Jeremy Snyder
@jsnyder.bsky.social
Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. Interested in public health ethics, bioethics, philosophy, crowdfunding, and exploitation, among other things.
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Jeremy Snyder
@jsnyder.bsky.social
· Dec 5
I just set up a starter pack for bioethics/applied health ethics/public health ethics. I'm sure I've missed a ton of people, so let me know if you'd like to be included.
go.bsky.app/HQVYom8
go.bsky.app/HQVYom8
The bioethics/applied health ethics/public health ethics starter pack is full (150 people!). Rather than removing less active folks or gatekeeping I'll start another one - so keep letting me know if you're interested in being listed or see anyone who should be added. go.bsky.app/ERXDCeB
Ugh, really sorry to see this as a grad of the program. Hopefully back to normal soon but revenue down $91 - $112 million is rough. Interim President "cited federal cuts to higher education funding, changing immigration policies and ending graduate loan programs as reasons for the declines."
December 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Ugh, really sorry to see this as a grad of the program. Hopefully back to normal soon but revenue down $91 - $112 million is rough. Interim President "cited federal cuts to higher education funding, changing immigration policies and ending graduate loan programs as reasons for the declines."
I have an article out today in JME Practical Bioethics discussing ethical issues in health-related philanthrotainment. Think MrBeast swooping in with a camera crew to a remote village in Zambia to set up a solar power supply, posted on YouTube, and redirecting ad revenue to support the project.
Ethics of online health-related philanthrotainment
Online health-related philanthrotainment consists of videos displaying generosity to others and presented in an entertaining way. This practice includes stunt philanthropy where recipients are surpris...
jmepb.bmj.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I have an article out today in JME Practical Bioethics discussing ethical issues in health-related philanthrotainment. Think MrBeast swooping in with a camera crew to a remote village in Zambia to set up a solar power supply, posted on YouTube, and redirecting ad revenue to support the project.
@sfu.ca is hiring Canada Impact+ Research Chairs. Research areas include health, including biotechnology; clean technology and resource value chains; environment, climate resilience and the Arctic; democratic and community resilience. Candidates must full Profs or Associate 2 years from promotion.
Canada Impact+ Research Chairs
www.sfu.ca
December 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
@sfu.ca is hiring Canada Impact+ Research Chairs. Research areas include health, including biotechnology; clean technology and resource value chains; environment, climate resilience and the Arctic; democratic and community resilience. Candidates must full Profs or Associate 2 years from promotion.
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Should scientists apply to OpenAI's fund for research on AI & mental health? Should policymakers consider it a credible safety effort?
Avriel Epps & I see it as "grantwashing," and it's an insult to anyone whose loved one's death involved chatbots. We explain:
www.techpolicy.press/beware-of-op...
Avriel Epps & I see it as "grantwashing," and it's an insult to anyone whose loved one's death involved chatbots. We explain:
www.techpolicy.press/beware-of-op...
Beware of OpenAI's 'Grantwashing' on AI Harms | TechPolicy.Press
J. Nathan Matias and Avriel Epps say OpenAI's announced research funding is the perfect corporate action to make sure we don't find answers for years.
www.techpolicy.press
December 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Should scientists apply to OpenAI's fund for research on AI & mental health? Should policymakers consider it a credible safety effort?
Avriel Epps & I see it as "grantwashing," and it's an insult to anyone whose loved one's death involved chatbots. We explain:
www.techpolicy.press/beware-of-op...
Avriel Epps & I see it as "grantwashing," and it's an insult to anyone whose loved one's death involved chatbots. We explain:
www.techpolicy.press/beware-of-op...
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As far as I can tell, RFK Jr.'s latest antivax stunt runs counter to the WMA Declaration of Helsinki. Withholding HepB vaccination clearly does not meet any definition of clinical equipoise. Doing it anyway, overseas, is straight up colonialist medicine.
Details in Dr. Jacobs's thread below.
Details in Dr. Jacobs's thread below.
December 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
As far as I can tell, RFK Jr.'s latest antivax stunt runs counter to the WMA Declaration of Helsinki. Withholding HepB vaccination clearly does not meet any definition of clinical equipoise. Doing it anyway, overseas, is straight up colonialist medicine.
Details in Dr. Jacobs's thread below.
Details in Dr. Jacobs's thread below.
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This study would be unethically to conduct in the US according to federal regulations, importantly it also goes against the International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans (CIOMS): cioms.ch/publications...
December 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This study would be unethically to conduct in the US according to federal regulations, importantly it also goes against the International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans (CIOMS): cioms.ch/publications...
"patients who traveled from other countries received transplants faster than patients from America... At the hospitals that have provided the most transplants in recent years, nearly all of the international recipients came from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar."
Hospitals Cater to ‘Transplant Tourists’ as U.S. Patients Wait for Organs
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"patients who traveled from other countries received transplants faster than patients from America... At the hospitals that have provided the most transplants in recent years, nearly all of the international recipients came from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar."
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"One of the world’s largest academic publishers is selling a book on the ethics of artificial intelligence research that appears to be riddled with fake citations, including references to journals that do not exist." www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...
