Rethinking Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research

By: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Health and Medicine Division and Board on Health Care Services and Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice and Board on Health Sciences Policy and Committee on the Use of Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research

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Synopsis: In 2023, the National Academies convened an expert committee to assess the current use of racial and ethnic categories in biomedical research, review existing guidance for researchers, and provide new guidance for future use. The resulting 2024 report, Rethinking Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research, outlines nine actionable recommendations and associated resources for advancing the responsible use of race and ethnicity. The recommendations of Rethinking Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research address how to: decide whether to use race and ethnicity in different research contexts; characterize and disclose limitations of datasets that include racial and ethnic information; identify factors to investigate instead of or alongside race and ethnicity; include overlooked populations in analysis; and support sustained community engagement.