Professor of Cell Biology
Ethics in Science and Medicine Program
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Department of Cell Biology
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-9039
Office: 214-648-2181
Fax: 214-648-6712
E-mail: Frederick.Grinnell@utsouthwestern.edu
Personal web page: http://www4.utsouthwestern.edu/FrederickGrinnell/Grinnell.htm
Ethics/Medical Humanities Areas of Expertise/Interest:
Attempting to articulate what doing science entails, science policy and advancing science education and public understanding of science.
CME Lectures:
Research integrity and everyday practice of science
Ethical issues in genetics and human research
Scientific and religious attitudes: Different ways of practicing the world
Public Lectures:
Research integrity and everyday practice of science
Ethical issues in genetics and human research
Scientific and religious attitudes: Different ways of practicing the world
Recent Ethics/Medical Humanities Publications:
Grinnell, F. (2000) The practice of science at the edge of knowledge. Chronicle of Higher Education. 46(29):B11-12
Grinnell, F, Bishop, JP, and McCullough, LB. (2002) Bioethical pluralism and complementarity. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine.45(3):338-49
Grinnell, F, (2002) The impact of ethics on research. Chronicle of Higher Education.49(6):B15
Grinnell, F. (2002) Doing science. Knowledge, Technology & Policy,15:204-210
Grinnell, F (2003) Defining Embryo Death Would Permit Important Research. The Chronicle of Higher Education 49(36):B13
Grinnell, F. (2004) Subject Vulnerability: The Precautionary Principle Of Human Research. American Journal of Bioethics.4:72-74
Grinnell, F. (2004) Human embryo research:From moral uncertainty to death. American Journal of Bioethics.4:12-3
Grinnell, F. (2005) Misconduct:acceptable practices differ by field. Nature.436:776
Grinnell, F. (2006) Intelligent design:fallacy recapitulates ontogeny. FASEB J. 20:410-411
Other Recent Ethics/Medical Humanities Activities:
2006 Gordon Research Conference on Science and Technology Policy, Co-Chair
Key Publications:
Grinnell F. (1992) The Scientific Attitude, 2nd Edition, Guilford Press, New York, NY.
Grinnell F. (January, 2009) Everyday Practice of Science, Oxford University Press, New York, NY.
