Charmaine Royal

Charmaine DM Royal is an American geneticist and Associate Professor at the Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy and the Department of African and African American Studies at Duke University. She studies the intersections of race, ethnicity, ancestry genetics, and health, especially as they pertain to historically marginalized and underrepresented groups in genetic and genomic research; and genomics and global health. Her major interest is in addressing root causes and implementing sustainable solutions regarding problems of race and racism in research, healthcare, and society. Royal is a Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Independent Expert Committee (IEC) member appointed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is a 2020 Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa.

Charmaine Royal
Alma materHoward University (BS, MS, PhD)
AwardsThomas Langford Lectureship Award Duke University (2013)
Greenwall Faculty Scholar in Bioethics Duke University (2009)
Scientific career
InstitutionsDuke University
Howard University
National Institutes of Health
Thesis[Link] Coping strategies in families of children with Sickle Cell Disease] (1997)
WebsiteDuke website

Early life and education

Royal earned her bachelor's degree in microbiology, master's degree in genetic counseling in 1992, and doctorate in human genetics from Howard University in 1997. She completed her postgraduate training in bioethics and ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) research at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the NIH, as well as training in behavioral medicine and epidemiology at the Howard University Cancer Center.[1][2]

Research and career

Royal investigates race, racism, genetics and health disparities, within the United States and globally.[1] While at the National Human Genome Center at Howard University, Royal was a member of the International HapMap Project and worked alongside Charles Rotimi of H3Africa.[3] Her research focused on the genetics and health of African Americans, and ethical implications of African American genealogical study.[4][5]

Academic service

During her time at Duke University, Royal has served as an Associate Professor of African & African American Studies, Family Medicine & Community Health, Global Health, and Biology. In addition, she is core faculty in the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, faculty in the Social Science Research Institute where she directs the Center for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, and the Center on Genomics, Race, Identity, Difference.[2] Royal is also a senior fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics, a 2020 Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa, an ad hoc member of the Jackson Heart Study Community Ethics Advisory Board, and a contributing member of the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium.[6][7][8] She also serves on the Ethics Advisory Board at Illumina, Inc.[9]

Awards and honors

Select papers

References
  1. "Charmaine DM Royal". Duke University African & African American Studies Department. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. "Charmaine DM Royal". Duke University Global Health Institute. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. International HapMap Consortium (2003). "The International HapMap Project" (PDF). Nature. 426 (6968): 789–796. Bibcode:2003Natur.426..789G. doi:10.1038/nature02168. hdl:2027.42/62838. PMID 14685227. S2CID 4387110.
  4. Kittles, R; Royal, C (2003). "The genetics of African Americans: Implications for disease gene mapping and identity". Genetic Nature/Culture: Anthropology and Science beyond the Two-Culture Divide. University of California Press. pp. 219–233.
  5. Dula, A; Royal, C; Secundy, M (2003). The ethical and social implications of exploring African American genealogies. Developing World Bioethics. Vol. 3. University of Minnesota. pp. 133–141. doi:10.1046/j.1471-8731.2003.00069.x.
  6. "Charmaine Royal – Race, Genetics and Health: Coloring Outside the Lines". The University of Iowa College of Law. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. "Jackson Heart Study Community Ethics Advisory Board". Jackson State University. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  8. Auton, Adam; et al. (2015). "A global reference for human genetic variation". Nature. 526 (7571): 68–74. Bibcode:2015Natur.526...68T. doi:10.1038/nature15393. PMC 4750478. PMID 26432245.
  9. "Ethics Advisory Board". www.illumina.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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