School of Social and Political Science

Giorgia Kerr

Job Title

PhD Student

Research interests

Research interests

Medical anthropology, Value, Innovation in biotechnology, Patient activism, Bioeconomics, Clinical research, Anthropology of pharmaceuticals

Background

Education

University of Melbourne – BA (Hons.) Anthropology (2012-2015)

University of Edinburgh – MScR Medical Anthropology (2017-2018)

University of Edinburgh – PhD Social Anthropology (2020 - ) 

 

Funding

Wellcome Trust Doctoral Studentship (2020-2023)

 

Conference presentations

‘Multi-sited meaning-making, alienation, and (bio)value in genetic testing for Huntington's disease: A methodological critique of medical anthropology’ – Australia Anthropological Society Conference 2018

‘Value in open science pharmaceutical innovation: The collective development of novel treatments for Huntington’s disease’ – American Anthropological Association/Canadian Anthropology Society Annual Meeting 2023

 

Supervisors:

Dr Stefan Ecks

Prof Steve Sturdy