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Frank H. Morriss, Jr. Leadership Award, University of Iowa Department of Pediatrics and University of Iowa Foundation

David P. Rall Medal, Institute of Medicine

Member, American Pediatric Society

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

William G. Bartholome Award for Ethical Excellence, American Academy of Pediatrics

Improving recommendations for genomic medicine: building an evolutionary process from clinical practice advisory documents to guidelines

In support of mitochondrial replacement therapy

The law of genetic privacy: applications, implications, and limitations

Ellen Wright Clayton is an internationally respected leader particularly in the field of law and genetics. Professor Clayton’s scholarship currently focuses on the translation of genomics to clinical care, and she currently is co-principal investigator of two grants, one involving a transdisciplinary Center for Excellence in ELSI Research addressing genomic privacy and another analyzing legal issues in liability, quality, privacy and access, and the clinical-research interface, all with the goal of developing more effective solutions. She has published two books and more than 175 scholarly articles and chapters in medical journals, interdisciplinary journals and law journals on the intersection of law, medicine and public health. In addition, she has collaborated with faculty and students throughout Vanderbilt and in many institutions around the country and the world on interdisciplinary research projects and helped to develop policy statements for numerous national and international organizations. An active participant in policy debates, she has advised the National Institutes of Health as well as other federal and international bodies on an array of topics ranging from children's health to the ethical conduct of research involving human subjects. Her teaching interests include law and genomics, bioethics and law, reproductive rights, and public health and research ethics. Professor Clayton has worked on numerous projects for the National Academy of Medicine, including serving as a member of its Advisory Council and chair of the Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice. She is currently co-chair of the Report Review Committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. She is an elected Fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science.

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Genetics and Health Policy

Medical Ethics

General Pediatrics

Gene Editing

Genetic Privacy

Biomedical Ethics and Law

Legal and Ethical Issues Raised by Genetics

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Public Health Law

Family Law

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College students may need power of attorney for healthcare decisions

Navigating birth control in Tennessee’s post-Roe world

Their DNA Hides a Warning, but They Don’t Want to Know What It Says

Opinion | The Dangerous Legal Illusion of ‘Parental Rights’

Tennessee under federal investigation for Gov. Lee’s mask ‘opt out’ order

Mask debate moves from school boards to courtrooms

The South is leading the fight against Roe v. Wade. Texas' new abortion law could speed up the legal battles

DNA Data Shared in Ways Patients May Find Surprising

Would You Want a Computer to Judge Your Risk of H.I.V. Infection?

The US Urgently Needs New Genetic Privacy Laws

Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics; Professor of Law; Professor of Health Policy

Ellen Wright Clayton, Vanderbilt University Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, talks about the pediatric issues related to genetic testing and other current topics.

Ellen Wright Clayton, Vanderbilt University Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society

Ellen Wright Clayton, Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University

Ellen Wright Clayton is an internationally respected leader in the field of law and genetics who holds appointments in both the law and medical schools at Vanderbilt, where she also co-founded and directed the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society. She has published two books and more than 150 scholarly articles and chapters in medical journals, interdisciplinary journals, and law journals on the intersection of law, medicine, and public health. In addition, she has collaborated with faculty and students throughout Vanderbilt and in many institutions around the country and the world on interdisciplinary research projects, and helped to develop policy statements for numerous national and international organizations. She currently chairs the Pediatric Platform of the international Public Population Program in Genomics. An active participant in policy debates, she has advised the National Institutes of Health as well as other federal and international bodies on an array of topics ranging from children’s health to the ethical conduct of research involving human subjects. Professor Clayton has worked on a number of projects for the National Academy of Medicine, of which she is a member of the executive committee of its National Advisory Council and chair of the Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, and was chair of its committee to define myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. She is also a member of the National Academies’ Report Review Committee. She is an elected fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science.

Why Public Health is Critical in a Precision Medicine World

Ellen Wright Clayton, Craig Weaver Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society

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Watch video of an Oct. 27 talk, Avoiding the Evils of Eugenics in a Genomic Age, by Ellen Wright Clayton, Rosalind E. Franklin Professor of Genetics and Health Policy.

The talk is part of the Holocaust Lecture Series at Vanderbilt University, the longest continuous Holocaust lecture series at an American university.

Avoiding the Evils of Eugenics in a Genomic Age

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