Bernard Siegel JD

Bernard Siegel JD General Information

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Mr. Bernard Siegel founded and served as Director at The Genetics Policy Institute. He is the founder and co-chair of a series of global conferences, including the annual World Stem Cell Summit and founder and editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed World Stem Cell Report. Mr. Siegel first became involved with the scientific community when, in 2002, he filed a landmark case seeking a guardian for the alleged clone, "Baby Eve." The case was widely credited for exposing Clonaid, the so-called "human cloning company" as a sham. This case, and the media attention which ensued, allowed Mr. Siegel to meet with scientists and policy experts to discuss the need for legal and policy advocates for the scientific community. This led to Mr. Siegel's founding of the Genetics Policy Institute and his commitment to advocacy work on behalf of patients, doctors and researchers involved with the regenerative medicine community. In 2003, he traded his 30-year courtroom career to found GPI and Stem Cell Action Coalition, which leads a global "Pro-Cures Movement." With the leadership of world-class advisory boards, GPI has filed briefs in federal litigation pertaining to stem cell funding and organized key meetings aimed at uniting the global stem cell community. In 2004, Mr. Siegel played a pivotal role in galvanizing a global movement that successfully lobbied the United Nations to reject a treaty that called for a prohibition of nuclear transfer, or therapeutic cloning. As a recognized policy expert on stem cell research, regenerative medicine and cloning, Mr. Siegel works with the world's leading stem cell researchers and advocates. He works with grassroots activists throughout the United States, raising public awareness and educating lawmakers, the media and public on stem cells and regenerative medicine. A native of Richmond, Virginia, he received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Miami (BA 1972, JD 1975). He is a member of the Florida Bar, since 1975.