I am a historian, scholar of religion, and critical race theorist interested in how culture and society shape the development of science and medicine. My work is centered on the understanding that science reflects the culture and values of its practitioners and is ultimately a product of human conventions, habits of mind, and inherited traditions. From this perspective, the aim of my work has been to reveal the commitments, ideas, and beliefs that animate research within the fields of genetics, public health, and biomedicine.