Wendy ChungMD, PhDPosts by Wendy ChungBioethics Forum EssayDo You Want the Police Snooping in Your DNA?In late April, a suspect thought to be the Golden State Killer, a man who had eluded police for decades after committing a string of murders and rapes in Northern...Read Do You Want the Police Snooping in Your DNA?Related PostsIn the Media‘Embryo Profiling’ for Higher IQ Could Be Done TodaySelecting embryos based on their potential to have high IQ is likely within reach–and doing so is irreconcilable with the duties of being a good parent, write Hastings senior research...Read ‘Embryo Profiling’ for Higher IQ Could Be Done Today PRESS RELEASE: 9-10-15 Hastings Center Awarded NIH GrantPrenatal testing is changing dramatically. With greatly expanded low-cost genetic tests – some as simple as a maternal blood test – prospective parents will soon be able to learn far...Read PRESS RELEASE: 9-10-15 Hastings Center Awarded NIH GrantExpert ContributorWendy Chung, MD, PhDWendy Chung, MD, PhD, is an associate professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center. A version of this commentary originally appeared on the website of the Center for Research...Read Wendy Chung, MD, PhDBioethics Forum EssayFDA Proposal for Regulating Laboratory Diagnostics Could Improve Patient CareWendy Chung’s commentary last month about the FDA’s proposed draft guidance for the regulation of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) is heavily critical of the agency’s plans. Professor Chung argues that the FDA’s involvement...Read FDA Proposal for Regulating Laboratory Diagnostics Could Improve Patient CareBioethics Forum EssayThe FDA Proposes Roadblocks to Laboratory DiagnosticsThe American laboratory industry and its ability to serve patients are being challenged by a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposal that will create a new bureaucracy to regulate some of...Read The FDA Proposes Roadblocks to Laboratory Diagnostics Advisory CouncilThe advisory council’s purpose is to provide guidance about how best to ensure the impact of our work, particularly our impact in the public square. Eli Adashi, MD, MS, CPE...Read Advisory Council
