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Carol L. Freund, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Professional and Medical Education
Division of Integrated Didactics

615-327-6066
Room #2211 West Basic Science Bldg
1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Boulevard
Nashville, TN  37208

cfreund@mmc.edu


 
Professional Education

B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Post-doctoral fellow, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Post-doctoral fellow, National Human Genome Institute and Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD

 
Research Interests

Dr. Freund’s primary academic role involves the teaching of medical and dental students in Human genetics and bioethics.  Her research involves the translation of genetic technology into clinical practice and the scope of bioethics surrounding genetic information. 

 
Selected Publications
Freund, C. L., Clayton, E. W., Wilfond, B. S. (2004) Natural Settings Trials- Improving the Introduction of Clinical Genetic Tests. Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics. 32(1):106-110.

Freund, C.L., Gregory, D, Clayton, EW. (2004) Evaluating Pharmacogenetic Tests – A Case Example. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine 158: 276-279.

Freund, C.L., Clayton, E.W. (2003) Pharmacogenomics and Children: Meeting the Ethical Challenges. American Journal of Pharmacogenomics 3(6): 399-404.

Freund, C. L., Wilfond, B. S. (2002) Emerging Ethical Issues in Pharmacogenomics: From Research to Clinical Practice. American Journal of Pharmacogenomics 2(4): 273-281.

Chow, R.L., Snow, B., Novak, J., Looser, J., Freund, C., Vidgen, D., Ploder, L., McInnes, R. R. (2001). Vsx1, a rapidly evolving paired-like homeobox gene expressed in cone bipolar cells. Mechanisms of Development 109(2): 315-322.