Speaker Biography...

Jason Scott Robert

Jason RobertJason Scott Robert is the Lincoln Associate Professor of Ethics in Biotechnology and Medicine, and Associate Professor of Life Sciences, at Arizona State University. He directs the Bioethics, Policy, and Law Program, part of the Center for Biology and Society, as well as the Biomedical Ethics track in the Masters of Applied Ethics and the Professions. In addition, he serves as Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, in partnership with Arizona State University. Professor Robert is extensively published in bioethics and the philosophy of biology, and his research currently focuses on how scientists justify their research (especially controversial research).