The rise of interdisciplinary neuroscience fields—e.g., neuroethics, neurolaw, educational neuroscience, and neuroeconomics—has created exciting opportunities for applying neuroscience to societal challenges. This webinar offers practical strategies, real-world examples, and mentorship, equipping neuroscience trainees to navigate emerging career paths. By exploring intersections with ethics, law, policy, and beyond, participants will gain actionable tools to create meaningful societal impact.
Speakers
Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz, PhD, JD
Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz, PhD, JD, is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. Lázaro-Muñoz combines his background in neuroscience, law, and bioethics to examine the implications of emerging biomedical technologies in neuroscience and genomics. He received his PhD in neuroscience from New York University, his JD and master’s in bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania, and his BA in psychology from the University of Puerto Rico. Lázaro-Muñoz’s current studies examine ethical and social implications of the integration of psychiatric genomics into clinical care, polygenic embryo screening, and the development of neurotechnologies such as adaptive deep brain stimulation systems.
Craig McFarland
Craig McFarland is a research coordinator at the Neurotech Justice Accelerator at Mass General Brigham and a research assistant at the Shen Neurolaw Lab. He is an incoming graduate student at the University of Oxford pursuing a master’s in neuroscience as a Clarendon Scholar and Harvard-UK Fellow. McFarland currently holds a BA from Harvard in neuroscience. His research primarily focuses on the neurobiological basis of psychiatric illness, the neuro ethics of psychiatric polygenic risk scores, and the ethical, social, and legal implications of applying neuroscience to the law.
Caroline Montojo, PhD
Caroline Montojo, PhD, serves as the president and CEO of the Dana Foundation. Montojo completed postdoctoral research at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Montojo received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and completed her MA and PhD at Johns Hopkins University. She holds a Women in Leadership Certificate from the Cornell SC Johnson School of Business and was an invited member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Neurotechnology.
Francis Shen, PhD, JD
Francis Shen, PhD, JD, is a professor of law and faculty member in the neuroscience graduate program at the University of Minnesota, an inaugural executive director and current Chief Innovation Officer of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Law, Brain & Behavior. He also serves as co-director of Neurotech Justice Accelerator at Mass General Brigham. Shen is the founding director of the Dana Foundation Career Network in Neuroscience & Society. He received his BA from the University of Chicago, his JD from Harvard Law School, and his PhD from Harvard University. He completed his postdoc with the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law & Neuroscience. Shen is building the new field of law and neuroscience to examine how insights from neuroscience and artificial intelligence can make the legal system more just.
Theresa Williamson, MD
Theresa Williamson, MD, is a neurosurgeon and surgical ethics researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) for those with spine disorders and brain and spinal trauma. Her research focuses on neurosurgical decision-making, patient-doctor communication, and health care disparities. Williamson combines bioethics theory with empirical data science to tackle complex decision-making problems in neurosurgery. Williamson completed a neurosurgery residency and intramural fellowship at Duke University.
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