Decoded: The Future of Health, AI Genomics and Trust with Prof. Ma’n H. Zawati

 In this episode of Decoded: The Future of Health, hosts Dr. Vinod Gauba and Darren Brodeur speak with Professor Ma’n H. Zawati, Associate Professor and Research Director at the Centre of Genomics and Policy at McGill University and Co-lead of the Regulatory and Ethics Work Stream at the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH). As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in genomics and clinical care, one question rises to the forefront: how do we build systems that are not only powerful, but trustworthy? The conversation explores why governance has become the defining infrastructure for global collaboration in health data and AI. Professor Zawati explains how gaps in diversity, interoperability, and policy alignment can hard encode inequity into science, and why trust is essential for ensuring that advances in precision medicine translate into real-world health impact. Rather than framing regulation as a barrier, this episode examines governance as the foundation that enables innovation to scale responsibly. The discussion highlights transparency, accountability, benefit sharing, and emerging models such as federation and data visiting that allow collaboration without compromising local custodianship. This episode offers a global perspective on what it will take to ensure that genomics and AI improve healthcare equitably, across borders and across populations. Decoded: The Future of Health explores the ideas, people, and systems shaping the future of precision medicine and healthcare AI around the world.