The S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah will be hosting an event of interest for the health sciences research community on November 9, 2021.
The event is titled ‘"The Genome Defense:" The Lawsuit That Ended Gene Patenting in America’ and the details can be found on the S.J. Quinney College of Law event page.
The primary panelist will be Jorge Contreras, Professor of Law, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law.
Jorge Contreras was recently featured in the New York Times for having written one of ‘11 New Works of Nonfiction to Read This Season.’ His book ‘The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA,’ was featured as an important new work that is a must-read.
The Times wrote, “The ACLU had never before filed a patent case when a policy analyst and civil rights lawyer teamed up in 2005 to challenge a decades-long practice allowing private companies to patent naturally occurring human genes. Jorge L. Contreras, a law professor at the University of Utah, interviewed nearly 100 lawyers, patients, scientists and policymakers in this behind-the-scenes history of Molecular Pathology vs. Myriad Genetics, a long-shot lawsuit that culminated in a landmark 2013 Supreme Court decision that opened the human genome to the benefit of researchers, cancer patients and everyday Americans.”
Among the panelists for the event will be Lynn Jorde, Chair, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine.
Erika George, Samuel D. Thurman Professor of Law, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, will be the third panelist at this event.