Amin is the inaugural speaker for the Sawyer Seminar series of public lectures, scholarly talks, and reading and discussion groups focusing on “Race, Empire, and the Environments of Biomedicine.” Amin will speak about how excessive vigilance about patents and intellectual property interferes with the distribution of life-saving technologies, especially in the poorest nations.

The award will support “Race, Empire, and the Environments of Biomedicine,” a Sawyer Seminar on the Comparative Study of Culture, that, starting in Fall 2022, will bring scientists, physicians, and scholars of the humanities and social sciences together with students and members of the UC Santa Cruz community for a series of public lectures, reading groups, and research fellowships at the graduate and postdoctoral levels.