GELP Activities and Events
August 2005-July 2006
Events listed in reverse chronological order for each category:
Programs Sponsored by GELP
March 7, 2006
Intellectual Property Landscape of the Human Genome: A First Look and Next Steps
GELP Faculty Colloquium
Kyle Jensen, MIT Department of Chemical Engineering
Fiona Murray, MIT Sloan School of Management
February 22, 2006
The Role of Intellectual Property in Biotech Innovation
GELP Faculty Colloquium
C. Thomas Caskey, M.D., Director, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases (IMM), University of Texas Health Science Center
November 21, 2005
The Return of Race? Health, Drugs, and Human Genomic Diversity in the Contemporary United States
GELP Faculty Colloquium
Sarah Jansen, PhD, Assist. Professor of History of Science, Harvard University
November 2, 2005
The Licensing of DNA Patents at Large U.S. Academic Institutions
GELP Faculty Colloquium
LeRoy Walters, PhD, Georgetown University
October 17, 2005
Consumer/Advocacy Group Perspective on Personalized Medicine & Targeted Therapeutics
Undergraduate seminar lecture
Ms. Sharon Terry, President and CEO, Genetic Alliance
Programs Co-Sponsored by GELP
April 14, 2006
Public Symposium: Genomics & BioArt
Rob Mitchell, PhD, Duke University
Priscilla Wald, PhD, Duke University
A public symposium exploring the controversies in policy, ethics, and law that have been generated by genetic and genomic discoveries, as seen through the eyes and artistic production of contemporary artists.
April 4, 2006
Thinking About & Eating Animals: Reflections on Coetzee's The Lives of Animals
Kenan Distinguished Lecture
Stanley Cavell, Harvard University
Co-sponsored with the Kenan Institute of Ethics
January 20, 2006
Genomics and Global Health
Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy Distinguished Lecture
Alexander Capron, LLB, Director of Ethics, Trade, Human Rights, and Health Law, World Health Organization
November 18-19, 2005
Symposium: Legal Implications of Synthetic Biology
Professors Arti Rai & James Boyle, Duke Law School
Co-sponsored with the Center for the Study of the Public Domain
October 20, 2005
Guest Lecture Series: Biological Concepts: A New Approach for Defining Race
Fatimah Jackson, University of MD
Co-sponsored with the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture
September 23, 2005
Conference: Emerging Issues in Research with Human Subjects
Co-sponsored with National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
Programs Involving GELP Members
June 20, 2006
A short history of biomedical research, genomics, and intellectual property
Robert Cook-Deegan, M.D., Director, GELP
Presentation for WHO, WIPO, Global Health Fellows in Switzerland
April 21, 2006
Does open science matter? Genomics as a case study
Robert Cook-Deegan, MD, Director, GELP
Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
February 27, 2006
Who Owns the Genome?
"Kresta in the Afternoon," a nationally syndicated radio program on Sirius
Robert Cook-Deegan, MD, Director, GELP
February 14, 2006
Ethics of Stem Cell Research
Stem Cell Biology Mini-course for the Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Robert Cook-Deegan, MD, Director, GELP
February 4, 2006
Social Dynamics of Public Engagement in Medical Genetics and Genetic Services
Plenary Lecture taped for Duke Medicine in Singapore
Robert Cook-Deegan, MD, Director, GELP, Presented via DVD
December 20, 2005
The History of the Human Genome Project
Robert Cook-Deegan, MD, Director, GELP
Universitesi (University of the Bosporus) in Istanbul
December 8, 2005
Targeted Medicine: From Concept to Clinic
Scientific American Targeted Medicine 2005 Symposium
Patricia Deverka, MD, MS, MBE, James B. Wyngaarden Fellow
November 7-10, 2005
Biobank Summit IV-Quest for a Cure and International Harmonization of Biorepository Practices
NCI Symposium
Patricia Deverka, MD, MS, MBE, James B. Wyngaarden Fellow
Washington, DC
October 23-27, 2005
Orientation to Decision Making
Academy Health Policy & Politics
Patricia Deverka, MD, MS, MBE, James B. Wyngaarden Fellow
Washington, DC
October 20, 2005
Genetic Information: Privacy & Discrimination
NC Teachers'
Training Conference at Duke University
Lauren Dame, JD, MPH, GELP Associate Director
September 22, 2005
Moral Dilemmas in Genetic Testing
Workshop for Duke Pre-Law & Pre-Med Students
Lauren Dame, JD, MPH, GELP Associate Director