Bioethics

On the 19th of August, CELAB's research associate, Péter Kakuk was elected as the next president of the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare (www.espmh.org). He was elected during the Society's general assembly meeting in Zagreb that was held as part of their 30th annual scientific conference. Péter will serve the ESPMH Board for 3 years as President-elect, then another 3 years as President of Society.

Disaster Justice and Vulnerability in Disaster Ethics

On the 21-22nd of April, CEU hosted a conference under the same title – jointly organized by CELAB and the University of Debrecen – that also signalled the last stage of a four years long research and networking project.  The Disaster Bioethics project - COST Action IS1201 - attempted to bring together both practioners and researchers from a diversity of fields in order to reflect on ethical issues emerging from disaster management.

Science Day at the University Club in Bonn

Discussion of the CRISPR/Cas9

On 15th of February, 2016 members of the DRZE (Deutsches referenzzentrum für Ethik in den Biowissenschaften) Advisory Board, members of the DRZE Board of Trustees, members of the IWE (Institut für Wissenschaft und Ethik), DRZE and IWE Scientific Staff held a joint meeting in Bonn and discussed the CRISPR/Cas9 and Germline Manipulation.