Summer internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics (SING)

The Summer internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics (SING) Workshop is a one-week workshop aimed at discussing the uses, misuses and limitations of genomics as a tool for indigenous peoples' communities. The workshop will also assist in training indigenous peoples in the concepts and methods currently used in genomics. 

The goals of the workshop are to:

1) facilitate discussion on Indigenous cultural values and whether scientific methods can be beneficially incorporated with these values,

2) provide awareness of how genomics is currently used as a tool to assist in projects focused on stewardship of nature, history and health and

3) to increase the number of Indigenous peoples in science research, leadership and teaching careers at all levels.

The application process will be competitive with selected participants receiving funds to cover travel, housing and food expenses for the week of the workshop.

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The SING 2020 workshop took place from July 19 - 26 2020 at the University of Connecticut.