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X-WR-CALNAME:Eggonomics: The Global Market in Human Eggs and the Donors Who
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an enlightening book discussion cohosted by UCSF Bi
 oethics and the UCSF Institute for Health & Aging. This event will feature
  a deep dive into Diane Tober’s new book\, Eggonomics: The Global Market
  in Human Eggs and the Donors Who Supply Them.\n\n Date and Time:\nWednesd
 ay April 16th 2025 | 3-4pm (Discussion) 4-4:30pm (Reception)\n\nLocation:\
 nValley Tower Jade Room 208 | Hybrid via Zoom\n\nFeaturing Author:\nDiane 
 Tober\, PhD\, is an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama Depar
 tment of Anthropology and Institute for Social Science Research\, and affi
 liate of the UCSF Institute for Health & Aging. Dr. Tober is a renowned me
 dical anthropologist whose work explores biocultural aspects of health\, g
 ender and sexuality\, the commodification of the body\, science and techno
 logy studies\, bioethics\, and social and reproductive justice. She has be
 en researching egg donors’ decisions and experiences within the global m
 arket for human eggs since 2013. Her latest book\, Eggonomics (Routledge 2
 025)\, illuminates the journeys of egg donors and explores the realities o
 f the multi-billion dollar human egg industry. Eggonomics was awarded the 
 2024 Carol R. Ember Book Prize by the Society for Applied Anthropology.\n\
 nTo purchase Eggonomics and view further details about the book\, please v
 isit the Routledge website here.\n\nModerator:\nJulia Brown\, PhD\, is an 
 Assistant Professor at the UCSF Department of Humanities and Social Scienc
 es and an affiliate of UCSF Bioethics. Dr. Brown’s research focuses on t
 he ethical and social implications of emergent prenatal genetic technologi
 es. She is the author of The Clozapine Clinic: Health Agency in High-Risk 
 Conditions (Routledge 2022).\n\n Event Highlights:\n\nBook Discussion: Del
 ve into the themes and insights of Eggonomics with author Diane Tober in a
  conversation moderated by Dr. Julia Brown\, who will guide the discussion
  to uncover the ethical and social implications of the book’s findings.Q
 &A Session: Participate in an interactive Q&A session where you can pose y
 our questions to the author.Reception: Enjoy a brief reception directly fo
 llowing the event where you can mingle with fellow attendees and the speak
 ers.How to Attend:\n\nIn-Person: Join us at Valley Tower\, 490 Illinois St
 reet\, in the 2nd floor conference center in the Jade Room 208.Virtually: 
 Participate via Zoom. [Insert Zoom link here]We look forward to this oppor
 tunity to explore Dr. Tober’s work and the profound impact of the global
  human egg market through a bioethical lens. For any questions regarding t
 he event\, please contact Bailey Jones at Bailey.Jones@ucsf.edu.  \n\nRSVP
 : Please RSVP for the event here.
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SUMMARY:Eggonomics: The Global Market in Human Eggs and the Donors Who Supp
 ly Them
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 in-human-eggs-and-the-donors-who-supply-them
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