Don Chalmers: His Contributions to Legal Research and Education, Health Law, and Research Ethics, Locally and Globally

Dianne Nicol; Yann Joly; Jane Kaye; Bartha Knoppers; Eric M Meslin; Jane Nielsen; Margaret Otlowski; Kate Warner

Don Chalmers: His Contributions to Legal Research and Education, Health Law, and Research Ethics, Locally and Globally

J Law Med. 2020 Dec;28(1):289-297.

Authors

Dianne Nicol¹, Yann Joly², Jane Kaye³, Bartha Knoppers⁴, Eric M Meslin⁵, Jane Nielsen⁶, Margaret Otlowski⁷, Kate Warner⁸

Affiliations

¹ Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Law and Genetics, Law Faculty, University of Tasmania.
² Professor of Law and member of the Centre of Genomics and Policy, McGill University, Canada.
³ Professor of Law and Director, Centre for Health, Law and Emerging Technologies University of Oxford and Centre for Health, Law and Emerging Technologies, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne.
⁴ Professor of Law and Director of the Centre of Genomics and Policy, McGill University, Canada.
⁵ President and CEO, Council of Canadian Academies; former Executive Director, US National Bioethics Advisory Commission; Adjunct Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada.
⁶ Associate Professor of Law and member of the Centre for Law and Genetics, Law Faculty, University of Tasmania.
⁷ Professor of Law and Deputy Director of the Centre for Law and Genetics, Law Faculty and Pro Vice Chancellor (Culture, Wellbeing and Sustainability) University of Tasmania.
⁸ Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Tasmania and Governor, State of Tasmania.

PMID: 33415906

Abstract

Distinguished Professor Don Chalmers retired from the Law Faculty at the University of Tasmania on Friday 10 July 2020. This article is dedicated to Don, providing a brief account and acknowledgment of his fine contributions to legal research and education and law reform, particularly in the field of health and medical law, research ethics and policy reform. He has been an excellent colleague, mentor, leader, teacher, and researcher. He deserves to enjoy a long and rewarding retirement, though we, and many others, will not allow him to slip entirely out of the limelight. Don is still much needed, and still has so much to give in our ongoing quest to ensure that legal, research ethics and policy responses are adequate in reaping the benefits and responding to the challenges of biomedical advances.

Keywords: Don Chalmers; education; law reform; legal research.

MeSH terms

Ethics, Research*
Health Education*
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