Summer internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics

The Summer internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics Canada (SING Canada) is an annual one-week intensive workshop designed to build Indigenous capacity and scientific literacy by training undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral, and community fellows in the basic of genomics, bioinformatics, and Indigenous and decolonial bioethics. This all expenses paid residential program invites Indigenous participants to engage in hands-on classroom, lab, and field training in genomic sciences and Indigenous knowledge. The curriculum includes an introduction to leading advances in and Indigenous approaches to genomics and its the ethical, environmental, economic, legal, and social (GE3LS) implications. We invite you to explore our site and learn more about SING Canada.

After hosting the amazing Global Indigenous Leadership in Genomics Symposium (GILGS’24) in Vancouver, we are gearing up to host the 2025 SING workshop in a completely new location.  In August 2025, we will co-host the first-ever SING Sábme workshop in the Norbotten area of Sweden. Working with partners from Uppsala University and the Gällivare forest Sámi reindeer herding community, SING Sábme will apply the SING Canada Model and combine it with on-the-land cultural education grounded in Sami traditions. A key area of concern for the local reindeer herders is the impact of ‘green energy’ development on reindeer habitat. Using methods developed through our program, we will coach Indigenous youth in the region to think critically and engage creatively with scientific approaches in genomics and environmental monitoring so that they can help the Sami community understand their territory in even greater detail. 

Stay tuned for more information as planning gets underway in the new year.