Shane Green

Dr. Shane Green is a Pillar Leader in Ethics with the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health (MRC) where he is responsible for managing and delivering a comprehensive Ethics Program including advisory consultation and research activities.

Previously, Shane was the Director of Outreach at the Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI), leading OGI’s public outreach and education initiatives and providing support to researchers funded through OGI in considering the ethical, economic, environmental, legal and social issues (“GE³LS”) related to their research.  

Shane earned his specialized honours BSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the University of Guelph and his PhD in Medical Biophysics from the University of Toronto (U of T), specializing in cell and molecular biology.  He has studied and taught bioethics and research ethics through U of T, the U of T Joint Centre for Bioethics and the American Medical Association in Chicago, Illinois, focusing on ethical issues related to genetics, genomics and stem cell research, and scientists’ social responsibilities.  In addition, Shane has served on the Research Ethics Boards of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, and is currently a member of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Stem Cell Oversight Committee.