Past Speakers
Here are some of our Past Speakers. Please click the "Read More" link to learn more about each workshop.
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Mary Devereaux, Ph.D., is a philosopher and bioethicist with the UC San Diego Research Ethics Program. She is Director of Biomedical Ethics...
Dr. Mark H. Mann has served as Associate Professor of Theology and Director of the Wesleyan Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Point Loma...
Dr. Michael Lodahl is Professor of Theology and World Religions at Point Loma Nazarene University, where he has taught since 1999. As arguably the...
Dr. Khaleel Mohammed, an Islamic law specialist, is associate professor of Religion at San Diego State University (SDSU) and a core faculty member...
Dr. Karma Lekshe Tsomo is Associate Professor in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies at the University of San Diego. Her primary...
Professor Maloy obtained an MS in Microbiology from California State University, Long Beach, followed by a PhD in Molecular Biology and...
Estralita Martin obtained her Ph.D. in Cellular and Developmental Biology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1984 investigating the...
Katherine A. Kantardjieff is Founding Dean of the newly formed College of Science and Mathematics at California State University San Marcos and...
Dr. Hurvitz teaches English Composition in several learning communities (including links with Science and Mathematics), in Grossmont College...
Georgia Robins Sadler, BSN, MBA, PhD, is the Associate Director for Community Outreach at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center and a clinical professor...
Rebecca Skloot is an award winning science writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine; O, The Oprah Magazine; Discover;...
Dr. Gates is professor of cultural anthropology and African studies and director of the Center for Justice and Reconciliation (CJR) at Point Loma...
Dr. Rivard has been teaching in the Biology Department at the University of San Diego for the past ten years. She has taught a number of...
Kevin Clancy is Senior Staff Scientist for Synthetic Biology Software at LIFE, leading the development of Vector NTI, a bioinformatics software...
Laura K. Shawver, Ph.D., Founder of the Clearity Foundation, is a biotech entrepreneur with 25 years of scientific experience. Currently an...
Dr. Kalichman is the founding director of the UC San Diego Research Ethics Program, director of the...
Principal Engineer, Office of the Chief Scientist
Marshall Clow is a Principal Engineer in the office of the Chief Scientist for QUALCOMM...
Senior Vice President, Office of the Chief Scientist
Greg Rose is a Senior VP in the office of the Chief Scientist for...
Eric Michelsen studies and teaches fundamental physics at the University of California, San Diego. He is very interested in education,...
Oran Young is a renowned Arctic expert and a world leader in the fields of international governance and environmental institutions. His scientific...
Duane Roth is CEO and member of the Board of CONNECT, an organization that has fostered entrepreneurship in the San Diego region since its...
Jeffrey Janus
Senior VP, International Stem Cell Corporation
CEO, Lifeline Cell Technology
For over 20 years, Mr. Janus has...
Dr. Fogel is the co-founder and chairman of Natural Selection, Inc., the world’s leading company in the bio-inspired computing field. He is...
Darrel Moellendorf is a Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute for Ethics and Public Affairs at San Diego State University. He is...
Lynn M. Russell is a Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Her research interests are in aerosol evolution...
Darrel Moellendorf is a Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute for Ethics and Public Affairs at San Diego State University. He is...
Robert Friedman is Director for California at the Venter Institute. Friedman directs JCVI’s Policy Center and is also active in several...
Susan J. Little, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, at the University of...
Stephen Mayfield is director of the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, and the John Doves Isaacs Chair of Natural Philosophy at UC San...
The moderator for this program will be Michael Kalichman, Ph.D. Kalichman is co-director and co-founder of the Center for Ethics in Science and...
Eric Courchesne is one of the world’s leading experts on the neurobiology of autism. He is the overall director and principle investigator...
I am trained as an immunologist/medical microbiologist. I have over 30 years of experience in the study of immunological tolerance, autoimmunity,...
