Abstracting and Synthesising Human Nature
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary
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in englischer SpracheAn enormous amount of data on everyday life sheds light on our behaviour. Genetic codes decipher the biological determinants of our lives. Brain research illustrates the functional processes of human thinking. How do we want to deal with such extensive information? Which approach is responsible and ethical without limiting the potential of the opportunities at hand?
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Ph.D. Han BRUNNER
Head, Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen; Head, Department of Clinical Genetics MUMC+, Maastricht
| 1988 | Staff member, Department of Human Genetics (Section Clinical Genetics), Nijmegen Medical Centre, Radboud University |
| 1993 | Ph.D. Thesis (title: Genetic Studies in Myotonic Dystrophy) |
| 1998 | Appointed as Full Professor of Human Genetics and Head of the Department of Human Genetics at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre |
Richard FRACKOWIAK
Head, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Co-Director, Human Brain Project, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Université de Lausanne
| 2005-2009 | Directeur, DEC - Departement des sciences cognitives, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris |
| 2002-2009 | Vice-Provost, UCL - University College London |
| 1998-2002 | Dean & Director, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London |
| 1994-2009 | Foundation Professor of Cognitive Neurology, University College London |
John QUACKENBUSH
Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, MA
| 1994-1997 | Staff Scientist, Stanford Human Genome Center, Palo Alto, CA |
| 1997-2005 | Investigator, The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, MD |
| since 2005 | Professor, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA |
| Professor, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA | |
| since 2011 | Founder and CEO, GenoSpace LLC, Cambridge, MA |
| since 2013 | Professor, Brigham and Women's Hospital,Boston, MA |
BA B.Sc. Nick FAHY
EU Health Policy Expert, Nick Fahy Consulting Ltd., Oxford
| 1994-1996 | European fast stream administrator, Department of Health, London |
| 1996-1997 | Ministerial Private Secretary, Department of Health, London |
| 1998-2000 | Detached National Expert on Social Protection and Social Inclusion, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2000-2002 | Consumer Protection Administrator, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2002-2007 | Deputy Head of the Health Strategy Unit/Health Taskforce, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2007-2010 | Head of the Health Information Unit, European Commission, Luxembourg |
| since 2010 | Independent Consultant |
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