Dr Naomi Hawkins
Lecturer
Naomi Hawkins's research focuses on the interaction of law and biomedical science, particularly around intellectual property rights. She uses traditional legal research and empirical methods to investigate the impact of human gene patents on the development of translational outcomes of genetics and genomics research. She is also interested in the ways in which data sharing practices intersect with intellectual property rights in science. She is a founding member of SCuLe, Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter.
At Exeter, Dr Hawkins teaches Contract Law, Medical Ethics and Law and Patent Law and Policy. She is also Director of Mooting and coach of various national and international mooting teams.
External Positions and Appointments
Research Associate at HeLEX - Centre for Health Law and Emerging Technologies, University of Oxford
