Tania Simoncelli Biography

The Count Me In program at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is directed by Tania Simoncelli. Previously, Simoncelli worked for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for two years as Assistant Director for Forensic Science and Biomedical Innovation and three years as Special Assistant to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. In addition, Simoncelli worked with the American Civil Liberties Union as a science advisor from 2003 through 2010. Simoncelli led the ACLU's successful efforts to invalidate patents on the BRCA genes, earning him a spot on Nature's list of the "ten individuals who mattered this year" in 2013. Within the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Tania Simoncelli serves as the Assistant Director for Forensic Science and Biomedical Innovation. She was employed with the Food and Drug Administration's Office of the Commissioner from 2010 until 2013. Simoncelli served as the American Civil Freedoms Union's science advisor from 2003 to 2010, advising the group on new scientific and technological advancements that might threaten civil liberties. For her efforts in leading the creation of the ACLU's successful legal challenge against the patenting of human genes, Simoncelli was named one of "ten individuals who mattered this year" by the magazine Nature in December 2013. On various current scientific policy topics, including personalized medicine, gene patenting, forensic DNA data banks, pesticide testing on humans, and academic freedom, Simoncelli has spoken, written, and provided advice. She co-authored Genetic Justice: DNA Data Banks, Criminal Investigations, and Civil Liberties with Sheldon Krimsky.

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