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CPG Centre of Genomics and policy

Team Member

Emily Doerksen

Master's student

Emily is currently pursuing a Master of Science at the Department of Human Genetics and the Biomedical Ethics Unit at McGill University. She holds a Bachelor of Humanities with a combined Honours in Biology from Carleton University, a B.A. in Philosophy from KU Leuven (Belgium), and an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Ottawa. Her undergraduate and graduate educations inform her interdisciplinary interests in public health and bioethical issues relating to human genetics and research ethics.

At the CGP, Emily is working under the supervision of Prof. Ma’n Zawati, researching the landscape of pandemic ethics, informed consent laws, and biobanking networks/data collection.