Synthetic biology is an interdisciplinary field combining biological and engineering to designing and redesigning genes, biological pathways, or organisms to solve society's major problems and understand biological principles. Rapid advancements in synthetic biology are reshaping how we approach challenges in health, … Read More
Operation Metro Surge created rapidly changing barriers to healthcare access that challenged traditional assumptions about the responsibilities of healthcare organizations. While healthcare and community organizations responded to the same crisis, they often recognized its impacts differently based on where they … Read More
Pediatric Ethics Grand Rounds (PEGR) creates space for thoughtful conversation about the ethical questions that arise in caring for children and families. Led by the clinical ethics team at Children’s Hospital Colorado, each session brings together diverse perspectives to examine … Read More
Shared decision but not costs: When should affordability inform prescribing? The doctor-patient relationship is grounded in the responsibility to act in the patient’s interests and welfare, yet the high cost of many prescription drugs threatens to challenge that paradigm. As … Read More
Presented by Karandeep Singh, MD, MMSc
This inquiry-based webinar explores responding to extreme patient vulnerability, especially but not exclusively in the context of heightened immigration enforcement, as a problem for bioethics. It pays particular attention to the possibility of safe and accessible healthcare delivery and the … Read More
Stigma produces population health inequities through resource deprivation, social exclusion, and diminished access to care — yet it remains largely absent from mainstream social determinants of health frameworks and the policies designed to address them. This presentation introduces a novel … Read More
The promise of microbial and molecular engineering to address urgent environmental challenges, such as pollutant remediation, remains limited by safety concerns and lack of efficacy when scaled from the lab to the field. In this lecture, Yonatan Chemla, Ph.D., K99 … Read More
PGTME invites all junior scholars (broadly construed) who study ethical issues in pediatric gene therapy to submit an abstract for or register to attend this year's Early Career Scholars Meeting. Suggested topics include: 1) genetic interventions; 2) drug development, evidence … Read More
Abstract: In July and August 2026, news broke revealing that two young children in China had died in gene-editing trials over a year earlier. For clinicians, researchers, and ELSI scholars who have tracked gene-editing developments over the last several decades, … Read More
Visual art, music, narrative, and performance have long shaped public consciousness around justice, dignity, and care. For this reflective workshop and discussion we center on the musical Annie, set in 1933 at the depths of the Great Depression, as a … Read More
Presented by Antonia Chiesa, MD and Megan Cook, LCSW Ethics Grand Rounds represents a dynamic initiative, proudly supported by the Center for Bioethics and Humanities and run by the Clinical Ethics Education Council. Each session is crafted to showcase compelling … Read More
