Eric Juengst, Ph.D. is Director of the 黑料网 Center for Bioethics and Professor in the Department of Social Medicine and the Department of Genetics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He received his B.S. in Biology from the University of the South in 1978, and his Ph. D. in Philosophy from Georgetown University …
ELSI聽Friday聽Forum聽is a monthly one-hour seminar series featuring topics聽on ELSI research. Join us聽from聽12:00-1:00 pm ET / 9:00-10:00 am PT聽on the聽second聽Friday聽of each month聽for talks and panels on a broad array of issues, explored through an ELSI lens. Please click here(link is external and opens in a new window) for more information and to register for聽our first聽sessions on …
Human Nature Panel Discussion: Editing Along Ethical Boundaries — Oct 21, 2020 11:00 AM Please click here to view the Panel Discussion. Human Nature tells the story of the biggest tech revolution of the 21st century. A breakthrough called CRISPR has given us unprecedented control over the basic building blocks of life. It opens the …
September 17, 2020, 11:00 am -12:00 pm EDT — Join us for a free webinar – Registration required — There is now evidence that approaches using medical history鈥揵ased screening alone fail to identify most individuals with genetic diseases associated with preventable deaths from cancer and heart disease, most notably, hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, Lynch …
Thursday, April 30, from 8:00pm 鈥� 9:30pm. — Two of our colleagues, Laura Milko and Kate Saylor have organized a remote watch party of 鈥淭he Gene: An Intimate History,” a major new four-hour documentary from Ken Burns and Barak Goodman, adapted from the award-winning book of the same name by Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee. The series …
15 – 16 June 2020. — We are pleased to invite you to join us for the ELSI Virtual Forum, an online meeting on June 15 and 16, 2020, being held in place of the 5th ELSI Congress, now scheduled for March 2021. The Forum will include eight keynote, plenary and panel presentations over the …
New date for virtual event to be announced soon! Please join us for a free viewing of the documentary film, Human Nature, and a live panel discussion. — From executive producer Dan Rather and director Adam Bolt, the co-writer and editor of the Oscar-winning film Inside Job, comes the story of the biggest tech revolution …
Each month the Center for Genomics and Society and the Program for Precision Medicine in Healthcare partner to host a Lunch and Learn session. In these sessions, we view a video on genomics research and then discuss the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI). On Monday, March 9, the topic will be the “All of …
We would like to draw to your attention to three Administrative Supplement Opportunities for current NHGRI grantees.聽 If you are interested in exploring any of these opportunities further, please contact the NHGRI Program Officer assigned to your current grant. Notice to Encourage Eligible NHGRI Awardees to Apply for PA-18-906 “Research Supplements to Promote Diversity …
