Brian K. Gran has been invited to serve on the National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists (NCLS), a joint committee of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Bar Association (ABA).
The NCLS is a joint effort on the part of the AAAS and the ABA Science and Technology Law Section to explore policy issues of interest to scientists, lawyers, and judges, and to improve communication among them. Some recent work by the Committee includes: an examination of the legal issues associated with mobile health technologies; a series of seminars for judges on the legal implications of advances in neuroscience; an assessment of the scientific reliability of several forensic science fields; and a range of activities related to research integrity and the social responsibility of scientists and engineers. The committee has recently become more engaged in considering the human rights implications of science and its applications.
Gran will be one of fourteen committee members. For more information: http://www.aaas.org/page/national-conference-lawyers-and-scientists.