Kathy Hudson, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Berman Bioethics Institute, Institute of Genetic Medicine and Department of Pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins University and is the founder and director of the Genetics and Public Policy Center. The Center was established in April 2002 with a bold $10 million grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Hudson founded the Center to fill an important niche in the science policy landscape and to focus exclusively on public policy issues raised by advances in human genetics. Her special interests include the scientific, legal, ethical and social issues related to human reproductive genetic technologies, genetic testing, gene transfer and human cloning . Before founding the Genetics and Public Policy Center, Dr. Hudson was the Assistant Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) responsible for communications, legislation, planning and education activities. She provided focus and leadership in public policy, genetic technology and public affairs issues for NHGRI programs including the Human Genome Project, and spearheaded efforts to develop policies to prevent genetic discrimination. Previously, Dr. Hudson served as a senior policy analyst in the Department of Health and Human Services and worked on Capitol Hill. She holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.S. in Microbiology from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Biology from Carleton College. Dr. Hudson also serves on a number of advisory boards including PXE International and the Health Privacy Project. Dr. Hudson has published articles about and is a frequent speaker on issues related to biotechnology, genetics and public policy. |
