Robert Cook-Deegan is a research professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, with secondary appointments in Internal Medicine (School of Medicine), and Biology (Trinity College of Arts & Sciences). He was the founding director for Genome Ethics, Law & Policy in Duke’s Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy from July 2002 through December 2012. He is the author of The Gene Wars: Science, Politics, and the Human Genome and an author on over 250 articles.
Dr. Cook-Deegan’s areas of expertise include genomics and intellectual property, history of genomics, global health, science and health policy, and health research policy. His current research focuses on policy implications of genomics, bioethics, intellectual property, and innovation. (On leave, fall 2015)
Education and Training
- Harvard University, B.A. 1975
- University Colorado Denver, M.D. 1979
Selected Grants and Awards
- NINDS Research Education Programs for Residents and Fellows in Neurosurgery
- Center for Public Genomics 2.0
- Clinical Integration of Whole Genome Sequencing: A Policy Analysis
- Intellectual Property and Access to Noninvasive Prenatal Genetic Testing
- Gene-Environment Interplay, Development, and Emotional Disorders
- A developmental model of gene-environment interplay in SUDs
- Clinical Integration of Whole Genome Sequencing: A Policy Analysis
- Intellectual Property Challenges for the Development of Genomic Diagnostics
- Access to Cerivcal Cancer Vaccines - An Analysis of Technical Legal, Regulatory and Societal Challenges in India and
- Ethical Issues Regarding Women in Health Research
- Exploring Attitudes About Data Disclosure and Data-Sharing in Genomics Research