Faculty

Joon-Ho Yu

Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Research Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Genetic Medicine
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Bioethics and Humanities


Education

BA English, Carleton College, 1993
BS Biology, San Francisco State, 2003
MPH Public Health Genetics, University of Washington, 2004
PhD Public Health Genetics, University of Washington, 2010

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Bio

Joon received his MPH and PhD in public health genetics at the University of Washington and was a trainee of the Center for Genomics and Healthcare Equality (UW Center for Excellence in ELSI Research). His over 10 years of experience in the non-profit sector working on minority heath issues has greatly influenced the direction of his training and research. His interests span the ethical, legal, social implications (ELSI) and translation of genomics, including the translation of genomic technologies in underserved populations, minority participation in research, theories of justice, and the use of race and ancestry in biomedical research.

Research Areas

Recent Publications (PubMed)

SeqFirst: Building equity access to a precise genetic diagnosis in critically ill newborns.
(2025 Mar 6)
Am J Hum Genet 112(3): 508-522
Wenger TL, Scott A, Kruidenier L, Sikes M, Keefe A, Buckingham KJ, Marvin CT, Shively KM, Bacus T, Sommerland OM, Anderson K, Gildersleeve H, Davis CJ, Love-Nichols J, MacDuffie KE, Miller DE, Yu JH, Snook A, Johnson B, Veenstra DL, Parish-Morris J, McWalter K, Retterer K, Copenheaver D, Friedman B, Juusola J, Ryan E, Varga R, Doherty DA, Dipple K, Chong JX, Kruszka P, Bamshad MJ

Consensus and Solidarity: Protecting All People from Group Harms.
(2025 Feb)
Am J Bioeth 25(2): 71-73
Yu JH

Early Intervention services in the era of genomic medicine: setting a research agenda.
(2024 Oct 22)
Pediatr Res
MacDuffie KE, Cohn B, Appelbaum P, Brothers KB, Doherty D, Goldenberg AJ, Reynolds E, Smith HS, Wheeler A, Yu JH

Translational Research and Communities.
(2023 Sep-Oct)
Ethics Hum Res 45(5): 34-38
Doerr M, Yu JH

Guidelines for genetic ancestry inference created through roundtable discussions.
(2023 Apr 13)
HGG Adv 4(2): 100178
Wagner JK, Yu JH, Fullwiley D, Moore C, Wilson JF, Bamshad MJ, Royal CD, Genetic Ancestry Inference Roundtable Participants

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