Following the J. Craig Venter Institute's announcement in May 2010 that it had synthesized the first self - replicating synthetic genome, the U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues released a report examining the potential benefits and ethical pitfalls of synthetic biology. (sciencemag.org)
Common among many past winners of the award has been serving on presidential commissions on bioethics. (uchospitals.edu)
Kingson teaches social and public policy at Syracuse University, has authored several books, served on the staff of presidential commissions on social security and co-directs a social security advocacy organization. (wrvo.org)