Publisher under fire after ‘fake’ citations found in AI ethics guide
A book published by Springer Nature includes dozens of questionable citations, including references to journals that do not exist
www.thetimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"One of the world’s largest academic publishers is selling a book on the ethics of artificial intelligence research that appears to be riddled with fake citations, including references to journals that do not exist." www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...
My first time seeing that Google Scholar has introduced an AI mode, "Scholar Labs".
December 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
My first time seeing that Google Scholar has introduced an AI mode, "Scholar Labs".
This year on @gofundme.com, "expenses such as rent, utilities and groceries jumped 20%... after already quadrupling last year. “Monthly bills” were the second fastest-growing category behind individual support for nonprofits."
GoFundMe for groceries? 2025 was the year, crowdfunding platform says | Fortune
The for-profit crowdfunding platform's annual “Year in Help” report, released Tuesday, underscored ongoing concerns around affordability.
fortune.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This year on @gofundme.com, "expenses such as rent, utilities and groceries jumped 20%... after already quadrupling last year. “Monthly bills” were the second fastest-growing category behind individual support for nonprofits."
@sfu.ca contends that the School of Medicine is "an entirely new undertaking and functions very differently from SFU’s other faculties" and "the existing employment categories and language in the collective agreement do not fit the medical school model.”
SFU Wants Only Non-Union Faculty at New Medical School
Simon Fraser contends that the med school is so new and different that its existing collective agreement with university faculty doesn't apply
pressprogress.ca
December 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
@sfu.ca contends that the School of Medicine is "an entirely new undertaking and functions very differently from SFU’s other faculties" and "the existing employment categories and language in the collective agreement do not fit the medical school model.”
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TT #PhilJobs in Philosophy Dept joint w/ Bouvé College of Health in Ethics & Health @ Northeastern University, Boston. Ph.D. in #Philosophy, #HPS #STS, #Bioethics
To apply northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
Review of applications begins December 15 til position is filled.
To apply northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
Review of applications begins December 15 til position is filled.
Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor/ Full Professor
About the Opportunity The College of Social Sciences and Humanities and its ten tenure units are the home of the Experiential Liberal Arts. Through its research, teaching, and engagement missions, the...
northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
TT #PhilJobs in Philosophy Dept joint w/ Bouvé College of Health in Ethics & Health @ Northeastern University, Boston. Ph.D. in #Philosophy, #HPS #STS, #Bioethics
To apply northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
Review of applications begins December 15 til position is filled.
To apply northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
Review of applications begins December 15 til position is filled.
"It’s important not only that authors avoid taking credit for work that is not their own but also that they give credit where credit is due. The problem with merely citing an AI tool—say, as the source of an example or objection—is that the AI tool may not be the original source."
Ethics Announces AI Policy - Daily Nous
Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy has published its policy regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by authors, editors, and reviewers. Douglas Portm...
dailynous.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"It’s important not only that authors avoid taking credit for work that is not their own but also that they give credit where credit is due. The problem with merely citing an AI tool—say, as the source of an example or objection—is that the AI tool may not be the original source."
"In the same interview, Mr. Musk said, “I have a large foundation, but I don’t put my name on it.” Mr. Musk’s charitable foundation has been called the Musk Foundation since he founded it with his younger brother, Kimbal, in 2001."
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
"In the same interview, Mr. Musk said, “I have a large foundation, but I don’t put my name on it.” Mr. Musk’s charitable foundation has been called the Musk Foundation since he founded it with his younger brother, Kimbal, in 2001."
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Call for submissions 📢 JME Practical Bioethics is calling for papers on: Doing ethics with AI. Submissions are open until 24th May 2026. Link to the Call for Papers: jmepb.bmj.com/pages/doing-...
December 2, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Call for submissions 📢 JME Practical Bioethics is calling for papers on: Doing ethics with AI. Submissions are open until 24th May 2026. Link to the Call for Papers: jmepb.bmj.com/pages/doing-...
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The applications for our Visiting Fellowships at the University of Toronto Centre for Ethics for 2026-7 are now open. They are non-stipendiary fellowships. but they do come with a modest research budget, nice offices, library access, etc. Please share widely!
sites.google.com/view/uoftc4e...
sites.google.com/view/uoftc4e...
The Centre for Ethics - Visiting Professors
Update: 2026-2027 Applications are now open.
sites.google.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The applications for our Visiting Fellowships at the University of Toronto Centre for Ethics for 2026-7 are now open. They are non-stipendiary fellowships. but they do come with a modest research budget, nice offices, library access, etc. Please share widely!
sites.google.com/view/uoftc4e...
sites.google.com/view/uoftc4e...
"Susie began taking Goodenowe’s supplements at home. The cost was significant, leading her to ask for donations on a GoFundMe page in May 2024. “The good news is, [Goodenowe] has a 100% success rate with his ALS patients,” she told prospective donors on the GoFundMe site."
