Kirstin Matthews
Kirstin Matthews is a Fellow in Science and Technology Policy at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy. Matthews received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin and a PhD in molecular biology from the University of Texas Health Science Center. Matthews has published multiple policy recommendations pertaining to stem cell research, climate change, and health care. Research Matthews is a Fellow in Science and Technology Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, which is located at Rice University in Houston, Texas. She conducts research on policy and ethical issues associated with emerging biotechnology such as regenerative medicine, vaccines and genomic research. She was the project director for the task force, Access to Health Care in Texas: Challenges of the Uninsured and Underinsured, from 2004 to 2006. The task force released a series of reports on the uninsured in the state title "Code Red". Selected publications by Matthews include: International Stem Cell Collaboration: How Disparate Policies between the United States and the United Kingdom Impact Research (2011), Stem Cell Research in the Greater Middle East: The Importance of Establishing Policy and Ethics Interoperability to Foster International Collaborations (2010), Conference Report – Stem