CIRGE/CLB Conference 

The Coming Revolution in Prenatal Genetic Testing? 
Scientific, Ethical, Social and Policy Responses to  

Maternal Serum Cell-Free Fetal DNA Testing 

 

 
 

 
 

Friday May 7, 2010 
8:00AM – 6:30PM 

Stanford Law School Room 290 

 

 

 
8:00AM – 8:30AM       Mingle and Breakfast 
 
 
8:30AM - 9:00AM        Introduction 

 
 
9:00AM - 10:40AM      The Science  

Hank Greely, JD: Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law and, Professor,  

by courtesy, of Genetics, Stanford University  

Stephen Quake, DPhil: Lee Otterson Professor in the School of Engineering and  
Professor, by courtesy, of Applied Physics and Physics, Stanford University 

Michael Snyder, PhD: Stanford W. Ascherman, MD, FACS, Professor in Genetics,  

Stanford University  

Louanne Hudgins, MD, FACMG: Professor of Pediatrics at the Lucile Salter Packard  

Children's Hospital and, by courtesy, of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SUMC, 
Stanford University  

Discussion with all panelists, moderated by Hank Greely, JD 

 
 
10:40AM  - 10:50AM   Break  
 
 
10:50AM  - 12:10PM    Patient and Provider Responses 

Mary Norton, MD: Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Director of Perinatal  

Research, Stanford University 

Sharon Terry, MA: President and Chief Executive Officer, Genetic Alliance 
Kelly Ormond, MS, CGC: Associate Professor (Teaching) of Genetics, Stanford  

University 

Discussion with all panelists, moderated by Jaime King, JD, PhD 
 

 

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12:10PM - 1:00PM        Lunch 
 
 
1:00PM - 2:30PM          Public Health and Policy Responses 

Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert, PhD: Assistant Professor of Medicine (Primary Care &  
Outcomes Research) and, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy, Stanford 
University 

Wade Aubry, MD: Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Philip R. Lee  

Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF 

Alan Fleischman, MD: Senior Vice President and Medical Director of the March of  

Dimes Foundation 

Discussion with all panelists, moderated by Hank Greely, JD 
 
 

2:30PM - 2:40PM          Break  
 
 
2:40PM - 4:20PM          Broader Social Responses 

Audrey Chapman, PhD, MDiv, STM: Healey Professor of Medical Ethics and  

Humanities, Department of Community Medicine and Healthcare, University of 
Connecticut School of Medicine 

Jessica Lehman: Lead Community Organizer, Community Resources for Independent  

Living; and Co-Chair, Justice for All Action Network Organizing Workgroup 

Jaime King, JD, PhD: Associate Professor of Law, UC Hastings College of the Law 
John Robertson, JD: Vinson and Elkins Chair at The University of Texas School of  

Law at Austin 

Discussion with all panelists, moderated by Jaime King, JD, PhD 

 
 
4:20PM - 5:30PM          Concluding Session 

All panelists with Jaime King, JD, PhD providing the wrap-up 

 
 
5:30PM - 6:30PM          Reception in Stanford Law School Faculty Lounge 
 

 

 

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