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Patients with serious disease who are potential research subjects are routinely described as "vulnerable"and as disproportionately anticipating direct benefit from participation in early-…

This research project proposes to determine who actually chooses to obtain susceptibility genotyping for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and what the consequences of that information would be. Subjects…

This project is a collaborative effort of faculty from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in the Departments of Human Genetics, Medical Education, the Morchand Center for Clinical Competence,…

The purpose of this project is to develop and test a CDROM on ethical aspects of genetic testing for practicing registered nurses and senior level professional nursing students. Comprised of modules…

This research proposal seeks to provide Dr. Sikela, an established genome scientist, with a rigorous and effective training experience in biomedical ethics, with a specific focus on the ethical and…

This project's primary objective is to provide tools and resources for open and informed public discussion about behavioral genetics, and about the significant ethical and social issues raised…

This conference, Genetics and Society: Impact of New Technologies on Law, Medicine, and Policy, will bring together more than 800 physicians, lawyers, ethicists, scientists, clergy, students,…

This project is a collaborative effort of faculty from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in the Departments of Human Genetics, Medical Education, Community and Preventive Medicine, and The Morchand…

The overall objective of the proposed research is to study the ethical, legal, and social implications of drug responsive genetic variations, especially where significant differences have been found…

The general aim of the project is to research and develop instructional material on business ethics decision making for those involved in commercializing biotechnology and genomics products. There…