David Lawrence

Dr. David Lawrence is an Assistant Professor in Biolaw at Durham Law School and holds a joint affiliation with the Durham CELLS (Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences). He is also a Fellow of the Institute for Medical Humanities. His research focuses on the ethical, legal, and policy implications of emerging biotechnologies, including neurotechnologies, implantable devices, human enhancement, and synthetic biology. Current work includes a project on creating new lifeforms through synthetic biology.

His editorial roles include serving as editor for Clinical Neuroethics and the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. His publications address transformative developments in bioethics and governance frameworks for novel biotechnologies like cerebral organoids.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided information. Dr. Lawrence supervises Miranda Wang, a PhD candidate.