Purpose:
To address the ethical, societal, and cultural issues arising from advances in genomics and proteomics. This group works on such issues as health care and privacy, including genetic discrimination. They also explore awareness of genomics issues and assess educational needs and opportunities.
Current and Ongoing Projects:
- Humanities Fellows Program
- As science delves ever deeper into our understanding of life and the blueprints that govern it, questions of ethical, legal, and societal implications inevitably arise. To explore these issues, the Consortium and the National Humanities Center are working to create a five-year scholarly project that will include multiple seminars and an international conference.
Completed Projects:
- Fact Sheets
- Interested in learning about the legal issues and risks surrounding genetic discrimination? These documents, written by an NCGBC associate member, address issues of law and individual rights in North Carolina.
Members:
- Robert Wright, Chairman
- Vice President for Communications and Development, National Humanities Center
- Steven Burke
- Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs & External Relations, N.C. Biotechnology Center
- John Erwin
- Partner, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
- Mark Hall
- Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- Thomas Hoban
- Professor, Sociology and Anthropology, N.C. State University
- Karen Hoffman
- President, N.C. Association for Biomedical Research
- Jenny Holmes
- Manager, Science and Technology Develepment Program, N.C. Biotechnology Center
- Elizabeth Kiss
- Director, Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University
- Judith Lessler
- Interim Vice President for Development: Genomics and Bioinformatics, Research Triangle Institute
- K.C. Ramsay
- Principal, Flad & Associates
- Samuel Taylor
- Executive Director, N.C. BIO
- Ken Tindall
- President, NCGBC