Draft:Azure Hermes


Azure Hermes is a Gimuy Walubara Yidinji woman[1] who works at the intersection of genomics and indigenous community engagement. As the deputy director of the National Centre for Indigenous Genomics (NCIG) at Australian National University[2], she explains the science of genetics and genomics to indigenous communities across Australia as well as the implications of the NCIG's collection of 7,000 blood samples, many of which were collected in the 1960s and 1970s without informed consent.[3]

  1. ^ Lewis, Dyani (23 December 2019). "Australian biobank repatriates hundreds of 'legacy' Indigenous blood samples". Nature. 577 (7788): 11–12. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03906-5. PMID 31871327.
  2. ^ "ANU: Variations in Indigenous DNA hold key to tailored treatments". Canberra Daily. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Transcript – Community Engagement & Consent – A Conversation with Azure Hermes". Scaffolding Cultural CoCreativity. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2024-10-30.