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Dr Nicola Marks

BA Natural Sciences Part II Genetics (Cambridge)
MSc by Research Human Genetics (Edinburgh)
PhD Social Studies of Science (Edinburgh)

Biography

Nicola is English but grew up in France. She returned to the UK to study Natural Sciences, then spent a year in Australia working in Brisbane (in genetic research and diagnostics) and travelling around the country. After that, she went to Edinburgh to start her 1+3 Master and PhD at the MRC Human Genetics Unit. At the end of the Master year, realising she was more interested in social aspects of science, she transferred to Sociology and the ESRC Innogen Centre, and completed her PhD entitled “Opening Up Spaces for Reflexivity? Scientists’ Discourses about Stem Cell Research and Public Engagement”. After a 1 year post-doc in Edinburgh, Nicola joined UoW in 2009.

Selected Publications

• Bruce, Ann and Nicola J. Marks (2007). “Five Myths about Stem Cell Research”. Innogen Policy Briefing No. 14.
• Marks, Nicola J. “Plasticity and Differentiation; Patrolling the Stem Cell Boundary”. Invited book chapter in preparation for the ESRC Genomics network edited collection Genomics and Nature: Theories, Concepts and Practices, The Sociological Review book series.
• Marks, Nicola J. “The Politics of “Pluripotency”: Classifying Stem Cells and Performing Scientific Citizenship”. In preparation for Social Studies of Science.
• Marks, Nicola J. “Cow-boys and Mavericks; Opening Up Spaces for Reflexivity?” In preparation for Public Understanding of Science.

Teaching

Nicola teaches in the Science and Technology Studies programme, with particular interests in social aspects of genetics, biotechnology and biomedicine.

Research interests

• Social aspects of science and technology
• Public engagement in science and public participation in developing countries
• Scientific citizenship and representations of science
• Power and authority
• Novel public engagement techniques
• New scientific developments and contentious issues