Our current research projects reflect our interests in three broad areas:
- population thinking and categorization in the life sciences, both in historical and in contemporary perspective;
- contests over scientific credibility and expertise; and
- science, technology, and the law.
And as our team expands, our research agenda continues to broaden.
Our most recent publications:
Nature 599, 368-371 (2021),Lipphardt/Surdu/Ellebrecht/Pfaffelhuber/Wienroth/Rappold: “Europe’s Roma people are vulnerable to poor practice in genetics“; https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03416-3
Genes 12 (12): 1868: Wienroth / Granja / Lipphardt / Nsiah Amoako / McCartney (2021) Ethics as Lived Practice. Anticipatory Capacity and Ethical Decision-Making in Forensic Genetics
our work was covered in:
New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/science/genetics-ethics-roma.html
Deutschlandfunk: Roma-DNA über Jahrzehnte missbraucht und falsch interpretiert
The Intercept: Journal Retracts Paper Based on DNA of Vulnerable Chinese Minorities
Most recent preprint publications (Nov 2020):
- DNA data from Roma in forensic genetic studies and databases: risks and challenges (accepted for publication with minor revisions)
- Representing vulnerable populations in genetic studies: The case of the Roma (forthcoming)
Current research – Prof. Dr. Veronika Lipphardt
- Genetic studies on Roma, 1921-2021
- Biogeographical Ancestry and its Social Life (not funded yet)
Current Research – Dr. Mihai Surdu
- Genetic studies on Roma, 1921-2021
- Lipphardt, V., Surdu, M., Ellebrecht, N., Pfaffelhuber, P., Wienroth, M., Rappold G. A. (2021): Europe’s Roma people are vulnerable to poor practice in genetics. In: Nature 599. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03416-3
Current Research – Dr. Nicholas Buchanan
Dr. Nicholas Buchanan’s current research focuses on the tensions between genomic identity and genetic disease, as well as the negotiations over expertise between people with genetic conditions, caregivers, doctors, and scientists. A second, parallel, research project explores the relationship between environmental politics and environmental modeling.