST4S-Conference
From 18th to 21st August 2021 the conference of the Society for Social Studies of Science https://www.4sonline.org/ took place.
Workshop 'Race (in) translations' January 26th, 2021
On January 26th the research group hosted a digital workshop where research findings around 'Race (in) translations' were presented and discussed.
Article published: 'The Biopolitics of Sex/Gender in Today’s Big Data and Computational Neuroscience'
n Issue 23 (3) of the Science for the People Magazine Hannah Fitsch, Annelis Kaiser and Tino Plümecke have published the articel 'The Biopolitics of Sex/Gender in Today’s Big Data and Computational Neuroscience'.
Paper by Isabelle Bartram and Tino Plümecke at the 5th STS-CH Conference
From 15th to 17t February the conference 'Multiple Matters. From neglected things to arts of noticing fragility' took place digitally. SoSciBio-Reasearchers Isabelle Bartram and Tino Plümecke contributed a paper on 'Matters of Discriminaton: DNA Ancestry Tests and DNA Phenotyping as Technologies of Racializaton'.
Nils Ellebrecht participating in the Congress of DGS and ÖGS in August 2021
Either digital or in Vienna: From 23rd to 25th of August the congress 'Post-Corona-Gesellschaft? Pandemie, Krise und ihre Folgen' will take place. SoSciBio researcher Nils Ellebrecht organizes the Ad-hoc-panel 'Die Verwaltung des Notfalls: Wissensregime, Rationalitäten, Regulationstechniken'.
SoSciBio at 4S-Conference in Toronto
From 6th to 9th October there will be the conference of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4s) in Toronto. Members of the research group will organize the following panels:
Race (in) Translations III - Online Workshop
Online, Thursday the 17th of November, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., University of Freiburg, research-group SoSciBio www.soscibio.uni-freiburg.de
Synapsen - a scientific podcast
NDR Podcast Synapsen (65): "Diagnose: Rassismus Diskriminiert in der Medizin", with audio-clip of Dr. Andrea zur Nieden and Dr. Nils Ellebrecht
Further publications in the course of our Covid-19 study
Further publications in the course of our Covid-19 study + media reactions
Nils Ellebrecht presents results of the medical study at the STS Hub (3/2023, Aachen)
"Circulating between standard and taboo: How race classifications are employed by medical scientists in Germany"
Preprint online: “Race” in German life science research
Preprint online: “Race” in German life science research
CfP for workshop on "Naming populations"
CfP for workshop on "Naming populations"
Hannah Schönberger and Nils Ellebrecht give presentation at spring conference
Hannah Schönberger and Nils Ellebrecht give presentation at spring conference
New Publications about "Genetic Ancestry Tests" and "Human Classifications in the German Life Sciences"
New Publications from Tino Plümecke, Nils Ellebrecht, Isabelle Bartram & Andrea zur Nieden about "Genetic Ancestry Tests" and "Human Classifications in the German Life Sciences".
Newspaper article about the case of Henrietta Lacks
Newspaper article about the case of Henrietta Lacks
Feb., 27.-28.th: Symposium "National Identities, Biopolitics and Human Diversity in Contemporary European Life Sciences"
The final symposium by the research group will take plate on February 27th and 28th. We're looking forward to lectures by members of the SoSciBio-research group as well as international guests. Location of the symposium is room R 00 032 in the FRIAS, Albertstr. 19, Freiburg
Feb., 27.-28.th: Symposium "National Identities, Biopolitics and Human Diversity in Contemporary European Life Sciences"
The final symposium by the research group will take place on February 27th and 28th. We're looking forward to presentations by members of the SoSciBio-research group as well as international guests. Location of the symposium is room R 00 032 in the FRIAS, Albertstr. 19, Freiburg.
New article about social- and behavioral genomics
New article from Tino Plümecke, Isabelle Bartram & Peter Wehling
Advisory Board Meeting
On February 26, 2024, the SoSciBio team invited the project advisory board to a final meeting.
