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Glenn Cohen

Professor

Harvard Law School


Professor Cohen is the James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law, Deputy Dean, and Faculty Director for the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology & Bioethics at Harvard Law School. Professor Cohen is considered one of the world’s leading experts on the intersection of bioethics and the law. Professor Cohen’s current research relates to big data, health information technology, mobile health, reproductive technology, research ethics, and other areas of health law and he has authored over 150 articles and is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of over 15 books related to the field of health law. Professor Cohen was an Appellate Attorney (Honors Program) for the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Devision and clerked for the Honorable Michael Boudin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Professor Cohen received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his B.A. in Bioethics and Psychology from the University of Toronto.