Jennifer Wagner
Assistant Professor of Law, Policy, and Engineering
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213F Hammond
University Park, PA - She/Her
- jkw131@psu.edu
Research Summary
Promoting the international human right to science in genetics/omics, precision medicine, and digital health technologies; conducting anthroengineering and ELSI (ethical, legal, and social issues) research (with an emphasis on nondiscrimination, data privacy, and human-centered design)
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Most Recent Publications
All Together Now: Data Work to Advance Privacy, Science, and Health in the Age of Synthetic Data
Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes, Jennifer Wagner, 2025, Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing on p. 690-695
Implications of an Evolving Regulatory Landscape on the Development of AI and ML in Medicine
Nicole Rincon, Sara Gerke, Jennifer Wagner, 2025, Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing on p. 154-166
Implications of An Evolving Regulatory Landscape on the Development of AI and ML in Medicine
Nicole Rincon, Sara Gerke, Jennifer K. Wagner, 2025, Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing on p. 154-166
Tempered enthusiasm by interviewed experts for synthetic data and ELSI-focused checklists for AI in medicine
Laura Cabrera, Jennifer Wagner, Sara Gerke, Daniel Susser, 2025, AI & Ethics
What's the status of federal privacy law reform efforts?
Jennifer Wagner, 2024, Pennsylvania Bar Associate Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee Blog
Agonist antibody to guanylate cyclase receptor NPR1 regulates vascular tone
Michael E. Dunn, Aaron Kithcart, Jee Hae Kim, Andre Jo Hao Ho, Matthew C. Franklin, Annabel Romero Hernandez, Jan de Hoon, Wouter Botermans, Jonathan Meyer, Ximei Jin, Dongqin Zhang, Justin Torello, Daniel Jasewicz, Vishal Kamat, Elena Garnova, Nina Liu, Michael Rosconi, Hao Pan, Satyajit Karnik, Michael E. Burczynski, Wenjun Zheng, Ashique Rafique, Jonas B. Nielsen, Tanima De, Niek Verweij, Anita Pandit, Adam Locke, Naga Chalasani, Olle Melander, Tae Hwi Schwantes-An, Jennifer Rico Varela, Jaimee Hernandez, Nadia Rana, Nirupama Nishtala, Lyndon J. Mitnaul, Jason Mighty, Michelle G. LeBlanc, Marcus B. Jones, Esteban Chen, Juan Rodriguez-Flores, Gannie Tzoneva, Veera Rajagopal, Sujit Gokhale, Sahar Gelfman, Priyanka Nakka, Parsa Akbari, Olukayode Sosina, Moeen Riaz, Jen Wagner, Marylyn D. Ritchie, 2024, Nature on p. 654-661
Synthetic Health Data: Real Ethical Promise and Peril
Daniel Susser, Daniel Schiff, Sara Gerke, Laura Cabrera, Laura Y. Cabrera, Sara Gerke, I. Glenn Cohen, Megan Doerr, Jordan Harrod, Kristin Kostick-Quenet, Jasmine McNealy, Michelle Meyer, W. Nicholson Price, Jennifer Wagner, 2024, Hastings Center Report on p. 8-13
Synthetic data and ELSI-focused computational checklists—A survey of biomedical professionals’ views
Jennifer Kristin Wagner, Laura Cabrera, Sarah Gerke, Daniel Susser, 2024, PLOS Digital Health
AI Governance: A Challenge for Public Health
Jennifer K. Wagner, Megan Doerr, Cason D. Schmit, 2024, JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
2023 Year End Review: Data Privacy Laws Across the United States
Jennifer Wagner, 2023, Pennsylvania Bar Associate Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee Blog
Most-Cited Papers
The Responsibility to Recontact Research Participants after Reinterpretation of Genetic and Genomic Research Results
Yvonne Bombard, Kyle B. Brothers, Sara Fitzgerald-Butt, Nanibaa’ A. Garrison, Leila Jamal, Cynthia A. James, Gail P. Jarvik, Jennifer B. McCormick, Tanya N. Nelson, Kelly E. Ormond, Heidi L. Rehm, Julie Richer, Emmanuelle Souzeau, Jason L. Vassy, Jennifer K. Wagner, Howard P. Levy, 2019, American Journal of Human Genetics on p. 578-595
Patient-centered precision health in a learning health care system: Geisinger's genomic medicine experience
Marc S. Williams, Adam H. Buchanan, F. Daniel Davis, W. Andrew Faucett, Miranda L.G. Hallquist, Joseph B. Leader, Christa L. Martin, Cara Z. McCormick, Michelle N. Meyer, Michael F. Murray, Alanna K. Rahm, Marci L.B. Schwartz, Amy C. Sturm, Jennifer K. Wagner, Janet L. Williams, Huntington F. Willard, David H. Ledbetter, 2018, Health Affairs on p. 757-764
