Work Areas

Within the theme of biotechnologies and biosciences, the main areas of work relate to:

• Genetics
• Human enhancement
• Reproductive medicine
• Human tissue
• Surgical ethics

Recent work

Projects:

• European Commission, 2014. Co-app: R ter Meulen. Project title: “SYN-ENERGENE”
• Wellcome Trust Society & Ethics Small Grant, 2014. Advisor: R Huxtable. PI: A McKeown. Project title: “Ethics, Enhancement and Public Health”
• Medical Research Council Programme Grant, 2013. Co-applicant: R Huxtable. (PI: J Blazeby). Programme title: “ConDuCT-II (Collaboration and Innovation for Difficult and Complex Randomised Controlled Trials in Invasive Procedures)”
• European Commission, 2010. PI: R ter Meulen. Researcher: Z Deans. Project title: “EPOCH (Ethics in Public Policymaking: The Case of Human Enhancement)”
• European Commission, 2009. PI: R ter Meulen. Project title: “SYBHEL (Synthetic biology for human health: Ethical and legal issues)”
• NIHR, 2009. PI: A Newson. Researcher: Z Deans. Project title: “RAPID (Reliable, Accurate, Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis)”

Consultancy:

• Wellcome Trust People Award, 2014. Co-app: R Huxtable. Co-app: R ter Meulen. (PI: R Murray, @Bristol). Project title: “Brain Lab: Thinking Tissue”