New out in @natgenet.nature.com - The bankruptcy of #23andMe put #human #genetic #data at risk of #enclosure. Under the new #23andMeResearchInstitute, data remain available. Read me, @jonathanmoreno.bsky.social et al on lessons for next time: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @ucirvine.bsky.social

Professor @jcontreras.bsky.social coauthored an article in @nature.com with @realjlo.bsky.social, Christopher R. Donohue, @jonathanmoreno.bsky.social, Ana Santos Rutschman, Joshua Sarnoff, @drsinhaesq.bsky.social + Thomas Stoeger about 23andMe + its database. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

cc: @slulaw.bsky.social @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social

💬 Viewpoint: Combination-only approvals for new #HIV drugs limit generic substitution and sustain high antiretroviral prices, even after key patents expire. #WorldAIDSDay2025 ja.ma/4pwRTKi

🚨NEW🚨 in @jama.com: Combination-Only Approvals as a Barrier to Affordable #HIV Care jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Glad to see it published on #WorldAIDSDay! An important reminder of the work that still needs to be done.

Just finished a terrific semester of Health Equity, Policy & Advocacy at @slulaw.bsky.social, an experiential law school class focused on the preparation of white papers and other deliverables for the City of St. Louis Department of Health and the St. Louis County Department of Public Health.

After a busy semester teaching 1L Torts (for the first time) to 81 (!!!) students, I remain optimistic about the future of the legal profession! "class photo" via Gemini, complete with Simon the pug and the arm sling I was using last week. Best of luck with finals!

Calling it a "clown show" or a "soap opera" seems to imply that there is no real-world impact. That it's just a performance. To be clear: these "theatrics" will have devastating consequences to FDA and its stakeholders that may take decades to overcome.

This really was an inspiring set of conversations. Thank you, @sbagen.bsky.social! #publichealth #healthlaw

This was a lot of fun. But I think we could do a caption contest with this photo.

Thought-provoking talk today by @umichlaw.bsky.social Professor @sbagen.bsky.social on his experiences in public service and his ideas for "Reconstructing the Public Health State" On behalf of @slulaw.bsky.social and @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social, thank you for joining us!

Happening today at noon: @sbagen.bsky.social @umichlaw.bsky.social will present "Reconstructing the Public Health State" as part of the @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social Distinguished Speaker Series!

Thrilled that my new piece with @drsinhaesq.bsky.social is out. We review different funding models for research and stress the importance of public funding for two reasons: (1) It can support non-profit-driven research, and (2) It can serve as a bulwark against corporate influence over science.

NEW with @medlawdan.bsky.social @sjquinney.bsky.social in Health Affairs Forefront: As An Alternative To Federal Research Funding, Private Investment Brings Significant Risks www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... cc: @slulaw.bsky.social @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social

👇This important work wrt how surgeons deal with microaggressions in the workplace #MedSky #SurgSky

🚨NEW🚨 paper with Physician Just Equity colleagues in @acsjacs.bsky.social: Whether and How Surgeons Took Action Against Workplace Microaggression: Survey of ACS Members journals.lww.com/journalacs/a...

The Weight of Stigma: working draft now available on @SSRN, we welcome your feedback! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

#FireproofingTheFDA Panel 4 Moderator Prof. Robert Harrison (@sjquinney.bsky.social) is a @slulaw.bsky.social @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social alum! cc: @medlawdan.bsky.social

#FireproofingTheFDA Panel 4: Repairing the FDA Copanelists: (1) Dr. Anjali Deshmukh @setonhallhealthlaw.bsky.social (2) @reshmagar.bsky.social @yalecrrit.bsky.social (3) Philip Singer @utah.edu Moderator: Robert Harrison @sjquinney.bsky.social cc: @medlawdan.bsky.social @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social

#FireproofingTheFDA Panel 3: The Current Crisis at the FDA (1) @lizzylawrence.bsky.social @statnews.com (2) @rachelsachs.bsky.social @washulaw.bsky.social (3) Nathan Cortez SMU Dedman Law (4) Jordan Paradise @loyolachicago.bsky.social Moderator: Avery Emery @sjquinney.bsky.social @utah.edu

#FireproofingTheFDA @sjquinney.bsky.social @utah.edu Keynote Speaker Dr. Rita Redberg @ucsfmedicine.bsky.social cc: @medlawdan.bsky.social

The Utah Law Review's annual Lee E. Teitelbaum Symposium is here! We're exploring how the FDA's medical product vetting might be strengthened—while defending it from interference. Amazing panels this morning with top experts from law schools, med schools, journalism, and more.

#FireproofingTheFDA Panel 2: FDA, Politics, and Public Health (1) @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social (2) @pzettler.bsky.social @ohiostatelaw.bsky.social (3) Lewis Grossman @auwclhealthlaw.bsky.social (4) Joseph Daval @portalresearch.org Moderator: @teneille.bsky.social @sjquinney.bsky.social

At @sjquinney.bsky.social #FireproofingTheFDA Panel 1: Improving the Safety and Effectiveness of Medical Products Panelists: (1) Shannon Brownlee (2) @saragerke.bsky.social (3) George Horvath @uclawsf.bsky.social Moderator: Jim Ruble @utah.edu College of Pharmacy cc: @medlawdan.bsky.social

Looking forward to "Fireproofing the FDA: Power, Politics, and Public Health" tomorrow! I will be on the last panel of the day: "Repairing the FDA." Kudos to @medlawdan.bsky.social @sjquinney.bsky.social for organizing! cc: @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social

Please join us (in person or via Zoom) as we welcome our next Distinguished Speaker, Prof Samuel Bagenstos (@sbagen.bsky.social) of the University of Michigan Law School. His talk, "Reconstructing the Public Health State," will be held at noon on Monday, Oct. 13. Register: forms.gle/TAbXnbB4GbJb...

