Events

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