Mark Frankel

Director and Scientific Officer at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Mark S. Frankel is Director of the Scientific Accountability, Human Rights and Law Program for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He is responsible for developing and managing AAAS activities related to science, human rights, ethics and law. He serves as a staff officer to two AAAS committees, the Scientific Commission on Freedom and Accountability and the AAAS-American Bar Association National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists. He is editor of the Professional Ethics Report, Quarterly Programs Newsletter, and is a fellow at AAAS.

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