Sarah Chan
{{short description|Researcher}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Sarah Chan
| alma_mater = University of Manchester
University of Melbourne
| workplaces = University of Edinburgh
University of Manchester
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{{For|the basketball player and scout|Sarah Chan (basketball)}}
Sarah Chan is Chancellor's Fellow in Ethics and Science Communicator in The Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland in 2018.
Early life and education
Chan completed her undergraduate degrees in law and biological sciences at the University of Melbourne. She earned a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hinxtongroup.org/au_members.html|title=The Hinxton Group: Members|website=www.hinxtongroup.org|access-date=2019-09-13}} She worked briefly as a laboratory scientist in molecular biology before focussing her efforts on policy and ethics. Chan moved to the United Kingdom, and earned a doctoral degree in healthcare ethics at the University of Manchester.
Research and career
In 2005 Chan was appointed a Research Fellow Bioethics and Law at the University of Manchester.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nesta.org.uk/news/interview-dr-sarah-chan/|title=Interview: Dr Sarah Chan|website=nesta|language=en|access-date=2019-09-13}} She was appointed Deputy Director of the Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation in 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurostemcell.org/sarah-chan|title=Sarah Chan {{!}} Eurostemcell|website=www.eurostemcell.org|access-date=2019-09-12}} Chan works on medical ethics, with a particular focus on stem cells, embryos and reproductive medicine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/sarah-chan|title=Sarah Chan|website=The University of Edinburgh|language=en|access-date=2019-09-12}} and has written about the ethical risks associated with genome editing.{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/2018/11/28/claims-over-human-genome-editing-scientific-irresponsibility-at-its-worst/|title=Claims over human genome editing: scientific irresponsibility at its worst|last=Zohny|first=Hazem|date=2018-11-28|website=Journal of Medical Ethics blog|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-13}} She moved to the University of Edinburgh In 2016 she was awarded a Wellcome Trust seed grant to investigate the relationships between social media and health, studying the nature of patient participation in the digital age.{{Cite web|url=https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/people-and-projects/grants-awarded/patienthood-participation-digital-era|title=Patienthood and participation in the digital era {{!}} Wellcome|website=wellcome.ac.uk|access-date=2019-09-13}} She has studied the ethical implications of animal enhancement.{{Cite web|url=https://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/99709|title=talks.cam : Improving on Nature: Biotechnology and the Ethics of Animal Enhancement|website=talks.cam.ac.uk|access-date=2019-09-13}}{{Cite journal|last1=Harris|first1=John|last2=Chan|first2=Sarah|date=2011-10-26|title=Human Animals and Nonhuman Persons|url=https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195371963.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780195371963-e-12|journal=The Oxford Handbook of Animal Ethics|pages=304–331 |language=en|doi=10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195371963.013.0012|isbn=978-0195371963 |url-access=subscription}}
Chan is a popular science communicator, and has delivered lectures at various venues including the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology,{{Cite web|url=https://maxplanckneuroscience.org/ethics-in-science-lecture-by-sarah-chan-2/|title=Ethics in Science Lecture by Sarah Chan – University of Edinburgh, UK {{!}} Max Planck Neuroscience|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-13}} the Royal Society{{Cite web|url=https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2018/03/genetic-healthcare/|title=The future of your genetic health {{!}} Royal Society|website=royalsociety.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-09-13}} and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. She provides comment to the national media, including the BBC.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9750000/9750580.stm|title=Should we try to save species?|date=2012-09-11|access-date=2019-09-13|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-41724994|title='Incredible' editing of life's building blocks|last=Gallagher|first=James|date=2017-10-25|access-date=2019-09-13|language=en-GB}} She is a member of the SynBioChem council, which looks to develop sustainable speciality chemicals.{{Cite web|url=http://synbiochem.co.uk/cabinet/|title=Cabinet :: SYNBIOCHEM|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-09-13}}
Chan was elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher/news-events/news-2018/sarah-chan-member-rse-young-academy-scotland|title=Sarah Chan - member of Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland.|website=The University of Edinburgh|language=en|access-date=2019-09-12}} She serves on the Genomics England Ethics Advisory Committee and the Scottish Genomes Partnership.{{Cite web|url=https://www.genomicsengland.co.uk/about-genomics-england/the-board/ethics-advisory-committee/|title=Ethics Advisory Committee|date=2016-02-09|website=Genomics England|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottishgenomespartnership.org/genetic-and-genomic-testing|title=Scottish Genomes Partnership {{!}} Genetic and Genomic testing|website=scottish-genomes|language=en|access-date=2019-09-13}}
= Selected publications =
Her publications include;
- {{Cite book|title=From reason to practice in bioethics|last1=Coggon|first1=John|last2=Chan|first2=Sarah|publisher=Manchester University Press|year=2015|isbn=978-0-7190-9623-5}}
- {{Cite book|title=Families – Beyond the Nuclear Ideal (Science Ethics and Society)|last1=Daniela|first1=Cutas|last2=Chan|first2=Sarah|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic|year=2012}}
- {{Cite journal|url=https://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j2224.abstract|title=Montgomery and informed consent: where are we now?|last=Chan|first=SW|date=2017|journal=BMJ|volume=35}}
- {{Cite journal|title=In search of a post-genomic bioethics: Lessons from Political Biology|last=Chan|first=Sarah|date=2018|journal=History of the Human Sciences|doi=10.1177/0952695117729119c|doi-access=free}}
References
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Category:Alumni of the University of Manchester
Category:University of Melbourne alumni
Category:Academics of the University of Edinburgh