Wow, the 2025 Health Law Scholars Workshop is officially in the books! @davidasimon.bsky.social @benjaminabarsky.bsky.social @rickweinmeyer.bsky.social

Thrilled to be welcoming #healthjustice shero @daynamatthew.bsky.social -- especially because applications are due this week for our newest experiential offering: the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic. Apply now, #SLULaw! @slulaw.bsky.social #medleg #healthlaw

Congrats to Rebekah King (3L) and Prof Sinha on their article "The Weight of Stigma" in the @cardozolaw.bsky.social Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice, which highlights how medical & social attitudes affect obesity treatment. We’re proud to see you shaping this critical convo in #HealthLaw!

Delighted to share that "The Weight Of Stigma," a coauthored article led by @slulaw.bsky.social 3L Rebekah King, is now forthcoming in Volume 32 of the @cardozolaw.bsky.social Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice! cc: @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social

We are pleased to host Dean @daynamatthew.bsky.social of @gwu1821.bsky.social Law School as our first speaker of the '25-26 year. Evidence That A Healthy Democracy Is Good For The Nation's Health, will be held at noon, Tues., 9/23. Register online; hope to see you there! forms.gle/Ccm2u2m1oBmW...

9 former CDC directors speak out against Secretary of HHS Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

#TortsInTheWild #SpotTheNegligence "And suddenly, a cow comes out of nowhere and knocks the motorcyclist to the ground!" It may seem like a far-fetched Torts fact pattern, but it happened in real life!

#TortsInTheWild #SpotTheNegligence The pond in the background has no fence and was reportedly 3 feet deep!

Thrilled to announce an upcoming symposium at Utah Law (@sjquinney.bsky.social): Fireproofing the FDA: Power, Politics, and Public Health Free to register and featuring @deankronkwarner.bsky.social @saragerke.bsky.social @ghorvath.bsky.social . . . www.law.utah.edu/event/lee-e-...

#TortsInTheWild #SpotTheNegligence is off to a good start @slulaw.bsky.social! cc: @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social

Teaching #Torts @slulaw.bsky.social starting tomorrow, using the @johnfabianwitt.bsky.social @kmtani.bsky.social #OpenAccess CALI casebook: www.cali.org/books/torts-... Borrowing from @tpearl.bsky.social, students will share pictures of #TortsInTheWild #SpotTheNegligence for participation credit!

If you are looking for a great open-access Torts casebook, here is the one I'll be using this semester:

Enjoyed discussing competition, innovation, standardization, and drug-device combination products at #IPSC2025, hosted by @depaullaw.bsky.social Co-panelists @patentscholar.bsky.social, @rachelsachs.bsky.social & @drximebena.bsky.social gave terrific talks as well!

Lab-grown salmon was recently FDA-approved: washingtonpost.com/climate-solu... Yet several states now ban cultured meats: vox.com/future-of-me... For more background, read our AJLM article "Meat, The Future: The Role Of Regulators In The Lab-Grown Revolution" here: cambridge.org/core/journal...

Food recalls in the #UnitedStates often reveal serious mismanagement & structural issues in both #government & private industry, yet they have become unremarkable & even expected in our modern world. Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Subscribe: www.ssrn.com/link/Saint-L... #Lawsky

With so much of the public health and health care system in turmoil, why not worry about another problem?! A warning about the looming threat of public health law vacuums from me and my wonderful colleague @profgoldberg.bsky.social. www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

I just want to re-up this Health Affairs Forefront piece co-authored with @rickweinmeyer.bsky.social. We're working on the concept of a "Public Health Law Vacuum" as a form of governance failure. Who is creating these vacuums? Why? What are the consequences? And what can we do about it? ⤵️ #PHLaw

Today, Erin Fuse continues our series on consolidating care, by explaining how states are revising nearly-forgotten prohibitions that seek to prevent profit-seeking corporations from controlling the practice of medicine.

#VaccinesWork Important read in @statnews.com from physician-leaders of @aafp.org @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @acpimphysicians.bsky.social @acog.org @idsainfo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...

Great time at #IPSC2025 in Geneva and #ATRIP2025 in Copenhagen! Presented collaborative work with Prof. Timo Minssen @ucph.bsky.social on the role of proportionality in the development of diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics for future pandemics. cc: @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social

In Geneva for the IP Researchers Europe #IPRE conference! Looking forward to presenting early progress on a new project with Prof. Timo Minssen from CeBIL and the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law, titled "Novel Diagnostics, Vaccines, and Therapeutics for Pandemics: A Call for Proportionality"

Great time at ASLME #HLPC2025, hosted by @bulaw.bsky.social @busph.bsky.social last week! Our panel on Direct-to-Prescription Pharmaceuticals (with @weparmet.bsky.social @cehaupt.bsky.social @jakeelberg.bsky.social) was well-attended despite being slotted in the last session of the conference.

Finishing up strong with Prof Michael Sinha’s educational and funny (*ask him about his Viagra tie when you see him next!) presentation on “Direct to Prescription Marketing: Constitutional, Regulatory, and Ethical Implications.” @drsinhaesq.bsky.social