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Revision as of 16:42, 24 May 2017
Committee
Many members of the iGEM community have expertise related to Human Practices. The Human Practices Executive Committee members works directly with the iGEM foundation to develop its human practices efforts including providing guidance on judging criteria, information and resources. Our advisory committee members provide additional guidance and have agreed to be contacted by teams seeking assistance on specific elements of their human practices work.
Have suggestions, need help or want to get in touch with our committee members? Email the executive committee at executivehp [AT] igem [DOT] org.
Megan J. Palmer
Executive Committee Chair
Senior Research Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University
A bioengineer by training, Megan’s expertise is in developing programs to engage scientists and engineers in policy-relevant issues in biotechnology.
Todd Kuiken
Executive Committee Member
Senior Research Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University
Todd is an environmental scientist who now evaluates and designs new research and governance strategies to proactively address the biosafety, biosecurity and environmental risks associated with synthetic biology and genetic engineering.
Sam Weiss Evans
Executive Committee Member
Research Assistant Professor, Science, Technology, and Society (STS),Tufts University; Research Fellow, STS Program, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Sam is an expert in Science and Technology Studies, and understanding how we navigate the fine line between technologies that help and those that harm. He has been working with iGEM since 2012 to continually update Human Practices.
