David Magnus, Ph.D.
Academic Appointments
- Professor (Teaching), Pediatrics - Centers, Center for Biomedical Ethics
- Professor (Teaching) (By courtesy), Medicine
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Professional Overview
Administrative Appointments
- Chair, Program in Regenerative Medicine Sub-Committee on Bioethics and Conflict of Interest (2005 - present)
- Co-Director, Scholarly Concentration in Biomedical Ethics and Medical Humanities (2003 - present)
- Co-Chair, Stanford Hospital and Clinics Ethics Committee (2003 - present)
- Director, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (2003 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Expert for World Bank on Food Security and Biotechnology, The World Bank (2000)
- Secretary of Agriculture's Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and the 21st Century (Member), Agriculture Advisory Committee (2003)
- Committee on Biological Confinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms (Member), National Research Council of the Academies (2002-2003)
- E.G. Young Seminar, Chemical Institute of Canada (2000)
- Best New Journal Award, Council of Editors of Learned Journals for the American Journal of Bioethics (2004)
- Arnold G. Wedum Memorial Lecture, American Biological Safety Association (2003)
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Genetic testing, gene therapy, genetically engineered organisms, and the history of eugenics. Stem cell research and cloning, and egg procurement. Examining ethical issues in reproductive technologies. Organ transplantation including donation after cardiac death, ethics of listing decisions. End of life issues in both adults and children.
Publications
- 100th issue anniversary editorial. Am J Bioeth. 2013; (1): 1-2
- Best ethical practices for clinicians and laboratories in the provision of non-invasive prenatal testing. Prenat Diagn. 2013
- Can informed consent go too far? Balancing consent and public benefit in research. Am J Bioeth. 2013; (4): 1-2
- Parental refusal of vaccination and transplantation listing decisions: A nationwide survey. Pediatr Transplant. 2013; (3): 244-50
- Risk, consent, and SUPPORT. N Engl J Med. 2013; (20): 1864-5
- Suicide and the sufficiency of surrogate decision makers. Am J Bioeth. 2013; (3): 1-2
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