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Author Biographies Vol.1, No.3

Andrew Bartlett is a PhD student based at CESAGen, Cardiff University. His PhD title is'Accomplishing Mapping the Human Genome: Big Science and Technology'.
Before moving into the sociology of science, Andrew gained a BSc and an MSc in biological sciences. Go to report: Postgraduate Forum on Genetics and Society: Report on the Ninth Colloquium

Angela Davey is a Senior Project Officer in the Genomics Directorate, Department of Health Western Australia. Her interests include ethical issues in human genetics, familial cancer, newborn screening and evaluating client satisfaction with genetic counselling. Go to article: New mothers' awareness of newborn screening, and their attitudes to the retention and use of screening samples for research purposes

Hugh Dawkins is a Senior Policy Officer in the Genomics Directorate, Department of Health Western Australia. His research has covered the fields of molecular and cell biology, parasitology and tropical disease. His  current focus is on the impact of genetic technology on health care particularly in relation to disease screening, gene patents, genetic privacy and stem cell therapy. Go to article: New mothers' awareness of newborn screening, and their attitudes to the retention and use of screening samples for research purposes

Davina French is a senior lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Western Australia. Her research interests span all aspects of patient centered health care, and particularly patient reported treatment satisfaction and quality of life. Her recent work has involved investigating aspects of quality of life in paediatric patients with diabetes, cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy. Go to article: New mothers' awareness of newborn screening, and their attitudes to the retention and use of screening samples for research purposes

Bart Gremmen is Director of the centre for Methodological Ethics and Technology Assessment (META) and Associate professor in Ethics and Philosophy of Science & Technology at Wageningen University. He is manager of the society program of the Centre for BioSystems Genomics and of the Celiac Disease Consortium in the Netherlands. Interests include ethics of innovation and genomics in developing countries. Go to article: Genomics and the Intrinsic Value of Plants

Stefán Hjörleifsson is a general practitioner in Norway. He is currently research fellow at the Section for General Practice, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen on a project about the public debate raised by Decode genetics and the governance of human genetics in Iceland. His previous publications in Icelandic and Norwegian are on the topics of medicalisation and ethical reasoning among doctors, and he teaches medical ethics at the University of Iceland. Go to article: Health as a genetic planning project: Enthusiasm and second thoughts among biomedical researchers and their research subjects

Ingrid Holme is a PhD student based at Egenis, Exeter University. Her PhD title is'Sex in the Genome Exploring the influence of genomic advances on the categories of female and male'. Ingrid also holds a Masters in Science and Technology from Amsterdam University and a BSc. in Biotechnology from Leeds University. Go to report: Postgraduate Forum on Genetics and Society: Report on the Ninth Colloquium

Thomas Lemke is assistant professor for sociology at Wuppertal University and research fellow at the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt/Main. His main research interests include social and political theory, sociology of organization, biopolitics, social studies of genetic and reproductive technologies. Go to article: Beyond genetic discrimination. Problems and perspectives of a contested notion

Mairi Levitt is a sociologist and is deputy director of CESAGen (ESRC Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics). Her research interests are the social implications of genetic research and applications, public engagement and empirical bioethics. Go to article: UK Biobank: a model for public engagement?

Jamie Lewis is a PhD student based at CESAGen, Cardiff University. His PhD title is'Computing Genomic Science: Bioinformatics and Standardisation in Proteomics'. Prior to beginning his doctoral programme he worked as a researcher on projects including EU Foresight for Transport, Destined for Success and the Rees Report. Go to report: Postgraduate Forum on Genetics and Society: Report on the Ninth Colloquium

Larissa B. Neumann is an attorney with Fenwick & West LLP in California. She holds her Masters in Public Health from Yale University and her J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California , Berkeley. Go to article: Towards a Social Contract for Genomics: Property and the Public in the'Biotrust' Model

Temidayo Ogundiran is Senior Lecturer and Consultant Surgeon in the Division of Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Ibadan and University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. A past Fogarty fellow at Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, he is presently on the faculty of the West African Bioethics Training Programme, an NIH funded graduate programme based in the Department of Surgery, University of Ibadan to develop and train bioethics manpower for the West African subregion. He is involved in collaborative research on genetic epidemiology of cancers and cross-cultural studies of voluntary participation in genetic research in Nigeria and United States. His interests include genetics of solid tumours, genomics technologies in Africa, information dissemination and management in clinical practice and research, and bioethics education in Africa. Go to article: Africa Must Come on Board the Genomics Bandwagon

Peter O'Leary is the Director of the Genomics Directorate, Department of Health Western Australia. He is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in the School of Women's and Infant's Health at The University of Western Australia. He is also Biochemist at the Women's and Children's Health Service. Interests include issues relating to ethics, genetic testing, familial cancer, newborn and prenatal screening and diagnosis. Go to article: New mothers' awareness of newborn screening, and their attitudes to the retention and use of screening samples for research purposes

Edvin Schei, MD, is associate professor at the Section for General Practice, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen. His PhD concerned lifestyle changes and behavioural epidemiology. His current research interests are the hermeneutic and relational aspects of medicine, including clinical and cultural perspectives. Go to article: Health as a genetic planning project: Enthusiasm and second thoughts among biomedical researchers and their research subjects

Roger Strand is professor and research director at the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, University of Bergen, Norway, visiting researcher at the Centre for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo, Norway, and visiting professor, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. His original background being a PhD in biochemistry, his current research is related to the philosophy of biochemistry, biology, medicine and environmental science, with a special interest in scientific and policy-related implications of uncertainty and complexity. Go to article: Health as a genetic planning project: Enthusiasm and second thoughts among biomedical researchers and their research subjects

David Winickoff is Assistant Professor of Bioethics and Society at University of California , Berkeley. He has also taught at the J.F.K. School of Government at Harvard University and he holds degrees from Yale University, Cambridge University (U.K.), and Harvard Law School. His work focuses on the ethics, law and governance of biotechnology. Go to article: Towards a Social Contract for Genomics: Property and the Public in the'Biotrust' Model