David Magnus is Chair, Program in Regenerative Medicine Sub-Committee on Bioethics and Conflict of Interest at Stanford University, where he is director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics and co-chairman of the ethics committee for the Stanford Health Center. He has written on the history and philosophy of biology and bioethics, particularly on issues concerning genetic technology. Magnus recently served on the National Research Council Ad Hoc Committee on the Bioconfinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms, and he served as a consultant for the World Bank on food security and biotechnology. He is a member of the Secretary of Agriculture’s Advisory Committee on Biotechnology in the 21st Century. He is co-editor of Who Owns Life? (Prometheus Press, 2002). He serves as associate editor of The American Journal of Bioethics.
| Website | http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioethics/faculty/David_Magnus/ |
| Email address | dmagnus@stanford.edu |
| Phone number | 650-723-7735 |
| Categories | Bioethics, education, Food & agriculture, Health care, Medical ethics, Science & health, Society & culture |
| Locations | California, United States of America |
| Resource Types | Sources |
| Languages | English |