Genomics, Society and Policies
- 👤 Speaker: Dr Ron Zimmern, Director of the Public Health Genetics Unit
- 📅 Date & Time: Monday 07 June 2010, 19:30 - 21:00
- 📍 Venue: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge
Abstract
This talk will focus on the issues of public health genomics and public policies. Dr Zimmern is especially interested in the relationship between clinical services and teaching and research, priority setting in the NHS , and the law and ethics of medicine. He is a believer in the importance of international leadership in public health genomics, and he personally leads the PHG Foundation’s work on the evaluation and regulation of genetic tests and molecular biomarkers. The Foundation as an independent not-for-profit research and development organisation, dedicated to making biomedical science work for health in populations around the world.
Series This talk is part of the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) series.
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Dr Ron Zimmern, Director of the Public Health Genetics Unit
Monday 07 June 2010, 19:30-21:00