OGI-JCB Benchside Ethics Seminar Series
In line with its commitment to outreach and education about the social impact of genomics research, OGI has teamed up with the University of Toronto's Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB) to present the OGI-JCB Benchside Ethics Seminar Series.
These free public lectures provide a forum for timely exploration of ethical issues stemming from advances in genomics and related research, including some of the work funded through OGI. To view archived webcasts of previous seminars, please click on the links below.
- 2008-09 Seminars
- 22 April 2009 – Billie-Jo Hardy, M.Biotech. “Genomic Medicine and Developing Countries.”
- 25 February 2009 – Kerry Bowman, PhD. “Ethics, Genomics and Biobanking: Is Consent Possible?”
- 12 November 2008 - Aideen Moore, MD, MHSc, FRCPC. "Attitudes of Adults and Adolescents to Predictive Genetic Testing for Diabetes"
- 1 October 2008 - Mildred Cho, PhD. "The Benchside Ethics Consultation Service: A Model of Un-governance for Genomic Research"
- 2007-08 Seminars
- 28 February 2008 - Fiona Miller, PhD. "Contemplating the Duty to Discuss Genetics Research Results with Research Participants - the Case of Autism Genetics"
- 30 January 2008 - Robin Hayeems, PhD. "Research Governance: Operationalizing the Principles"
- 12 December 2007 - Shane K. Green, PhD. "Faster, Cheaper Genomes: GE3LS and the Archon Genomics X-PRIZE"
- 26 September 2007 - Liz Lerman, MA. "Ferocious Beauty: Genome - the Art of Exploring Gene-Ethics"
