Dr. Coors holds the Ph.D. degree in ethics from the University of Denver, Colorado. She is an Associate Professor of bioethics and genetics in the Department of Psychiatry.
Contact Information:
Office phone: 303-724-3993
Fax: 303-724-3997
Email: Marilyn.Coors@ucdenver.edu
Education:
1969 B.A. Science Education, Cornell University
1971 M.S. Cytogenetics, Denver University
1991 M.A. Religion and Ethics, Denver University
1998 Ph.D. Ethics, Denver University
Selected Publications:
Coors, Marilyn E. and Hunter, L. Evaluation of genetic enhancement: Will human wisdom properly acknowledge the value of evolution? The American Journal of Bioethics, v. 5, no. 3 (May-June 2005): 21-22.
Coors, Marilyn E. and Townsend, S. Supporting pregnant women through difficult decisions: A case of prenatal diagnosis of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. The Journal of Clinical Ethics, v. 17, no. 3 (Fall 2006): 266-274.
Coors, Marilyn E., Levinson, A., Huitt, G. Anxiety related to genetic testing for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and cystic fibrosis in COPD and/or bronchiectasis patients. Community Genetics, v.11, no. 3 (2008): 135-140.
Coors, Marilyn E. and Kristen M. Raymond. Substance use disorder genetic research: investigators and participants grapple with the ethical issues. Psychiatric Genetics, v. 19, no. 2 (2009): 83-90.
Coors, Marilyn E., Glover, Jacqueline J., Juengst, Eric T., Sikela, James M. The ethics of using transgenic non-human primates to study what makes us human. Nature Reviews Genetics, v. 11 (2010): 658-661.
Coors Marilyn E, Moseley Ray, McGooray, Susan. Informed consent process in Alpha-1 testing of at-risk children: views of parents and adults tested as children. Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, v. 8 (2011):1-9.
Selected Professional Service:
National Catholic BioEthics Center Board of Trustees, Member, 2000-Present
Colorado Multiple Institution Review Board, Panel Member, 1999-Present
Annual Conference: Genetics and Ethics in the 21st Century. The Given Institute of the University of Colorado, Aspen, Colorado, Chairperson, 2002-Present.
National Advisory Council Human Genome Research Institute, Member, 2004-Present
Body Worlds Advisory Committee, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Member, 2005-2006.
Current Research Emphasis:
Informed consent in genetic testing
Ethical implications of genetic research and genetic medicine
Full CV HERE