UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
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Chair Fellow addresses European Association of Centres of Medical Ethics annual conference
UNESCO Chair Fellow Joseph Tham presented a paper at the European Association of Centres of Medical Ethics (EACME) annual conference in Barcelona, Spain on September 7. An abstract of his talk, based upon the experience of the Fourth International Bioethics,...
17th SUMMER COURSE IN BIOETHICS. Human Enhancement: Bioethical Challenges of Emerging Technologies
17th SUMMER COURSE IN BIOETHICS July 9 to 13, 2018 - Rome Italy Human Enhancement: Bioethical Challenges of Emerging Technologies 17th Summer and International Refresher Course in Bioethics will take place from July 9 to 13, 2018 at our University Campus: Via...
Neurobioethics and Transhumanism Masterclass: Neurosciences that Love Human Beings
INSTITUTE OF BIOETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS Masterclass in Neurobioethics NEUROBIOETHICS AND TRANSHUMANISM - I edition 2017-2018 NEUROSCIENCES THAT LOVE HUMAN BEINGS TARGET AND PROGRAM The Interdisciplinary Research Group in Neurobiothics (GdN) of the...
Neurobioethics Research Group Presents the 2017/18 Research and Training Program Scheduling
by Giulia Bovassi The 2016/17 closing meeting of the Interdisciplinary Research Group in Neurobioethics (GdN), chaired by Coordinator F. Alberto Carrara, LC, took place in the afternoon of June 23, with the active participation of various members and collaborators....
UNESCO Chair Research Scholar participates to an international conference: “What’s Next?! Hype and Hope from Human Reproductive Cloning to Genome Editing”
On July 7th 2017, Prof. Mirko D. Garasic participated in a stimulating international conference in Turin on genome editing, reproductive technologies, science fiction and media. The conference was organized by Dr. Solveig Lena Hansen and Dr. Maurizio Balistreri with...
UNESCO Chair participates in Diagrama Foundation event on migration
By Serena Montefusco On Tuesday June 27th, the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights took part in the event host by Diagrama Foundation in Chatham, UK. As part of the eight partners of European Citizens for Solidarity (EUROSOL), co-funded by the Europe for...
New EU project works on improving guidelines for Informed Consent, including vulnerable populations, under a gender perspective
The Project The informed consent (IC) process allows the subject to voluntarily decide whether or not his/her participation in research. Autonomy of the patient in the decision of having a medical procedure or participating in clinical research is of major importance....
The Bioethically responsible business
UNESCO Chair Director Alberto García Gómez contributed to the recent work on Bioethical Responsibility in Businesses and Institutions (La responsabilidad bioética en las empresas e instituciones). García coauthored the article, “The Bioethically Responsible Business”...
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