Health, Behavior & Society Seminar Series
Presents:
Genomic Technologies: Societal and Behavioral Implications

January 29, 2009

"Selling genetics to health professionals: translating research into practice"

Speaker: Kate Reed, MPH, ScM, CG
Project Director
National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics

Where: Hampton House Basement Room B14

February 5, 2009

"Physicians' Attitudes Towards Race and Genetics in the Genome Era"

Speaker: Vence Bonham, Jr, JD
Associate Investigator
Social and Behavioral Research Branch and Senior Advisor to the Director on Societal Implications of Genomics, National Human Genome
Research Institute, National Institutes of Health

Where: Hampton House Basement Room 14B

February 12, 2009

"The Genetics and Epigenetics of Psychiatric Disorders"

Speaker: James B. Potash, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Arlene and Robert Kogod Chair in Mood Disorders
Research Director, Mood Disorders Center
Johns Hopkins Hospital

Where: Hampton House Room 250

February 19, 2009

"Genomic Technologies: Public Opinion and Policy Implications"

Speaker: Joan Scott, MS, CGC
Deputy Director, Genetics and Public Policy Center
Johns Hopkins University

Where: Hampton House Basement Room 14B

February 26, 2009

Speaker: TBD

Where: Hampton House Basement Room 14B

March 5, 2009

"Public Deliberations about Ethical Issues in Genetics: Some Preliminary Findings"

Speaker: N. Cappella, PhD
Professor, Gerald R. Miller Chair
Annenberg School for Communication
University of Pennsylvania

Where: Hampton House Basement Room 14B

March 12, 2009

"Using Virtual Reality Technology to Test Genomic Communication Strategies"

Speaker: Kimberly A. Kaphingst, ScD
Investigator, National Human Genome Research Institute, Social and Behavioral Research Branch
Head, Communication Research Section

Where: Hampton House Basement Room 14B

Please contact Nicole Moseley nmoseley@jhsph.edu

for additional information