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Arizona State University                           (contact me)

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Center for Biology and Society, School of Life Sciences, and Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes

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Genetics, genomics, and health

Our group researches conceptual, methodological, and ethical aspects of genetics and genomics in the context of human health. 

Some of the questions we pursue are:

• beyond facile and inaccurate claims about 'blueprints' and 'genetic programs', what are the roles of genes in human development?

• what are the determinants of health of populations and of individuals, and how are they understood in the context of genetics and genomics?

• what are the ethical dimensions of health at these various levels?

• how, if at all, can genetics and genomics be made to serve the public's health?

• what are the best prospects for genetic and genomic medicine – and are they worth it?

Click for the Novel Tech Ethics Research Team, an interdisciplinary group of scholars addressing ethical and policy dimensions of human biotechnology.