Medical History and Bioethics
| Office: | Law School Building Room 8108 Madison, WI 53706 |
| Phone: | (608) 262-5015 |
| Email: | racharo@wisc.edu |
R. Alta Charo
Biography
Education
1982 J.D., Columbia University School of Law1979 B.A., Biology, Harvard University
Professional Experience
2002-present University of Wisconsin Law School, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development1998-present University of Wisconsin-Madison, Law School and Department of Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin Medical School, professor of law and bioethics
1995-1998 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Law School and Department of Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin Medical School, associate professor of law and bioethics
1989-1995 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Law School and Department of Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin Medical School, assistant professor of law and bioethics
Honors and Awards
Professor Charo served as a member of the Obama-Biden Transition Project, where she was a member of the HHS review team, focusing her attention particularly on transition issues related to NIH, FDA, bioethics, stem cell policy, and women's reproductive health.National Academies' Institute of Medicine, elected as member, 2006
University of Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, elected as fellow, 2005
Fellowships and Grants
Quarles & Brady Sabbatical Grant (2001-2002)U.W. System, Faculty Development Grant (Fall 1998)
U.W. Madison, Romnes Mid-Career Award(Summer 1998)
Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University Medical School, Senior Fellow, Program in Genomics, Ethics and Society, (Spring 1998)
University of Texas - Dallas, Fellow, Cecil and Ida Green Center for the Study of Science and Society, (Spring 1996)
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Engineering and Diplomacy Fellow (detailed to the Population Policy Division, Office of Population, U.S. Agency for International Development) (1988-1989)
Université de Paris I (Panthéon Sorbonne),Professeur Associé and Fulbright-Hays Junior Lecturer (1985-1986)
Publications
Books and Edited Volumes
"The Endarkenment," The Ethics of Bioethics: Mapping the Moral Landscape, Eckenwiler, Lisa A. (Ed); Cohn, Felicia G. (Ed); pp. 95-107. Baltimore, MD, US: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Articles Published in the Last 10 Years
“Politics, Parents, and Prophylaxis: Mandating HPV Vaccination in the United States. ” NEJM 356:19, 1905-1908, 2007“The Partial Death of Abortion Rights” NEJM, 356:21,2125-8, 2007.
“Policy & Politics: Fear and the First Amendment” Hastings Center Report, 36:4, 12-13, 2006
“Body of Research: Ownership and Use of Human Tissue.” NEJM 355:15, 1517-1519, 2006
“Celestial Fire of Conscience: Refusing to Deliver Medical Care.” NEJM 352:24, 2471-2473, 2005
“Realbioethik” Hastings Center Report, 35:4, 13-14, 2005
“Passing on the Right: Conservative Bioethics is Closer Than It Appears.” Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 32:2, 307-314, 2004.
“Whose View of Life? Embryos, Cloning and Stem Cells.” Book Review NEJM, 350:15, 1583-1584, 2004.
“Wars of Petition’.” Hastings Center Report, 32:3, 6, 2002.
"Skin and Bones: Post-mortem Markets in Human Tissue." Nova Law Rev., 26:2, 421-50,2002.
"Children by Choice: Reproductive Technologies and the Boundaries of Personal Autonomy." Nat Cell Biol., 4, s23-8, 2002.
"Bush's Stem Cell Compromise: A Few Mirrors?" Hastings Center Report, 31:6, 6-7
"Is the Fetus a Person? A Comparison of Policies across Fifty States." Book Review, NEJM 343:23, 1737-1738, 2000.
Courses Taught
Physiology 756: Biotechnology, Law & SocietyPhysiology 810: Principles and Practice of Biotechnology
Medical History and Bioethics/Philosophy 558: Ethical Problems Raised by Biomedical Technology
Law 715: Torts I
Law 916: Seminar: Food and Drug Law
Law 940: Seminar: Public Health Law
Current Research Projects/Interests
Law, science, medicine, bioethics, food and drug law, reproductive rights law, health law, legislative drafting, torts