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
Monday, December 18, 2017 12:00-1:00pm
Rm. 405A and B, Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
10th Floor, Presbyterian Hospital (PH) Building
622 W. 168th Street
Genetics of the Epilepsies: Developments and Dilemmas
Ruth Ottman, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology (in Neurology and the Sergievsky Center)
Columbia University Medical Center
Genetic research on the epilepsies is advancing rapidly, leading to dramatic increases in the emphasis on genetic causes among clinicians and researchers, and use of clinical genetic testing in some forms of epilepsy. However, very little is known about the psychosocial impacts of this trend on people personally affected with epilepsy. This presentation will describe findings from research on these issues in an important group of stakeholders: members of families containing multiple individuals with epilepsy.
Upcoming Presentations
January 8th – Rayna Rapp, PhD, Dept. of Anthropology, NYU
February 12th – Sharon Schwartz, PhD, Dept. of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health
March 19th – Gail Geller, PhD, Dept. of Medicine & Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns
Hopkins University
April 16th – Vence Bonham, Jr., JD, Office of the Director and Social & Behavioral Research
Branch, NHGRI
May 18th – Robert Krueger, PhD, Dept. of Psychology, University of Minnesota
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.
