Members of the ELSI Scholar Directory are scholars and trainees with an interest in research on the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetics and genomics. You may contact members to organize collaborative projects or working groups, share speaking opportunities, solicit expert commentary, obtain advice on policy or legislation, network, and arrange mentor/mentee relationships.
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Sara L. Ackerman, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Institution: University of California San Francisco
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Medical Anthropology
- ELSI Genomics
- Community Engagement
- implementation science
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Emily H. Barron, M.A.
PhD Student
Institution: Northwestern University
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Brain
- Neural Pathways
- Public Health
- Epigenetics
- Evolution
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Jada Benn Torres, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Biological Anthropology
- race and genetics
- DNA ancestry testing
- Research on Women
- Caribbean region
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Alina M Bennett, MA, MPH, PhD
Regional Ethicist
Institution: Kaiser Permanente, Northern California Region
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Clinical Ethics
- Medical humanities
- public health ethics
- Medical Education
- Correctional healthcare
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Jessica W. Blanchard, PhD
Researcher
Institution: Center for the Ethics of Indigenous Genomic Research, University of Oklahoma
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- ELSI
- Indigenous Communities
- Community Engagement
- Anthropology
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Pascal Borry, PhD
Professor of Bioethics
Institution: KU Leuven
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing
- Ethical and organizational issues in biobanking
- expanded carrier screening
- Non-invasive prenatal screening - NIPT
- Genetic Testing
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Julia EH Brown, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar in Bioethics and Innovative Technologies
Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Psychiatry
- Medical Anthropology
- genomic data sharing
- Psychosocial Influences
- health disparities
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Carole H. Browner, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Distinguished Research Professor, Center for Culture and Health, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior; the Department of Anthropology, the Department of Women’s Studies
Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Social impact of decoding the human genome
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Gender politics
- Genetic testing in Latin America
- Neurogenetic testing
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Erin E. Burke, PhD
Associate Director
Institution: Variant Bio, Inc.
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Biological Anthropology
- benefit sharing
- ethical engagement
- Reproduction / Reproductive Technologies
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Jean Cadigan, PhD
Associate Professor of Social Medicine
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Research Ethics
- Clinical Ethics
- Biobanking
- Gene Editing