David Bentley, 2004-05-14

David Bentley, geneticist and a founding member of the management team of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, is interviewed by Mila Pollock on May 14, 2004, at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York. David Bentley's interview discusses the following topics: Scene 1. Becoming a scientist -- Scene 2. Alternative career paths -- Scene 3. Involvement in genomics -- Scene 4. Mapping human chromosomes -- Scene 5. Mechanics of the HGP: 1986 meeting at the Medical Research Council -- Scene 6. John Sulston -- Scene 7. 'Bermuda Principles' meetings -- Scene 8. Surprises in the HGP: scaling up -- Scene 9. International collaboration -- Scene 10. International collaboration: progress across borders -- Scene 11. Dangers of genetic information: ethical considerations -- Scene 12. Benefits of the human genetic sequence and its interpretation -- Scene 13. Dangers of genomic research: the possibility of misusing information -- Scene 14. Gene patenting -- Scene 15. Challenges of the HGP: communication across scientific disciplines -- Scene 16. Involvement in genomics: current research -- Scene 17. Career satisfaction -- Scene 18. Future of genomics: genomics, five years from now -- Scene 19. Competition in science -- Scene 20. Advice to young scientists -- Scene 21. Jim Watson, first encounter -- Scene 22. Francis Collins -- Scene 23. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory meetings -- Scene 24. 2004 meeting: Biology of Genomes.