Our faculty chat series are informal discussions with leading faculty, practitioners, and researchers who work or study at the intersection of science and policy issues. Generally these sessions take place over lunch for approximately an hour on the Cambridge or Longwood campuses.
Fall 2023
- 10/16/23: "The Inflation Reduction Act and the Future of Prescription Drug Policy in the US" with Dr. Aaron Kesselheim
- 11/1/23: "Opportunities and Challenges for Industrial Innovation Policy in the United States" with William Bonvillian (former Director of MIT DC Office)
Spring 2023
- 2/15/23: "Learning from the Bucharest Early Intervention Project to Inform Global Policy" with Dr. Charles Nelson
Fall 2022
Spring 2019
- 2/13/19: "The Policy and Diplomacy of Space Technology" with Dr. Matthew Hersch
- 1/30/19: "Science Policy in Practice: Developing International Enviornmental Regulation" with Dr. Nicola Pirrone
Fall 2018
- 10/16/18: "Data security in the digital age: Technology policy for security" with Dr. Bruce Schneier
- 9/17/18: "Science for a changing world: Part I: The potential for climate engineering" with David Keith
Spring 2018
- 3/2/18: "From the Bench to D.C. – Part lI: Scientific Advising for Powerful People" with Prof. Eric Lander
- 2/7/18: "From the Bench to D.C. – Part I: How to Influence Policy as an Academic Scientist" with Arlene Sharpe, MD, PhD
- 1/18/18: Science and Weapons Policy – Nuclear Weapons Policy, with Prof. Matthew Bunn
Fall 2017
Science and the Law:
Ethics, History & Policy Implications of Gene Editing Series:
- 11/1/17: "Part III: Human Genome Editing Laws & Regulations" with Glenn Cohen, JD
- 10/19/17: "Part II: History of Gene Editing" with Jon Beckwith, PhD
- 9/20/17: "Part I: Ethics of Gene Editing" with Jeantine Lunshof, PhD
Summer 2017
Obama Administration Officials:
- 6/27/17: "The Importance of Science & Technology Policy" with Dr. John Holdren (President Obama's Top Science Advisor & Director of the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy)
- 6/20/17: Discussion with Gina McCarthy (President Obama's Environmental Protection Agency Administrator)
Spring 2017
21st Century Cures Act Series:
- 5/23/17: "Science Policy and the BRAIN Initiative” Faculty Chat with Joshua Sanes, PhD
- 4/18/17: "The Future of the FDA Part 2: Changes to Drug Development and Approval" with Jerry Avorn, MD
- 4/12/17: "FDA Regulations & Drug Innovation: An Investor's Perspective" with John Freund, MD, MBA
- 3/22/17: "Science Policy and the Cancer Moonshot" with Bruce Zetter, PhD
- 3/15/17: "Combatting the Opioid Crisis and Improving Mental Health Care in America" Faculty-Chat with Richard Frank, PhD
- 2/28/17: "The Future of the FDA" Faculty-Chat with Aaron Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH
Series on Science, Policy, and Political Engagement:
- 4/13/17: Faculty chat with Prof. Sheila Jasanoff
- 3/21/17: Faculty chat with Naomi Oreskes