North Carolina State University - Department Of Genetics

I am co-coordinator for GN 850: Professionalism and Ethics and an instructor for GN 311: Principles of Genetics (Honors). GN 850 is designed to provide students with background in professionalism, scientific ethics and fulfill the requirement for training in the responsible conduct of research. The class is designed for graduate students in Genetics and Genomics; however, other students may take the course with permission of the coordinators. Topics include the role of the scientist in society, ethical theory, data acquisition and ownership, scientific misconduct, authorship, peer review, conflicts of interest and commitment, intellectual property, ethics of teaching and mentoring, ethical treatment of animal and human subjects, ethics of genetics research, job hunting and interviewing.

The honors section of GN 311 provides undergraduate students with a smaller class environment in which to learn the principles of genetics, as well as additional opportunities to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Students enrolling in the course should have at least a 3.500 GPA.