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Robert M. Cook-Deegan, Center for Genome Ethics, Law and Policy

Contact Info:
Office Location:  127B North Bldg
Office Phone:  +1 919 668 0793
Email Address:   send me a message
Web Page:   http://www.genome.duke.edu/people/faculty/cookdeegan

Education:

MDUniversity of Colorado1979
B.A., magna cum laudeHarvard College1975
Specialties:

Health Policy
Alspaugh
Health
Research Interests: Health policy, science policy, bioethics

Research: Ethics and policy of genomics; science policy

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Angrist M and Cook-Deegan R. "Who Owns the Genome?." The New Atlantis 11 (Winter, 2006): 87-96.
  2. D Tofano, IR Wiechers, and R.M. Cook-Deegan. "Edwin Southern, DNA blotting, and Microarray Technology: A case study of the shifting role of patents in academic molecular biology.." Genomics, Society, and Policy Journal 2.2 (Summer, 2006): 50-61.
  3. R.M. Cook-Deegan. "Blogger." Issues in Science and Technology (online version of the journal only) (Spring-Winter, 2006). Administered by the Green Center at University of Texas, Dallas, and the National Academies
  4. Pressman L, Burgess R, Cook-Deegan R, McCormack SJ, Nami-Wolk I, Soucy M and Walters L. "The Licensing of DNA Patents by US Academic Institutions: An Empirical Survey." Nature Biotechnology 24 (January, 2006): 31-39.
  5. Ginsburg GS, Angrist M, R M Cook-Deegan. "Genomics and Medicine at a Crossroads in Chernobyl." Science 314 (2006): 62-3.
Recent Grant Support

  • Duke Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, NCRR/NIH, UL 1 RR024128-01, 2006/09-2011/06.      
  • Pharmacogenetic Testing: Challenges of Clinical Integration, NIH, R01, 2007/07-2010/06.      
  • Exploring Attitudes About Data Disclosure and Data-Sharing in Genomics Research, NIH, R03, 2007/07-2010/06.      
  • Ethical Issues Regarding Women in Health Research, NIH/NHLBI, 5 K01 HL072437-02, 2004/12-2009/11.      
  • Center for Public Genomics, NHGRI, 5 P50 HG 03391-03, 2004/09-2009/07.      
  • Building a Technology Trust in Genomics, NHGRI, 1 RP1 HG 003763-01, 2006/07-2009/04.      
  • Environmental Health Sciences Core Center Grant, NIEHS, P30 ES 011961-03, 2004/05-2008/03.      
  • Southeast Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infections, NIAID, 5 U54 AI 057157-04S1, 2006/03-2008/02.