Biography
Professor Loane Skene LLD (Hons)(UMelb), LLM (Mon), LLB (Hons) (UMelb), is a Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law and an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne. She is Deputy Director of the Centre for Law and Human Genetics at the University of Tasmania and has served on numerous federal and state advisory committees, especially in relation to genetics and the law. In 2005, she was Deputy Chair of the Lockhart Committee on Human Cloning and Embryo Research and became principal spokesperson for the Committee after the sudden death of the Chair, the late Justice Lockhart AO, in January 2006. She is the author of two books on medical law, (including Law and Medical Practice, 3rd ed, LexisNexis Sydney, 2008); and numerous chapters in books and articles in Australian and overseas legal, medical and scientific journals. In 2003, she was awarded a Centenary Medal for ‘Service to Australian Society through the Exploration of Legal and Ethical Issues of Health Care’ and in 2007 she was named by the Australian Financial Review among Australia's most powerful cultural figures.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
International Linkages
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Laws |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1969 |
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| Master of Laws |
Monash University |
31-Dec-1985 |
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| Doctor of Laws |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-2009 |
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Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Australian and New Zealand Institute of Health, Law and Ethics (ANZIHLE) |
Board Member |
01-Jan-1999 |
|
| Member |
International Society for Stem Cell Research |
Ethics Committee member |
01-Aug-2006 |
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| Member |
Spinal Cord Society of Australia |
Member of Scientific Committee |
23-Aug-2006 |
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| Member |
Health 2020 |
Member of Independant Oversight Committee |
01-Dec-2006 |
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| Barrister & Solicitor |
Supreme Court of Victoria |
Barrister & Solicitor |
10-Aug-2004 |
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Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Medal |
Commonwealth of Australia |
Centenary Medal for ?Service to Australian society through the Exploration of Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Care? |
01-Jan-2003 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| Communicating genetic information in families: practical, legal, social and ethical issues |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2005 |
| FACILITATION AND REGULATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INVOLVING HUMAN GENETIC DATABANKS |
Chief Investigator |
UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA |
Discovery Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
12/01/2005 |
| HUMAN OOCYTES FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH: DONATION AND REGULATION IN AUSTRALIA |
Chief Investigator |
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
23/04/2008 |
| LEGAL AND ETHICAL REGULATION OF THE USE AND COMMERCIALISATION OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
|
Additional Grant and Contract Information
Current grants
2008-2010 NHMRC Project grant APP ID: 491214. $344,500, with A/Prof Jane Halliday, Dr MaryAnne Aitken, A/Prof Martin Delatycki, Prof Ingrid Winship, Ms Susan Donath. Communication of genetic information in families: A randomised controlled trial of a genetic counselling intervention (administered by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, University of Melbourne)
2008-2010 ARC Linkage grant: LP0882054, $215,000 with A/Prof CJ Waldby (USyd); A/Prof I Kerridge (USyd); Collaborating/Partner Organisation, Westmead Fertility Services Human Oöcytes for Stem Cell Research: donation and regulation in Australia (administered by USyd)
2005- 2009 ARC Discovery Project Grant DP0559760, $601,597, with Prof DR Chalmers; Dr D Nicol; Prof MF Otlowski; Facilitation and Regulation of Research and Development Involving Human Genetic Databanks (administered by UTas)
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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