FALL MEETING IN NEW YORK CITY AND BIOETHICS FORUM Dr. Stephen Prescott, MD Dr. Prescott is executive director of Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI), professor of internal medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and a leader in studies of the basic mechanisms of human disease. He was a founder and the director of the innovative Eccles Program in Human Molecular Biology and Genetics at the University of Utah, which applies the most modern, sophisticated methods of genetic and molecular biology research to the problems of human disease. Under Dr. Prescott's leadership, HCI has created programs to educate underserved populations about cancer prevention, detection, and care. He has been instrumental in making the Utah Population Database, the largest genetic database in the world, a powerful tool for genetic research. Dr. Prescott holds the H.A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair in Human Molecular Biology and Genetics and serves on boards for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and scientific endeavors, as well as for business and economic development task forces and boards of directors.