William Hurlbut

William Hurlbut, M.D. is a consulting professor in the Program in Human Biology at Stanford University. In January 2002, Dr. Hurlbut was appointed to the President's Council on Bioethics. His main areas of interest involve the ethical issues associated with advancing technology and neuroscience and the integration of the philosophy of biology with Christian theology. Dr. Hurlbut has co-taught integrative courses at Stanford with Luca Cavelli-Sforza, director of the Human Genome Diversity Project, and Nobel Prize winner Baruch Blumberg. Dr. Hurlbut also works with the Center for Security and International Cooperation on a project formulating policy on Chemical and Biological Warfare and with NASA on projects in Astrobiology.