Shane K. Green, PhD
Program Leader in Ethics
Interim Program Leader in Commercialization
McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health
University Health Network and University of Toronto

Telephone: (416) 673-6544
Email: Shane.Green@mrcglobal.org

 

Dr. Shane Green leads the Ethics and Commercialization (interim) Programs at the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, at the University Health Network and University of Toronto, where he is responsible for managing and delivering a comprehensive program addressing ethical, social, cultural and commercial issues in global health, including advisory consultation and research activities.

 

Previously, Shane was the Director of Outreach at the Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI), leading OGI’s public outreach and education initiatives as well as OGI’s program to provide support to researchers funded through the organization in considering the ethical, economic, environmental, legal and social issues (“GE³LS”) related to their research.

 

Shane earned his specialized honours BSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the University of Guelph and his PhD in Medical Biophysics from the University of Toronto (U of T), specializing in cell and molecular biology. He has studied and taught bioethics and research ethics through U of T, the U of T Joint Centre for Bioethics and the American Medical Association in Chicago, Illinois, focusing on ethical issues related to genetics, genomics and stem cell research, and scientists’ social responsibilities. In addition, Shane has served on the Research Ethics Boards of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, and is currently a member of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Stem Cell Oversight Committee.