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Open to current Rutgers graduate students and postdoctoral fellows only.

The Eagleton Science and Politics Workshop

When Does Science Influence Policy?
Friday, February 5
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch Included 

Stuart Shapiro, associate professor and director of the Public Policy Program at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, will discuss research findings from his new book, Analysis and Public Policy: Successes, Failures and Directions for Reform, and lead an interactive policy exercise. Guest experts will participate as policy advisors and discuss their career experiences.

Policy Exercise Topic:

FDA Approval of AquaBounty's Genetically Engineered Salmon

Guest Experts:

Ronald L. Stotish, PhD
CEO, President and Executive Director, AquaBounty Technologies
Dr. Stotish joined AquaBounty in 2006 as vice president for regulatory affairs. Prior to joining AquaBounty, he was executive vice president for R&D at MetaMorphix, Inc. He previously served as vice president for global pharmaceutical research and development at Fort Dodge Animal Health and held a variety of positions at American Cyanamid. Stotish began his career in basic research at Merck. He has degrees in biochemistry and over forty years’ experience in the discovery, development, and commercialization of new animal health products. Stotish is a graduate of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

William Hallman, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Human Ecology and Former Director, Food Policy Institute, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Dr. Hallman holds a BS (biology, psychology) from Juniata College and a PhD (Experimental Psychology) from the University of South Carolina. An expert in risk perception and risk communication, he has written extensively on food safety, food security, and public perceptions of controversial issues concerning food, technology, health, and the environment. Dr. Hallman currently serves on a committee of the National Academy of Sciences focused on the science of science communication, has served as a member of several National Research Council committees focused on food safety and as chair of the Risk Communication Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 

Robert M. Goldberg, PhD
Co-Founder and Vice President, Center for Medicine in the Public Interest
Dr. Goldberg conducts and disseminates research on the value of medical innovation. He recently co-founded Transforming Medicine: The Elizabeth Kauffman Institute, to provide patients with direct access to precision medicine.  Prior to founding CMPI, Goldberg established and ran Manhattan Institute’s Center for Medical Progress and chaired its 21st Century FDA Task Force that examined the FDA’s Critical Path Initiative impact on personalized medicine. He wrote  "Tabloid Medicine: How the Internet is Used to Hijack Medical Science for Fear and Profit." (Kaplan 2011)

Megan Anderson Brooks, PhD
Senior Policy Associate, Cavarocchi Ruscio Dennis (CRD) Associates  
Dr. Brooks has expertise in science and health advocacy strategies in support of an innovative and robust biomedical research system. She previously worked for a professional scientific society developing grassroots advocacy activities that engaged early career scientists. Brooks holds a PhD in neuroscience from Rutgers University and was a 2013 Eagleton Fellow.

Register Now to Learn More About:

• Scientific influence in policymaking
• Regulatory policymaking institutions (that might hire you!)
• Power players and how to influence them
• Policy stakeholders
• The career paths of our guest experts

The 2015-2016 Eagleton Science and Politics Workshop is offered in collaboration with the following partners (list in formation):

• Brain Health Institute
• Departments of Neuroscience & Cell Biology and Pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• Division of Life Sciences
• Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
  
• Graduate School-New Brunswick
• Office of the Executive Dean, Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
  
• Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering & Mathematics (SciWomen)
• Rutgers Interdisciplinary Job Opportunities for Biomedical Scientists (iJOBS) program, which is funded by a Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training grant from the NIH