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Discovering the DNA of a Genetics Lawyer
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Jennifer Wagner’s legal path always included a desire to advance equality and civil rights. But her anthropology passion (and eventual Ph.D.) laser beamed her legal focus to the cellular level: genetics and the human genome.
As an assistant professor of Law, Policy, and Engineering and Anthropology at Penn State University, this sticky lawyer has created a legal career that links our most basic human rights and the most basic building blocks of human life. Listen as she explains the privacy implications of genetic data in medical research and digital technologies, and what we should know about how our personal data is used.
Chapters
1. Discovering the DNA of a Genetics Lawyer (00:00:00)
2. Jennifer’s path to the law by way of anthropology. (00:02:43)
3. How direct-to-consumer genetic testing tied into Jennifer’s legal interests. (00:08:55)
4. Legal areas related to her genetic focus. (00:11:22)
5. Genetic information vs. medical information. (00:13:04)
6. How consumer genetic testing changed the conversation about privacy protections. (00:14:55)
7. Who oversees protections. (00:17:21)
8. How the human right to science intersects with the human right to privacy. (00:23:28)
9. Her early work on creating healthcare policy around research data and informed consent. (00:28:55)
10. Teaching in a multi-disciplinary setting to avoid siloing her expertise. (00:30:09)
11. Advice about genetic data. (00:34:57)
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