Research Ethics Monthly
ISSN 2206-2483
Geoff Dandie
September 6, 2022
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Geoff holds a B.Sc. (Hons) and a Ph.D. (Medicine) from Monash University and over 40 years of experience working in
Amanda Fernie
February 4, 2022
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Amanda has extensive experience in animal ethics, human research ethics, research integrity and governance. She earned her doctorate from The
SARAH BYRNE
June 10, 2020
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BIOGRAPHY Sarah is a lawyer who has worked in the areas of health, medicine, intellectual property and ethics for more
MANDY DOWNING
June 10, 2020
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BIOGRAPHY Mandy Downing is a Yindjibarndi woman who descends from the Lockyer family of the Pilbara region. Mandy is a
SUSANNA GORMAN
June 10, 2020
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BIOGRAPHY Susanna Gorman has a wealth of experience in the area of research ethics, integrity and governance, having worked across
LINDSEY TE ATA…
June 10, 2020
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BIOGRAPHY Lindsey is a lecturer in political philosophy at the University of Canterbury. His research looks at how to increase
Gordon McGurk
May 24, 2020
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Gordon McGurk Gordon is the chairperson of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC), a chair
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Empowering and enabling participation in human research: Reflections from two Queenslanders living with Multiple Sclerosis
October 1, 2019
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December 22, 2019
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Nik Zeps and Tanya Symons AHRECS Consultant Breakthroughs in medicine often highlight the existing
Taking Time in the Midst of a Crisis: Prior Informed Consent, Sociability and Vulnerability in Ethnographic Research
January 28, 2016
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As an anthropologist, the way I work has particular features which are, in my
Regulation of human epigenetic editing: ensuring international frameworks for governing Human Genome Editing don’t impede vital medical research
August 31, 2021
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In this thoughtful post, Nik Zeps reflects on human genome manipulation in medical research, the ethical guidance in Australia and internationally.
He discusses CRISPR and the furore in 2018 around the ‘genetically modified babies’ in China.
Nik then discusses the degree to which the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed discussions about human genetic manipulation off the media radar.
Nevertheless, there have been important international discussions about the topic, including a new WHO Framework. This topic was recently discussed in a paper by Zeps, Lysaght et al. 2021.
The situation might position the WHO as a major player in the international discussion about human genetic manipulation.