Bio
Henry T. "Hank" Greely is the Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law and Professor, by courtesy, of Genetics at Stanford University. He specializes in ethical, legal, and social issues arising from advances in the biosciences, particularly from genetics, neuroscience, and human stem cell research. He chairs the California Advisory Committee on Human Stem Cell Research and the steering committee of the Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics, and directs the Stanford Center for Law and the Biosciences and the Stanford Program in Neuroscience and Society. He serves as a member of the NAS Committee on Science, Technology, and Law; the NIGMS Advisory Council, the Institute of Medicine?s Neuroscience Forum, and the NIH Multi-Center Working Group on the BRAIN Initiative. Professor Greely graduated from Stanford in 1974 and from Yale Law School in 1977. He served as a law clerk for Judge John Minor Wisdom on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and for Justice Potter Stewart of the United States Supreme Court. He began teaching at Stanford in 1985.
Academic Appointments
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Professor, Stanford Law School
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Professor (By courtesy), Genetics
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Member, Bio-X
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Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
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Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
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Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Director, Stanford Program in Neuroscience and Society (2014 - Present)
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Member, Executive Committee, Stanford Center for Computational, Evolutionary, and Human Genomics (2013 - Present)
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Member, IRB 3 (2009 - 2013)
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Member, Advisory Committee, Stanford Program in Genetic Counseling (2008 - Present)
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Member, Advisory Committee, Program in Science, Technology, and Society (2007 - Present)
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Member, Stanford Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee (2006 - 2013)
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Member, Bio-X Faculty Leadership Council (2005 - Present)
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Member, Advisory Committee, Program in Regenerative Medicine (2005 - 2010)
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Director, Center for Law and the Biosciences (2004 - Present)
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Chair, Stanford Faculty Senate (2002 - 2003)
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Chair, Steering Committee, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (1997 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2007)
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Richard M. Lyman Award, Stanford University (2013)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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President, International Neuroethics Society (2017 - Present)
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Board of Directors, International Neuroethics Society (2006 - Present)
Professional Education
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JD, Yale University, Law (1977)
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AB, Stanford University, Political Science (1974)
Community and International Work
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Neuroscience Forum, Institute of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
Location
US
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Multi-Council Working Group, NIH BRAIN Initiative, Bethesda, MD
Location
US
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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National Academy of Sciences Commitee on Science, Technology, and Law, Washington, D.C.
Location
US
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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National Advisory Committee, National Institute for General Medical Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Location
US
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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California Advisory Committee on Human Stem Cell Research
Location
California
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Neuroethics Society
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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HGDP/CEPH World Cell Collection
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Law and Neuroscience Project
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Human Genome Diversity Project
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No