UNC Bioethics

📣 Feb 18 | Merrimon Lecture Join the UNC Center for Bioethics for the 2026 Merrimon Lecture with Robert Califf, MD. 🩺 Can professionalism survive the financialization of U.S. healthcare? 🕛 12–1 pm ET 🔗bioethics.unc.edu/talk/merrimon-… #Bioethics #MerrimonLecture #UNC

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The most recent issue of our newsletter has been released. mailchi.mp/unc/news-from-…

📢 Anne Lyerly was quoted in STAT+ on the persistent exclusion of pregnant women from drug trials. Important insights on equity in research. 📰 “Fights over Tylenol, SSRIs highlight the enduring lack of pregnant women in drug trials” (paywalled) #Bioethics

🎙️ Jill Fisher featured across major outlets: 🗞️ NYT – ethics & private equity in drug research 🧪 C&EN – what it’s like to join a clinical trial 🎧 First Opinion Podcast – “Would you contract dysentery for $7,300?” #Bioethics

Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/apae Gain insights into navigating the complexities of ethical dilemmas. Earn IPE credit and receive certificates of attendance for CEUs. Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/aq9y

Rebecca Walker’s new book, Of Mice and Primates: Virtue Ethics and Animal Research, is out now from Oxford University Press. global.oup.com/academic/produ…

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Register for the PreMiEr workshop on the Societal Dimensions of Built Environment Microbiome Engineering, which will be held via Zoom from 1 to 4:30 PM on May 13, 2025.

Help us reach our donor challenge! Our fund supports teaching, training, mentoring, and research by the Center for Bioethics. In 2024, we're focusing on raising funds to support student opportunities. unchf.org/tht24bioethics

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In 2024, we're focusing on raising funds to support student opportunities. From travel funds to practicums, support on Tar Heal Tuesday will help us continue - and expand - opportunities for students in the School of Medicine and across Carolina. unchf.org/tht24bioethics

📢ICYMI @douglaspmackay was at the @NIH Ethics Grand Rounds: The Ethics of Randomized Policy Experiments. To watch videocast.nih.gov/watch=55161

The Center for Bioethics has a donor challenge.📣 @UNCHealthFdn Board will add $500 to our fundraising if we have 25 donors by December 3rd. unchf.org/tht24bioethics

Meet our new Postdoctoral Fellow Rami Major. You can read more about Rami by visiting bioethics.unc.edu/2024/11/18/i-w…

Anne Lyerly will present at Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences "When Law, Ethics & Medicine Collide: Physician Duties When Law Restricts Reproductive Health Care." Friday, Nov. 1, 12-1:30 pm Central. Register today consortium.umn.edu/lecture/physic…

Join us today for "How Artificial Intelligence Might Save Bioethics (And it's not how you think)." Please visit our website to join the webinar. bioethics.unc.edu/talk/artificia…

Publishing in @AnnalsAllergy, @UNC_SOM researchers delve into the perspectives of community and academic providers on the role of biologics and food allergy. This study was led by co-authors Edwin Kim, MD, and Jill Fisher, PhD. ow.ly/QjzL50TQ6o6