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For The Media

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Susan Gilbert, communications director
gilberts@thehastingscenter.org
845-424-4040, ext. 244

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Tailored to the needs of journalists, the Bioethics Briefings contains overviews of issues in bioethics of high public interest.

Table of Contents

Key Issues and Center Experts

AgingNancy Berlinger, PhD
Animal EthicsLiz Bowen, PhD
Carolyn P. Neuhaus, PhD
Artificial IntelligenceVardit Ravitsky, PhD
Athmeya Jarayam, PhD
Clinical Trials & Research EthicsKaren J. Maschke, PhD
Conflicts of Interest in ResearchJosephine Johnston, LLB, MBHL
Thomas H. Murray, PhD
Covid-19 Ethics & Vaccine Trials and AllocationKaren Maschke, PhD
Disability BioethicsLiz Bowen, PhD
Erik Parens, PhD
EnhancementJosephine Johnston, LLB, MBHL
Thomas H. Murray, PhD
Erik Parens, PhD
Emerging TechnologiesJosephine Johnston, LLB, MBHL
Gregory E. Kaebnick, PhD
Thomas H. Murray, PhD
Erik Parens, Ph.D
End-of-Life CareNancy Berlinger, PhD
Michael Gusmano, PhD 
Bruce Jennings, MA
GeneticsJosephine Johnston, LLB, MBHL
Gregory E. Kaebnick, PhD
Carolyn P. Neuhaus, PhD
Erik Parens, PhD
Health Care & Health PolicyNancy Berlinger, PhD
Michael Gusmano, PhD
Medical ErrorNancy Berlinger, PhD
Nature and Environmental EthicsGregory E. Kaebnick, PhD
Carolyn P. Neuhaus, PhD
NeuroscienceJosephine Johnston, LLB, MBHL
Erik Parens, PhD
Prenatal and Newborn ScreeningJosephine Johnston, LLB, MBHL
Erik Parens, PhD
Privacy and BiobankingKaren J. Maschke, PhD
Psychiatry and Mental HealthJosephine Johnston, LLB, MBHL
Erik Parens, PhD
Reproductive HealthVardit Ravitsky, PhD
Josephine Johnston, LLB, MBHL
Danielle Pacia, MBE
Sports and EthicsThomas H. Murray, PhD
Synthetic BiologyGregory E. Kaebnick, PhD
Thomas H. Murray, PhD
Erik Parens, PhD

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