The American Book Fest has honored LSU Law Professor Michael J. Malinowski’s recently released book, “Personal Genome Medicine: The Legal and Regulatory Transformation of U.S. Medicine,” with the 2023 Best in Law award.
Published by Cambridge University Press in August, “Personal Genome Medicine” is a groundbreaking examination of the ethical, legal and social implications of direct-to-consumer genetic health risk testing services such as 23andMe’s Personal Genome Health Service.
Malinowski joined the LSU Law faculty in 2002.
The American Book Fest’s annual BBA is one of the world’s largest international book award programs for mainstream, indie and self-published titles. Malinowski and the approximately 60 winners of this year’s awards join a prestigious group of past laureates, including Pope Francis, Amy Tan, Anne Lamott, George Sanders, Julie Andrews, Clive Barker, Vanessa Williams, “Shark Tank’s” Daymon John, Brad Thor, Kitty Kelley and many others.
Malinowski holds the Ernest R. and Iris M. Eldred Professorship, and Lawrence B. Sandoz Jr. Endowed Professorship at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where his core courses include bioethics law and policy, health law survey, disability law, and biotechnology: law, business, and policy. He is the author of several academic books and more than 50 law review articles. His debut children’s book, “Why Am I Me?” which introduces children to the basic concepts of DNA and genetics, was published in 2019.
