Seminar on Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Genetics

Center for Research on Ethical/Legal/Social Implications of Psychiatric, Neurologic & Behavioral Genetics

Department of Psychiatry

Columbia University Medical Center

 

 

Board Room #6601

New York State Psychiatric Institute
1051 Riverside Drive

 

The Complex Challenges of Genetic Discrimination

 

Mark A. Rothstein, J.D.

Herbert F. Boehl Chair of Law and Medicine

Director, Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy and Law

University of Louisville School of Medicine

 

Ever since the launch of the Human Genome Project in 1990, there has been considerable concern about genetic discrimination in employment, health insurance, and other areas. The federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and numerous state laws have been enacted, but it is not clear that these legislative responses have been well considered or appropriate. This talk will address the conceptual and practical challenges in preventing genetic discrimination.
Upcoming Dates and Speakers

November 7th – Barbara Bernhardt, MS, CGC, Dept. of Medicine, Univ. of Pennsylvania

December 19th – Mario Mendez, MD, PhD, Dept. of Neurology, UCLA

January 9th – Rayna Rapp, PhD, Dept. of Anthropology, NYU

February 6th – Consuelo Wilkins, MD, Dept. of Medicine, Vanderbilt Univ. & Meharry Medical

College

March 13th –Susan Wolf, JD, University of Minnesota Law School

April 24th – Julia Wynn, MS, Dept. of Pediatrics, Columbia University

May 15th – Catherine Bliss, PhD, Dept. of Social & Behavioral Sciences, School of Nursing,

UCSF

June 12th – R. Alta Charo, JD, Law School & Dept. of Medical History & Bioethics, Univ. of

Wisconsin
For further information or to convey suggestions about future speakers, contact Paul S. Appelbaum, MD, Director, Center for Research on Ethical/Legal/Social Implications of Psychiatric, Neurologic & Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, at 646-774-8630 or psa21@columbia.edu.