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Dr. Richard R. Sharp is Director of Bioethics Research at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Sharp received his training in philosophy and medical ethics at Michigan State University. Prior to joining the Cleveland Clinic in 2007, Dr. Sharp taught bioethics at Baylor College of Medicine and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where he directed the Program in Environmental Health Policy and Ethics. Dr. Sharp's professional interests center on ethical issues in biomedical research and genetics. He has written on ethical considerations in testing asymptomatic persons for genetic predispositions to disease, understandings of race and ethnicity in genomic research, and the identification of genetic sensitivities to environmental toxicants. His research examines the promotion of informed patient decision-making in clinical research, particularly research that involves genetic analyses. Dr. Sharp has served on advisory committees for the American Thoracic Society, the European Respiratory Society, the Alpha One Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Center, and the National Institutes of Health.