
Jeffrey R. Botkin, MD, MPH
Research Interests
- Medical Ethics
- Genetics
- Neonatal Screening
Languages
- English
Academic Information
- Departments: Human Genetics - Adjunct Professor, Internal Medicine - Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics - Professor
- Divisions: General Internal Medicine, Pediatric Ethics
Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
- National Board of Medical Examiners
Academic Office Information
- 801-581-7170
-
Research Administration Building
Associate Vice President for Research
75 S 2000 E, Room: 108
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Academic Bio
Jeffrey Botkin is a Professor of Pediatrics and an Adjunct Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Utah. He is a graduate of Princeton University and received an MD from the University of Pittsburgh, residency training at the University of Colorado and an MPH from Johns Hopkins University. He is the past Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics and Humanities and serves as the Associate Vice President for Research Integrity with oversight responsibilities for the IRB and human subjects protection program at the University. He has received consistent NIH funding for research on the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetic technologies with a particular emphasis on research ethics, biobanking, newborn screening, and prenatal diagnosis. He is the Principal Investigator for the NIH funded University of Utah Center of Excellence for Ethical, Legal and Social implications of human genetics. Dr. Botkin is a member of the National Advisory Council for the National Human Genome Research Institute and a member of the NIH Council of Councils. He is the recent Chair of the DHHS Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections and a former member of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Heritable Diseases in Newborns. He serves on the FDA Pediatric Ethics Subcommittee and chairs the NIH’s Embryonic Stem Cell Eligibility Working Group. Dr. Botkin chaired the consensus committee for the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s for its 2018 report on the Return of Individual Research Results. He is an elected member of the Hastings Center.
Education History
Type | School | Degree |
---|---|---|
Fellowship | Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health Law, Ethics, & Health |
Academic Fellow |
Graduate Training | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Public Health |
M.P.H. |
Residency | University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Pediatrics |
Resident |
Internship | University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Pediatrics |
Intern |
Professional Medical | University of Pittsburgh Medicine |
M.D. |
Undergraduate | Princeton University Biology |
A.B. |
News
- Voices in Precision Medicine: Speaking on the Law, Ethics, and Science
- Frontiers in Precision Medicine: What does it take to build a large research cohort? Lots of communication
- Data Center Wins $25 Million NIH Grant to Find Ways to Improve Clinical Trials
- UCEER Awarded $4 Million to Tackle Ethical, Legal and Social Impacts of Genomic Information
- Genetic Testing in Kids is Fraught with Complications
- Innovative Approach, Reveals New Public Attitudes About Access to Medical Information and Bio Tissue for Research
U of U Health News
- Failing to Report Corporate Financial Ties in Research: How Serious is It?
- National Panel Issues Guidelines on Controversial Issue of Returning Results to Study Participants