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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Director, Biomedical Ethics Seminars, UCSD Research Ethics Program, UCSD Health Law Academic Coordinator
Henrietta Lacks and Human Subject Research: A Look at Past, Present, and Future
Wed, 05/02/2012

Mary Devereaux, Ph.D., is a philosopher and bioethicist with the UC San Diego Research Ethics Program. She is Director of Biomedical Ethics...

UC San Diego Student Society for Medical Ethics
UC San Diego Student Society for Medical Ethics
UC San Diego Student Society for Medical Ethics
Point Loma Nazarene University
Is Henrietta Lacks Really Immortal?
Wed, 04/04/2012

Dr. Mark H. Mann has served as Associate Professor of Theology and Director of the Wesleyan Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Point Loma...

Professor of Theology and World Religions, Point Loma Nazarene University

Dr. Michael Lodahl is Professor of Theology and World Religions at Point Loma Nazarene University, where he has taught since 1999. As arguably the...

Associate Professor of Religion, San Diego State University

Dr. Khaleel Mohammed, an Islamic law specialist, is associate professor of Religion at San Diego State University (SDSU) and a core faculty member...

Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, University of San Diego

Dr. Karma Lekshe Tsomo is Associate Professor in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies at the University of San Diego. Her primary...

Professor of Microbiology and Dean, College of Sciences, San Diego State University
Health Care Disparities The Palliative Power of Understanding Science
Wed, 03/07/2012

Professor Maloy obtained an MS in Microbiology from California State University, Long Beach, followed by a PhD in Molecular Biology and...

San Diego State University

Estralita Martin obtained her Ph.D. in Cellular and Developmental Biology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1984 investigating the...

Dean, College of Science and Mathematics, California State University San Marcos
The Conduct of Science in the Information Age
Wed, 02/01/2012

Katherine A. Kantardjieff is Founding Dean of the newly formed College of Science and Mathematics at California State University San Marcos and...

Grossmont College
Science Literacy and Underserved Populations
Wed, 01/04/2012

Dr. Hurvitz teaches English Composition in several learning communities (including links with Science and Mathematics), in Grossmont College...

University of California, San Diego
What the Public Needs to Know about Clinical Trials
Wed, 12/07/2011

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, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Wed, 11/02/2011

 Rebecca Skloot is an award winning science writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine; O, The Oprah Magazine; Discover;...

Point Loma Nazarene University
The Politics of Race, Class, Gender and HIV/AIDS in South Africa
Wed, 10/05/2011

Dr. Gates is professor of cultural anthropology and African studies and director of the Center for Justice and Reconciliation (CJR) at Point Loma...

University of San Diego, Department of Biology
HeLa: Immortal Cells and Enduring Questions
Wed, 09/07/2011

 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...

Life Technologies
Engineering Genetically Manipulated Organisms in a Global Market: Are we ready?
Wed, 08/03/2011

Kevin Clancy is Senior Staff Scientist for Synthetic Biology Software at LIFE, leading the development of Vector NTI, a bioinformatics software...

Clearity Foundation
Navigating Cancer Treatment in the New Era of Personalized Medicine
Tue, 07/19/2011

Laura K. Shawver, Ph.D., Founder of the Clearity Foundation, is a biotech entrepreneur with 25 years of scientific experience. Currently an...

UC San Diego
Stem cells and informed consent: What's the right balance?
Wed, 06/01/2011

Dr. Kalichman is the founding director of the UC San Diego Research Ethics Program, director of the...

QUALCOMM Inc.
Who owns your cell phone?
Wed, 05/04/2011

Principal Engineer, Office of the Chief Scientist

Marshall Clow is a Principal Engineer in the office of the Chief Scientist for QUALCOMM...

QUALCOMM Inc.

 
Senior Vice President, Office of the Chief Scientist

Greg Rose is a Senior VP in the office of the Chief Scientist for...

University of California, San Diego
Science for Human Rights: Quantitative Methods for Security and Humanitarian Aid
Wed, 04/06/2011

 Eric Michelsen studies and teaches fundamental physics at the University of California, San Diego. He is very interested in education,...

UCSB, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
The Ethics of Cooling the Planet through Geo-Engineering, Part III
Wed, 03/02/2011

Oran Young is a renowned Arctic expert and a world leader in the fields of international governance and environmental institutions. His scientific...

CONNECT
Should patients have a voice in FDA drug approval?
Wed, 02/02/2011

Duane Roth is CEO and member of the Board of CONNECT, an organization that has fostered entrepreneurship in the San Diego region since its...

International Stem Cell Corporation
Human embryonic stem cells: Do unfertilized human eggs offer another way?
Wed, 01/05/2011

Jeffrey Janus
Senior VP, International Stem Cell Corporation
CEO, Lifeline Cell Technology

For over 20 years, Mr. Janus has...

Natural Selection, Inc.
Ethical Choices for Innovators: A Conversation With David Fogel
Wed, 12/01/2010

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...

San Diego State University
The Ethics of Cooling the Planet through Geo-Engineering, Part II
Wed, 11/03/2010

Darrel Moellendorf is a Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute for Ethics and Public Affairs at San Diego State University. He is...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography
The Ethics of Cooling the Planet through Geo-Engineering, Part I
Wed, 10/06/2010

Lynn M. Russell is a Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Her research interests are in aerosol evolution...

San Diego State University

Darrel Moellendorf is a Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute for Ethics and Public Affairs at San Diego State University. He is...

Synthetic Genomics
Synthetic Genomics: Who is watching?
Wed, 09/01/2010

Robert Friedman is Director for California at the Venter Institute. Friedman directs JCVI’s Policy Center and is also active in several...

UCSD, Antiviral Research Center
Analysis of HIV networks: Can we protect both public health and confidentiality?
Wed, 08/04/2010

Susan J. Little, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, at the University of...

UCSD, San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology
Will we be ready when the petroleum runs out?
Wed, 07/07/2010

Stephen Mayfield is director of the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, and the John Doves Isaacs Chair of Natural Philosophy at UC San...

UC San Diego
Students, Science, and Ethics!
Wed, 06/02/2010

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...

UCSD, Autism Center of Excellence
Are Vaccines Really Safe?
Wed, 05/05/2010

Eric Courchesne is one of the world’s leading experts on the neurobiology of autism. He is the overall director and principle investigator...

SDSU, BioScience Center

I am trained as an immunologist/medical microbiologist. I have over 30 years of experience in the study of immunological tolerance, autoimmunity,...

The lead supporters of the Ethics Center are UC San Diego, the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, San Diego State University, and the University of San Diego.

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