Adrian Thorogood (B.A.&Sc., B.C.L./LL.B.) is a lawyer and Academic Associate at the Centre of Genomics and Policy (CGP) at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. As Manager of the GA4GH Regulatory and Ethics Work Stream, he coordinates the development of policy frameworks addressing consent, privacy and security, data access, and research oversight that enable responsible data sharing between countries, institutions, and sectors. Adrian’s legal research focuses on how genomic sequencing platforms, information and networking technologies, open science practices, and patient empowerment movements are disrupting biomedical research and health care. He has published numerous articles on health data governance and regulation, the duties and liabilities of health professionals, and the privacy of health information. More specifically his research focuses on how law and policy need to adapt in an era of Big Data, precision medicine, and international collaboration.
Adrian holds a joint common law / civil law degree from McGill University. While at law school, he was editor-in-chief of the McGill Journal of Law and Health. He articled at the Department of Finance Canada, where he advised on the regulation of financial institutions. He was called to the Ontario bar in 2015. Before entering law, Adrian obtained a Bachelor’s degree from McGill University with a double major in health economics and biomedical sciences, and worked as an epidemiology researcher and clinical trial coordinator.