Joseph Yracheta

Joseph M. Yracheta is a researcher studying health disparities,[1] and a co-founder[1] and executive director[2] of the Native BioData Consortium (NBDC), a biobank containing samples collected from indigenous people and led by indigenous scientists.[2][3] Himself a member of the Pūrepecha Indigenous group,[4][5] he is a noted skeptic of the National Institutes of Health'sAll of Us initiative and its benefit to Native American tribes.[6] As part of his work with the NBDC, he has collectedgenetic samples from members of a Native American tribe in the Northern Plains.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Gismondi, Melissa (28 September 2021). "How Indigenous scientists are using biomedical research to seek 'genomic justice' | CBC Radio". CBC. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b "These Native Scientists Are Taking Control Of Their Biological Samples". Science Friday. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Listener Picks: Indigenous communities want sovereignty over their data". 1A. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  4. ^ Cruz, Alexandria (16 August 2023). "Indigenous Bio-Medical Researcher Joseph Yracheta, Meets with the Borikua Taino Foundation to Discuss Native Data Sovereignty". Nacion Taino Borikua. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Collaboration on the Design of a Blockchain System to Advance Indigenous Data Sovereignty". U.S. Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  6. ^ Kaiser, Jocelyn (29 May 2019). "Million-person U.S. study of genes and health stumbles over including Native American groups". www.science.org. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  7. ^ "How indigenous scientists are taking control of their data". Illumina News Center. Illumina. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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