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Prof. Susan Wolf Interviewed on MPR About Smithsonian Study to Put Biorepository on the Moon

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Professor Susan Wolf, Regents Professor and McKnight Presidential Professor of Law, Medicine & Public Policy, and Prof. John Bischof of the College of Science and Engineering were interviewed by MPR…

Prof. Susan Wolf Part of National Research Group Proposing a Plan to Store Bio Samples on the Moon

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Professor Susan M. Wolf and researchers at the University of Minnesota are partnering with scientists across the country to propose a plan that could safeguard Earth’s endangered…

Prof. Susan Wolf Quoted in MIT Technology Review on Alabama’s Embryo Ruling

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Professor Susan Wolf was quoted in MIT Technology Review on Alabama’s embryo ruling which said, in part, that an…

National Academies Presidents Recommend New Bioethics Commission Citing White Paper Co-Led by Prof. Susan Wolf

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The presidents of the National Academies of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine have urged the Biden-Harris administration to create a new presidential bioethics commission. Their letter to Dr. Alondra…

Prof. Susan Wolf Quoted in New York Times on Biobanks Sharing Genetic Risks With Study Participants

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Professor Susan Wolf was quoted in the New York Times on whether biobanks should offer information about genetic risks to individuals participating in a biobank. Biobanks are large-scale collections of…

Prof. Wolf Quoted by Science on Controversial Return of Results Study from NIH

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Science magazine quoted Professor Susan Wolf in an article on a controversial new study published by Will Schupmann and colleagues. They surveyed participants from a National Institutes of Health (…

Prof. Wolf to Lead Ethics & Public Policy Component of New Center Funded by $26 Million Grant from National Science Foundation

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Professor Susan Wolf will lead the Ethics & Public Policy component of a new Engineering Research Center (ERC) on Advanced Technologies for the Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-Bio) based at the…

Prof. Wolf Publishes Article in Science on Sharing Data and Results with Research Participants

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Professor Susan Wolf co-authored an article published in Science challenging a recent…

Prof. Wolf Quoted in Scientific American on Consent Issues Surrounding Genetic Testing for Immigrant Identification

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Professor Susan Wolf was quoted in the Scientific American about consent issues connected to the use of genetic testing to reunite separated immigrant families. Wolf emphasized that a…

Prof. Wolf Appointed to NIH Advisory Panel for TOPMed

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The Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has appointed Professor Susan Wolf to the External Advisory Panel for TOPMed, the Trans-…

Prof. Wolf Discussing Science in 2017 on MPR News

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Minnesota Public Radio hosted a conversation on “2017: Looking Ahead to the Year in Science” with Professor Susan Wolf, McKnight Presidential Professor of Law, Medicine & Public Policy; Faegre Baker Daniels…

Prof. Wolf Appointed to National Academies Committee on Science, Engineering, Medicine and Public Policy

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Professor Susan Wolf has been appointed to the National Academies Committee on Science, Engineering, Medicine and Public Policy. This is the only committee that crosses all three National Academies -- Science,…