Dr. Coors holds the Ph.D. degree in ethics from the University of Denver, Colorado. She is an Assistant Professor of bioethics and genetics in the Department of Psychiatry.

Contact Information:
Office phone: 303-315-0203
Fax: 303-315-0820
Email: Marilyn.Coors@uchsc.edu

Education:
1969 B.A. Science Education, Cornell University
1971 M.S. Cytogenetics, Denver University
1991 M.A. Religion and Ethics, Denver University
1998 Ph.D. Ethics, Denver University

Selected Publications:

Coors, Marilyn E. “Therapeutic cloning: from consequences to contradictions,” The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, v. 27, no.3 (June 2002): 297-317.
Coors, Marilyn E. “A Foucauldian foray into the new genetics.” Journal of Medical Humanities, v. 24, nos. 3 and 4 (Winter 2003): 279-289.
Coors, Marilyn E. The Matrix: Charting an Ethics of Inheritable Genetic Modification. New York: Roman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2003.
Coors, Marilyn E. and Lawrence Hunter. “Evaluation of genetic enhancement: will human wisdom properly acknowledge the value of evolution?” The American Journal of Bioethics, v. 5, no. 3 (May-June 2005): 21-22.
Coors, Marilyn E. “Considering chimeras: The confluence of science and ethics,” National Catholic BioEthics Quarterly, v. 6, no. 1 (Spring 2006): 75-87.
Coors, Marilyn E. “Genes in Families: Attitudes toward genetic testing for schizophrenia,” Schizophrenia Research, v. 72 (2005): 271-273.

Selected Professional Service:
National Catholic BioEthics Center Board of Trustees, Member, 2000-Present
Colorado Multiple Institution Review Board, Panel Member, 1999-Present
Annual Conference: Genetics and Ethics in the 21st Century. The Given Institute of the University of Colorado, Aspen, Colorado, Chairperson, 2002-Present.
National Advisory Council Human Genome Research Institute, Member, 2004-Present
Body Worlds Advisory Committee, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Member, 2005-2006.

Current Research Emphasis:
Informed consent in genetic testing
Ethical implications of genetic research and genetic medicine

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