Experts at Empire State College

Isaac Rabino
SUNY Distinguished Professor
New York City, NY

Expertise

• Ethics in Genetics
• What scientists think of stem cell research, bio-engineered foods, cloning and other ethical issues in science

Profile

For two decades, Dr. Isaac Rabino, SUNY distinguished service professor at Empire State College, has extensively surveyed scientists in academia, government and industry, about such controversial issues as the bioengineering of food, stem cell research, cloning and genetic databases, in order to gauge the attitudes of the researchers themselves about the impact of their groundbreaking research on public policy and society.

A professor of biological and health sciences at the college’s Metropolitan Center in New York City since 1985, Rabino’s research focuses on the societal, ethical and policy implications of genetic engineering, and its local, regional, statewide, national and international impact. Rabino also teaches a course in genetics and society at Empire State College, and sponsors an annual symposium focusing on science policy, that draws upon experts in the environmental, health and public policy spheres.
Rabino has been endorsed in his studies by the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG); the American Society for Microbiology; the European Community in Brussels; and the European Molecular Biology Organization at Heidelberg, Germany. The results of his surveys, conducted in the U.S. and Europe, have been published widely in academic and scientific journals, and presented in meetings in the U.S. and Europe.
His current project, stem cell controversies, seeks to gauge the opinions of scientists and academicians in the field on this controversial issue.

Dr. Rabino earned his master’s degree from Cornell University and received his Ph.D. in cellular and developmental biology from SUNY Stony Brook. In 1996, he received the Empire State College award for excellence in scholarship.

Personal Web Site

http://www1.esc.edu/personalfac/irabino/index.html