LL.M. Biotech program launches journal club

October 05, 2009

Students in the LL.M. in Biotechnology and Genomics program at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law have begun a journal club that will meet semi-monthly for discussion of articles relating to genetics and the law. The club is open to faculty, students, alumni and staff members of the law school community.<separator></separator>"This club allows students to both learn about the most recent important developments in genetics and the law, and be in a collaborative environment with other students and faculty to explore these developments together," says <a href="http://www.law.asu.edu/Apps/Faculty/Faculty.aspx?individual_id=6" target="_blank">Gary Marchant</a>, executive director of the College's <a href="http://www.law.asu.edu/?id=389" target="_blank">Center for the Study of Law, Science, & Technology</a>, where the LL.M. program is housed. Regular attendance is encouraged, but not required.<separator></separator>The meetings will be held every other Tuesday from 5-6 p.m. in Armstrong Hall, Room 111, and pizza will be served. Upcoming dates and topics:<separator></separator>• Oct. 6 - "From Genetic Privacy to Open Consent," published in 2008 in Nature Reviews Genetics. Click <a href="http://www.nature.com/nrg/journal/v9/n5/full/nrg2360.htmlhttp://www.nat…; target="_blank">here</a> to read. The meeting will be lead by LL.M. student Terry Corbett.<separator></separator>• Oct. 20 - "Preempting Discrimination: Lessons from the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act," forthcoming in the Vanderbilt Law Review. Click <a href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1342903" target="_blank">here</a> to read the abstract. Discussion leader: Michele Molyneaux.<separator></separator>• Nov. 3 -"Genetic Surveillance - The Bogeyman Response to Familial DNA Investigations," published in 2009 in the University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology & Policy. Click <a href="http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=j…; target="_blank">here</a> to read. Discussion leader: Sheila Lynn Besario.<separator></separator>• Nov. 17 - "Pharmacogenetic Testing: Not as Simple as it Seems," published in 2008 in Genetics in Medicine. Click <a href="http://journals.lww.com/geneticsinmedicine/Abstract/2008/06000/Pharmaco…; target="_blank">here</a> to read the abstract. Discussion leader: Huoung Ngo.<separator></separator>• Dec. 1 - "The Impact of Patents on the Development of Genome-based Clinical Diagnostics: an Analysis of Case Studies," published in 2009 in Genetics in Medicine. Click <a href="http://journals.lww.com/geneticsinmedicine/pages/articleviewer.aspx?yea…; target="_blank">here</a> to read the abstract. Discussion leader: Levent Kilinc.<separator></separator>Janie Magruder, <a href="mailto:Jane.Magruder@asu.edu">Jane.Magruder@asu.edu</a> (480) 727-9052 Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law

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