Is HIV Vaccine Research a site of progress, or power? I sat down with Jarissa Greenard of Vanderbilt University’s HIV Vaccine Program to discuss the implications of cultural humility and communication in the research and development contexts. We discussed how the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion are entangled with the success of clinical trial outcomes; and how anthropological theory can be a framework for building equitable research designs. Check out the conversation here: https://lnkd.in/egz4uFfU What what unsaid, was the mountain of thoughts and feelings I have about research on human subjects, the role of power and Capital, the critical question of "access" to knowledge created from the study, and the systems of meaning (science and society) that reduce people to data points, without regard for the subjective experiences of participants. The link above is my public opinion, but read on for the rest of what I think. ....
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