Ira Harris Carmen (born December 3, 1934) graduated from the
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
, former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821)
, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
, endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
and is an American Professor Emeritus of
Political Science
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...
at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Un ...
, where he taught from 1968 to 2009.
Carmen is a co-founder of the social science subdiscipline of genetics and politics. The first
political scientist
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...
to be elected to the
Human Genome Organization, he is a member of two research teams at the
University of Illinois
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Uni ...
, one exploring
sociogenomics
Sociogenomics, also known as social genomics, is the field of research that examines why and how different social factors and processes (e.g., social stress, conflict, isolation, attachment, etc.) affect the activity of the genome. Social genomics ...
and the other
stem cell research
In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can differentiate into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell. They are the earliest type of ...
.
After 41 years of service, Professor Carmen retired on August 24, 2009.
Research
*''Cloning and the Constitution: An Inquiry into Governmental Policymaking and Genetic Experimentation''
*''Politics in the Laboratory: The Constitution of Human Genomics''
*''Power & Balance: An Introduction to American Constitutional Government''
*''Movies, Censorship, and the Law''
References
External links
The Constitution of Human Genomics
1934 births
Living people
University of Michigan alumni
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty
American political scientists
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