Mildred Cho, PhD

Administrative Appointments

• Associate Director, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (2003 - present)

Web Site Links

• Center for Integration of Research on Genetics and Ethics

Research Interests

Dr. Cho's major areas of interest include: ethical and social issues in genetic research, stem cell research, bioweapons and microbial genome research, the effects of gene patenting on clinical genetic testing and research, and the impacts of academic-industry ties on biomedical research.

Publications

• Research ethics consultation: the Stanford experience. Cho MK, Tobin SL, Greely HT, McCormick J, Boyce A, Magnus D. IRB. 2008 Nov-Dec; 30 (6): 1-6
• The ethics of characterizing difference: guiding principles on using racial categories in human genetics. Lee SS, Mountain J, Koenig B, Altman R, Brown M, Camarillo A, Cavalli-Sforza L, Cho M, Eberhardt J, Feldman M, Ford R, Greely H, King R, Markus H, Satz D, Snipp M, Steele C, Underhill P. Genome Biol. 2008; 9 (7): 404
• Practical approaches to incidental findings in brain imaging research. Illes J, Kirschen MP, Edwards E, Bandettini P, Cho MK, Ford PJ, Glover GH, Kulynych J, Macklin R, Michael DB, Wolf SM, Grabowski T, Seto B. Neurology. 2008; 70 (5): 384-90
• Research Ethics Recommendations for Whole-Genome Research: Consensus Statement Caulfield, T, my L. McGuire, Mildred Cho, Janet A. Buchanan, Michael M. Burgess, Ursula Danilczyk, Christina M. Di. PLoS Biology. 2008: 6 e73
• Understanding incidental findings in the context of genetics and genomics. Cho MK, J Law Med Ethics. 2008; 36 (2): 280-5, 212