Videos of the lecture series “Genomics in Perspective” are now available
online via the series website:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/happening/seminars/lectureseries.html
The lectures in this series were held at the National Institutes of Health,
May-June 2006. They presented historical and social science perspectives
on genomics to an audience of scientists, physicians, policy makers, and
the general public. The lectures available online are:
2nd May 2006:
Professor DANIEL KEVLES, Yale University.
Genes, Railroads and Regulation: Intellectual Property and the Public
Interest
RESPONSE: CLAIRE T. DRISCOLL, M.S., Director, Technology Transfer Office,
National Human Genome Research Institute.
9th May 2006:
Professor DOROTHY PORTER, University of California, San Francisco.
Transdisciplinarity in SPORE Funded Brain Tumor Research at the University
of California San Francisco
RESPONSE: BRIAN KIMES, Ph.D., former Director, Office of Centers, Training
and Resources (OCTR), National Cancer Institute.
16th May 2006:
Professor RAYNA RAPP, New York University.
Standing on the Biological Horizon
RESPONSE: SHARON F. TERRY, M.A., President and C.E.O., Genetic Alliance,
4301 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 404, Washington, D.C.
6th June 2006:
Professor SUSAN LINDEE, University of Pennsylvania.
Genes and Disease: The Rise of Genomic Medicine in the United States
RESPONSE: ALAN E. GUTTMACHER, M.D., Deputy Director, National Human Genome
Research Institute.
13th June 2006:
Professor STEPHEN HILGARTNER, Cornell University.
Depicting Pasts, Projecting Futures: Making Histories of the New Biology
RESPONSE: ERIC D. GREEN, M.D., Ph.D., Scientific Director, Division of
Intramural Research, National Human Genome Research Institute.
20th June 2006:
Professor TROY DUSTER, New York University.
The Molecular Reinscription of Race: New Technologies Re-Generating a Dead-
End Debate
RESPONSE: VIVIAN OTA WANG, Ph.D., Program Director, Ethical, Legal and
Social Implications Research Program, National Human Genome Research
Institute.
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