The UCSF Program in Bioethics – because it is part of the top-funded public institution in the United States, one focused entirely on health sciences, and because of its location in the Bay Area where leaders in bioscience, biotechnology and bioinformatics intersect – has a unique vantage point from which to assess health care’s most important social, moral and ethical concerns.
UCSF Bioethics
How can we ensure the ethical use of our ever-expanding technological prowess?
What We Do
Determining the nature of the good and implementing a moral vision in clinical and scientific practice is health care’s greatest challenge.
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Who We Are
The interdisciplinary program connects faculty, staff, students and trainees from across UCSF, creating a protected space for moral reflection that spans the university’s professional schools and health system.
Program faculty members conduct original research and policy analysis on a wide range of topics. They consult on moral and ethical concerns while embedded within bioscience or clinical projects. They devise strategies to effectively incorporate patient and citizen input into ongoing governance of science, clinical practice and public health practice. And they provide a Research Ethics Consultation Service and direct educational programs for UCSF’s four professional schools.
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Germline Genome Editing: Rogues and Regulation
NYTimes: Aid in Dying Soon Will be Available to More Americans. Few Will Choose It.
Should All Babies Have Their Genomes Sequenced?
Matty Norstad - Program Associate