- Senior Research Associate at the Health Law Institute, University of Alberta
Alessandro R Marcon (Sandro) has been a Research Associate at the Health Law Institute since November 2015. Focusing primarily on the dissemination of health information, he has lead and contributed to research projects exploring how the media (e.g. the popular press, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram) represents key health and science policy issues related to the topics of genetics, stem cell research, alternative health therapies, breastfeeding, vaccination, transplantation and health-related marketing. His work has been published widely in academic journals, such as, Nature's Genetics in Medicine, The Journal of Law and Biosciences, Regenerative Medicine, and The Journal of Medical Internet Research, and has been presented broadly at academic conferences, workshops, and community events.
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–presentSenior Research Associate at the University of Alberta's Health Law Institute, University of Alberta
Education
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2015Carleton University , MA in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies with a Specialization in Digital Humanities
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