![]() Oliver Feeney Main position/role: Researcher in Ethics and Governance of Genome Editing, University of Tübingen, Germany |
Dr. Feeney’s primary research is on ethical, legal, and social (justice) implications of biomedical technologies, particularly the ethics and governance of genome editing; ethics of human enhancement; trust in science and medicine, and the role of patents in new technologies. His PhD on Genetics and Justice (2009) was awarded Ireland’s Basil Chubb Prize for best PhD thesis in politics. He is member of the Royal Irish Academy Life and Medical Sciences Committee and involved in networks in Ireland, Germany and across Europe. His publications include Bioethics, Developing World Bioethics, Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics and The American Journal of Bioethics. |