American ALS patient died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at controversial Sask. facility | CBC News
A 70-year-old American ALS patient came to Saskatchewan chasing the promise of healing offered by the Dr. Goodenowe Restorative Health Center in Moose Jaw, Sask. But former Goodenowe employees say tha...
www.cbc.ca
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"Susie began taking Goodenowe’s supplements at home. The cost was significant, leading her to ask for donations on a GoFundMe page in May 2024. “The good news is, [Goodenowe] has a 100% success rate with his ALS patients,” she told prospective donors on the GoFundMe site."
The statement "mentions improving efficiency by reducing duplications, which seems to suggest that universities and colleges could be merged, consolidated, or even closed. This will affect generations of students, thousands of union workers, and impact B.C.'s economies for decades to come.”
B.C. launches review into sustainability of public post-secondary system | CBC News
The British Columbia government has launched an independent review into funding sustainability for the public post-secondary education system, at a time when universities are facing layoffs and mounti...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The statement "mentions improving efficiency by reducing duplications, which seems to suggest that universities and colleges could be merged, consolidated, or even closed. This will affect generations of students, thousands of union workers, and impact B.C.'s economies for decades to come.”
BC reviews post-secondary sector for "opportunities for structural and programmatic realignments and/or rationalization" to "reduce programmatic duplication across institutions" & "Identify opportunities for consolidation of institutions" as "significant structural realignments are likely required".
Province reviews public post-secondary system to ensure long-term sustainability
The Province is launching an independent review to strengthen the public post-secondary education system and ensure it is sustainable and well-positioned to support people in British Columbia and B.C.’s economic growth.
news.gov.bc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BC reviews post-secondary sector for "opportunities for structural and programmatic realignments and/or rationalization" to "reduce programmatic duplication across institutions" & "Identify opportunities for consolidation of institutions" as "significant structural realignments are likely required".
👀👀👀 The review will "Identify opportunities for consolidation of institutions and/or functions, reducing duplication across the system and laying the groundwork for more efficient, effective program and service delivery long-term especially considering changing
enrolment and cost pressures"
enrolment and cost pressures"
OK, I have now read the Terms of Reference in more detail. My more considered opinion of the review is that the Government has lost its damn mind.
The BC Govt has announced a review of the public post-secondary system. Review will be led by Don Avison, recently Chair of the board at Emily Carr. He's a past Deputy Minister of Education, Skills and Training, and President of the Research Universities Council of BC
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
👀👀👀 The review will "Identify opportunities for consolidation of institutions and/or functions, reducing duplication across the system and laying the groundwork for more efficient, effective program and service delivery long-term especially considering changing
enrolment and cost pressures"
enrolment and cost pressures"
I have a new publication that uses crowdfunding campaigns to demonstrate the high costs and accessibility challenges of FDA approved gene therapies. These campaigns requested median $184,250, with many seeking millions for very expensive but potentially life saving therapies.
Crowdfunding for cellular and gene therapy products
Cellular and gene therapy products provide hope to people experiencing debilitating
diseases. Many people seek to access these products ahead of regulatory approval through
clinical trials, exceptiona...
www.isct-cytotherapy.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I have a new publication that uses crowdfunding campaigns to demonstrate the high costs and accessibility challenges of FDA approved gene therapies. These campaigns requested median $184,250, with many seeking millions for very expensive but potentially life saving therapies.
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🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy and Department of Philosophy, McGill University
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November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
Top chant of @whitecapsfc.com vs. LAFC tonight - after LA player dives, "We have healthcare!"
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Top chant of @whitecapsfc.com vs. LAFC tonight - after LA player dives, "We have healthcare!"
Really problematic reporting here, treating a pay to participate trial as treatment: ""They told us that if it’s within our means, that they have enough of a sample to do up to three treatments for Noah,” ...Including travel costs, each infusion is $25,000." Obligatory Duke t-shirt in photo.
B.C. toddler travels to U.S. for potentially life-changing stem cell treatment
B.C. toddler travels to U.S. for potentially life-changing stem cell treatment
When their triplets Noah, Nolan and Naomi were born more than three months premature in the spring of 2024, Coquitlam parents Natalia Kubiak and Matt Gore knew there could be health challenges.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Really problematic reporting here, treating a pay to participate trial as treatment: ""They told us that if it’s within our means, that they have enough of a sample to do up to three treatments for Noah,” ...Including travel costs, each infusion is $25,000." Obligatory Duke t-shirt in photo.
"celebrities promoting unproven regenerative therapies encourages everyday people, potentially in the thousands, to follow suit. That amplifies overall risk. ...it’s important to ask whether celebrities who engage in such things and then post about them like on Instagram are getting paid."
Khloé & Kim Kardashian stem cell adventures in Mexico, getting MUSE cells raise many concerns for the field & public health ipscell.com/2025/11/khlo... #stemcells #stemcell
Khloé & Kim Kardashian stem cell adventures in Mexico, MUSE cells raise concerns - The Niche
Cell biologist discusses Khloé & Kim Kardashian stem cell injections in Mexico and the major risks this entails including to the public.
ipscell.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"celebrities promoting unproven regenerative therapies encourages everyday people, potentially in the thousands, to follow suit. That amplifies overall risk. ...it’s important to ask whether celebrities who engage in such things and then post about them like on Instagram are getting paid."