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Prof. Wolf Quoted in Boston Globe on New Genetics Recommendations

—Professor Susan Wolf was quoted in two Boston Globe articles on issues raised by new recommendations from a working group of the American College of Human Genetics and Genomics. These long-awaited…

Prof. Wolf to Speak at Stanford on Return of Results in Genomic Research

—Professor Susan Wolf will speak at Stanford Law School on February 19 on the debate over return of research results and incidental findings to individuals participating in genetic and genomic research. Wolf's…

Prof. Wolf Discusses Hospice on MPR

—Professor Susan Wolf addressed the strengths and challenges of hospice on Minnesota Public Radio's Daily Circuit. Wolf has been working on end-of-life issues for close to 30 years. She served as principal author…

Prof. Wolf Lectures in Israel for Ministry of Health & European Network on Rare Diseases

—Professor Susan Wolf lectured in Tel Aviv at the invitation of the Israeli Ministry of Health and E-Rare, the European Research Area Network for Research on Rare Diseases. E-Rare…

Prof. Wolf Quoted in Boston Globe on Genome Sequencing in Newborns

—Professor Susan Wolf was quoted in a Boston Globe article on whole genome sequencing in newborns. "A tangled debate centers on newborns' DNA" quotes Wolf on issues raised by newborn sequencing, including…

Prof. Wolf to Present on Return of Results from Biobanks

—Professor Susan Wolf will present at the Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) annual conference on research ethics in San Diego on the question of whether researchers and biobanks have…

Prof. Wolf Appears on MPR on Assisted Suicide

—Professor Susan Wolf appeared on Minnesota Public Radio with Karen O'Connor, co-producer of a new Frontline film on assisted suicide entitled, "The…

Prof. Wolf to Lead Faculty Seminar at Harvard Medical School

—Professor Susan Wolf will lead a faculty seminar at Harvard Medical School on November 16. This seminar, sponsored by Harvard's Division of Medical Ethics, will focus on "Returning Individual Results and…

Prof. Wolf Participates in Institute of Medicine Committee's Biorepository Report

—Professor Susan Wolf, an elected member of the National Academies' Institute of Medicine (IOM), serves on an IOM committee that has issued recommendations for the world's largest tissue repository, "Future Uses of…

Prof. Wolf Quoted in Science on Neuroethics

—Professor Susan Wolf was quoted in a Science article entitled "Neuroethics: When a Brain Scan Bears Bad News." Wolf said that "although clinicians have a legal 'duty to care' for their patients,…

Prof. Wolf Quoted in New York Times on Genetic Researchers Disclosing Unexpected Findings

—Professor Susan Wolf was quoted in a New York Times article entitled "Genes Now Tell Doctors Secrets They Can't Utter." The article discusses the debate now raging over whether researchers should offer…

Prof. Wolf Speaks on MPR on In Vitro Fertilization

—Professor Susan Wolf was a guest on Minnesota Public Radio's "The Daily Circuit" to discuss the first "test tube baby" in 1978 and current issues raised by in vitro fertilization.