Dr. Garrison is Assistant Professor in the Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics at Seattle Children’s Research Institute and Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington. She is also faculty for the Summer internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics (SING) Workshop, a competitive yearly one-week workshop covering the uses, misuses, and limitations of genomics as a tool for indigenous peoples' communities. Dr. Garrison's research interests include ethical issues in genetics research such as informed consent, issues with privacy and confidentiality, and special issues for diverse groups with a concentration on Native American communities.
Recent Publications
- Beans, JA, Blanchard, JW, Hiratsuka, VY, Helton, T, Carroll, SR, Dillard, DA, Orr, R, Gachupin, FC, Hull, SC, Haring, RC et al.. A workshop considering genetic research and data collection with American Indian and Alaska Native people outside of Tribal jurisdiction. Front Genet 2026; 17 : 1802493. PubMed PMID:42741456 PubMed Central PMC13572701.
- Lucas, JK, Hebbar, P, Liao, WW, Macias-Velasco, JF, Novak, AM, Asri, M, Balacco, JR, Blair, AP, Bolognini, D, Ebler, J et al.. HPRC2: A human pangenome reference with near-complete coverage of common genetic variation. bioRxiv 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42539208 PubMed Central PMC13419748.
- Gao, S, Oshima, KK, Chuang, SC, Loftus, M, Potapova, TA, Montanari, A, Gordon, DS, Yang, Z, Human Genome Structural Variation Consortium, Human Pangenome Reference Consortium et al.. A global view of human centromere variation and evolution. Nature 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42527608 PubMed Central PMC13508068.
- Curley, CA, Fernandez, A, Lameman, B, Watson, AA, Garba, I, Hiratsuka, VY, Taitingfong, R, Yracheta, JM, Hudson, M, Garrison, NA et al.. Indigenous perspectives on biobanking, specimen storage, and data governance: A scoping review. Genet Med 2026; 28 (10): 102641. PubMed PMID:42478476 .
- Zhuo, X, Tomlinson, C, Belter, EA Jr, Kuntala, PK, Saintilnord, WN, Jiang, J, Lindsay, T, Macias-Velasco, JF, Fulton, RS, Wang, T et al.. Characterizing cytosine methylation of polymorphic transposable element insertions using the human pangenome resources. Genome Res 2026; 36 (6): 1108-1124. PubMed PMID:42134985 PubMed Central PMC13262945.
- Porubsky, D, Yoo, D, Koundinya, N, Souche, E, Dishuck, PC, Dierckxsens, N, Harvey, WT, Munson, KM, Hoekzema, K, Chan, DD et al.. Population differences of chromosome 22q11.2 duplication structure predispose differentially to microdeletion and inversion. Nat Commun 2026; 17 (1): . PubMed PMID:42000714 PubMed Central PMC13103302.
- Huang, N, Li, H, Human Pangenome Reference Consortium. SNP calling, haplotype phasing and allele-specific analysis with long RNA-seq reads. Nat Methods 2026; : . PubMed PMID:41912802 PubMed Central PMC13041723.
- Ehman, M, Montour, L, Pollard, S, Weymann, D, Kirk, D, Brown, K, Epp, S, Wadsworth, D, Garrison, NA, Laberge, AM et al.. Forced resilience: Indigenous perspectives on systemic barriers and humanizing genomic medicine in British Columbia, Canada. Genet Med 2026; 28 (6): 102555. PubMed PMID:41891363 .
- Empey, A, Garrison, NA, Calac, D, Weedn, AE, Committee on Native American Child Health. Considerations in Research With American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Using Community-Engaged Research: Policy Statement. Pediatrics 2026; 157 (3): . PubMed PMID:41698402 .
- Sherman, CA, Nez, LC, Aagaard, KM, Livingston, DJ, Blacksher, E, Reedy, J, Hiratsuka, VY, Phelps, W, Blanchard, JW, Lund, JR et al.. Virtual deliberation on genetics research: report-out of key themes from Diné (Navajo) research & healthcare professionals. J Community Genet 2026; 17 (1): 27. PubMed PMID:41632356 PubMed Central PMC12868479.