Fostering Responsible Research on Ancient DNA
Jennifer K. Wagner, Chip Colwell, Katrina G. Claw, Anne C. Stone, Deborah A. Bolnick, John Hawks, Kyle B. Brothers, Nanibaa’ A. Garrison, 2020, American Journal of Human Genetics on p. 183-195
Anthropologists' views on race, ancestry, and genetics
Jennifer K. Wagner, Joon Ho Yu, Jayne O. Ifekwunigwe, Tanya M. Harrell, Michael J. Bamshad, Charmaine D. Royal, 2017, American Journal of Physical Anthropology on p. 318-327
Facial recognition from DNA using face-to-DNA classifiers
Dzemila Sero, Arslan Zaidi, Jiarui Li, Julie D. White, Tomás B.González Zarzar, Mary L. Marazita, Seth M. Weinberg, Paul Suetens, Dirk Vandermeulen, Jennifer K. Wagner, Mark D. Shriver, Peter Claes, 2019, Nature Communications
Early cancer diagnoses through BRCA1/2 screening of unselected adult biobank participants
A Buchanan, K Manickam, M Meyer, J Wagner, Hallquist MLG, Miranda L.G. Hallquist, J Williams, A Rahm, M Williams, Z Chen, C Shah, Tullika Garg, A Lazzeri, Schwartz MLB, Marci L.B. Schwartz, D Lindbuchler, A Fan, R Leeming, P Servano, 3rd, Pedro O. Servano, A Smith, V Vogel, N Abul-Husn, F Dewey, M Lebo, H Mason-Suares, M Ritchie, F. Daniel Davis, F Davis, D Carey, D Feinberg, W. Andrew Faucett, W Faucett, D Ledbetter, M Murray, 2018, Genetics in Medicine on p. 554-558
A Qualitative Analysis of How Anthropologists Interpret the Race Construct
Jayne O. Ifekwunigwe, Jennifer K. Wagner, Joon Ho Yu, Tanya M. Harrell, Michael J. Bamshad, Charmaine D. Royal, 2017, American Anthropologist on p. 422-434
Community partnerships are fundamental to ethical ancient DNA research
Emma Kowal, Laura S. Weyrich, Juan Manuel Argüelles, Alyssa C. Bader, Chip Colwell, Amanda Daniela Cortez, Jenny L. Davis, Gonzalo Figueiro, Keolu Fox, Ripan S. Malhi, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, Ayushi Nayak, Elizabeth A. Nelson, George Nicholas, Maria A. Nieves-Colón, Lynette Russell, Sean Ulm, Francisco Vergara-Silva, Fernando A. Villanea, Jennifer K. Wagner, Joseph M. Yracheta, Krystal S. Tsosie, 2023, Human Genetics and Genomics Advances
Incorporating Social Media into your Support Tool Box: Points to Consider from Genetics-Based Communities
H Rocha, J Savatt, E Riggs, Jennifer Wagner, W Faucett, C Martin, 2018, Journal of Genetic Counseling on p. 470-480
Ethics in biological anthropology
Trudy R. Turner, Jennifer K. Wagner, Graciela S. Cabana, 2018, American Journal of Physical Anthropology on p. 939-951
News Articles Featuring Jennifer Wagner
Oct 30, 2024
New initiative in Law, Policy and Engineering trains state governor’s fellows
Faculty and staff in Penn State’s Law, Policy, and Engineering initiative (LPE) were recently tapped by the governor’s office to lead a two-day training program in September in Harrisburg on science and technology policy.
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Dec 09, 2023
Podcast unpacks legal questions prompted by scientific breakthroughs
Novel scientific discoveries and technological advances often challenge society’s previously held assumptions, and present new questions that might have not been considered.
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Jul 31, 2023
Penn State CTSI announces seven Bridges to Translation pilot funding recipients
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute is helping to generate innovative health research ideas and promote collaboration through the awarding of pilot grants in its "Bridges to Translation" program.
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Jan 27, 2022
Faculty member appointed to AAAS Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility
Jennifer Wagner, Penn State assistant professor of law, policy and engineering in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs, was appointed to serve on the American Association for the Advancement of Science Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility
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