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Title: Ms. Job Title: Egenis Research Student Tel: 01392 725148 Fax: 01392 724676 Email: J.L.Harrington@exeter.ac.uk Building: Byrne House Room Number: FF11
An undergraduate degree in Sociology from the University of Exeter and a working background within the pharmaceutical industry and private education has fuelled an immense interest in ethical and social attitudes and the conceptualisation of innovative research in the field of science. My thesis for an MSc in Genomics in Society centred around an exploration of slippery-slope arguments surrounding stem cell research, focusing on the chimeric embryo and foetus.
I have continued my studies at PhD level, under the supervision of Dr Christine Hauskeller and Professor John Dupré, with research into the translation of stem cell knowledge, concepts and techniques into novel medical applications and how these challenge existing concepts of heart disease and cardiac medicine.
My Egenis seminar ''Translational Spaces': Stem cell treatments of the heart' prompted this unusual response from Egenis co-director Professor Steve Hughes.
Harrington, J. and Stephens, N. 'A social science view on the FRAME symposium: Identities and networks', Alternatives to Laboratory Animals 38 Supplement 1, 2010, pp 101-104.
Hauskeller, C. and Harrington J. ‘Human Embryos or Hybrids? A Decision Making Role Play on Stem Cell Research and Ethics.’ 2007 (Human Embryos or Hybrids?)
Harrington, J. and Hauskeller, C. `The death of Frankenbunny?' Newsletter of the ESRC Genomics Network 7, 2008, pp. 15–17.
Hauskeller, C. and Harrington, J. `The death of Frankenbunny? Reply to the Response of the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics.' Newsletter of the ESRC Genomics Network 8, 2008, pp 28–30.
Selected Presentations:
Harrington, J. 'Is re-production a 'local' affair? The effect of culturing routines on stem cells: (plus a further sensory story based upon the work of Dr Deborah Robinson, Artist/Visiting Research Fellow, Egenis)', Joint Egenis/Max Planck Institute for the History of Science workshop, 'Negotiating Identity: Objects and Methods of Reproduction in 20th Century Life Sciences II', Max Planck Institute, Berlin, 10 May 2010.
Harrington, J. and Wilson-Kovacs, D. ‘Translational Space: The science around stem cell treatment of the heart’, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, July 2009.
Harrington, J. ' Making sense of research using autologous stem cells for heart repair: A translational approach’, HUSS Postgraduate conference, University of Exeter, 26th May 2009.Harrington, J. ‘Animal models in the laboratory’, Joint Egenis/Max Planck Institute for the History of Science workshop Negotiating Identity: Objects and Methods of Reproduction in 20th Century Life Sciences, University of Exeter, 3rd April 2009.Harrington, J. ‘Translational Space: Stem Cell Treatment of the Heart’, Egenis Seminar, University of Exeter, 21st October 2008.Wilson-Kovacs, D., Harrington, J., Weber, S., and Hauskeller, C. ‘Making Sense of Clinical Trials Using Autologous Stem Cells for Heart Repair’, BSA Medical Sociology Annual Conference, University of Sussex, 5th September 2008.Harrington, J. ‘Translational Space: Theoretical and methodological considerations’ Presentation of research to date at Egenis seminar, University of Exeter, 28th April 2008.Harrington, J. ‘Knowledge Criteria in Stem Cell Science’, Plenary talk at the UK National Stem Cell Network Inaugural Conference, University of Edinburgh, 10th April 2008
I am doing a PhD project on the translation of knowledge into applications in biomedical research, and am also involved in a project on transgenic organisms.
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