Columbia Ethics
@columbiaethics.bsky.social
The Division of Ethics at Columbia University is a multidisciplinary unit that focuses on conceptual, empirical, and policy-related bioethics research https://linktr.ee/columbiaethics
The Division of Ethics is hiring a Senior Communication Specialist to lead and support the communication activities at the Division and CERA/ELSIhub.
More info & Apply: opportunities.columbia.edu/jobs/senior-...
More info & Apply: opportunities.columbia.edu/jobs/senior-...
December 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The Division of Ethics is hiring a Senior Communication Specialist to lead and support the communication activities at the Division and CERA/ELSIhub.
More info & Apply: opportunities.columbia.edu/jobs/senior-...
More info & Apply: opportunities.columbia.edu/jobs/senior-...
The World Congress of Bioethics 2026 will convene the panel Justice and Pluriversality in Global Genomics Research.
The panel was organized by our Chief Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, presenting on research and community partnerships in global genomics.
Learn More: consultus.eventsair.com/wcb2026/
The panel was organized by our Chief Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, presenting on research and community partnerships in global genomics.
Learn More: consultus.eventsair.com/wcb2026/
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The World Congress of Bioethics 2026 will convene the panel Justice and Pluriversality in Global Genomics Research.
The panel was organized by our Chief Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, presenting on research and community partnerships in global genomics.
Learn More: consultus.eventsair.com/wcb2026/
The panel was organized by our Chief Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, presenting on research and community partnerships in global genomics.
Learn More: consultus.eventsair.com/wcb2026/
We are hiring!
Columbia Division of Ethics is hiring a Research Associate to help with ethics in emerging biotechnology and AI. Please distribute to whomever could be a great candidate!
Columbia Division of Ethics is hiring a Research Associate to help with ethics in emerging biotechnology and AI. Please distribute to whomever could be a great candidate!
November 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We are hiring!
Columbia Division of Ethics is hiring a Research Associate to help with ethics in emerging biotechnology and AI. Please distribute to whomever could be a great candidate!
Columbia Division of Ethics is hiring a Research Associate to help with ethics in emerging biotechnology and AI. Please distribute to whomever could be a great candidate!
Our Division Chief Sandra Lee has been awarded a grant from the @datascicolumbia.bsky.social on the topic “Reprogramming Governance: Ethical AI in Science and Health”
🤖To catalyze innovation in multi-stakeholder oversight, accountability, and trustworthiness in AI.
More to come - Stay tuned!
🤖To catalyze innovation in multi-stakeholder oversight, accountability, and trustworthiness in AI.
More to come - Stay tuned!
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Our Division Chief Sandra Lee has been awarded a grant from the @datascicolumbia.bsky.social on the topic “Reprogramming Governance: Ethical AI in Science and Health”
🤖To catalyze innovation in multi-stakeholder oversight, accountability, and trustworthiness in AI.
More to come - Stay tuned!
🤖To catalyze innovation in multi-stakeholder oversight, accountability, and trustworthiness in AI.
More to come - Stay tuned!
New publication 📢
Our faculty member, Prof. Maya Sabatello co-authored a landmark paper with The SCD-PAPIR Working Group.
🩸 “Patients as Partners in Sickle Cell Disease Research in Africa: A Framework for Equitable Patient-Engaged Health Research”
Our faculty member, Prof. Maya Sabatello co-authored a landmark paper with The SCD-PAPIR Working Group.
🩸 “Patients as Partners in Sickle Cell Disease Research in Africa: A Framework for Equitable Patient-Engaged Health Research”
November 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
New publication 📢
Our faculty member, Prof. Maya Sabatello co-authored a landmark paper with The SCD-PAPIR Working Group.
🩸 “Patients as Partners in Sickle Cell Disease Research in Africa: A Framework for Equitable Patient-Engaged Health Research”
Our faculty member, Prof. Maya Sabatello co-authored a landmark paper with The SCD-PAPIR Working Group.
🩸 “Patients as Partners in Sickle Cell Disease Research in Africa: A Framework for Equitable Patient-Engaged Health Research”
New Publication from our faculty affiliate, @appelbap.bsky.social
Can a person still claim the insanity defense if their mental state was affected by not taking prescribed medication?
📘doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20250438
Can a person still claim the insanity defense if their mental state was affected by not taking prescribed medication?
📘doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20250438
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
New Publication from our faculty affiliate, @appelbap.bsky.social
Can a person still claim the insanity defense if their mental state was affected by not taking prescribed medication?
📘doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20250438
Can a person still claim the insanity defense if their mental state was affected by not taking prescribed medication?
📘doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20250438
📢Ethics Grand Rounds | Nov 18
Join Gil Eyal, PhD, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, as he examines how political pressures and public mistrust are reshaping the relationship between science, medicine, and the university.
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Join Gil Eyal, PhD, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, as he examines how political pressures and public mistrust are reshaping the relationship between science, medicine, and the university.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
📢Ethics Grand Rounds | Nov 18
Join Gil Eyal, PhD, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, as he examines how political pressures and public mistrust are reshaping the relationship between science, medicine, and the university.
cumc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Join Gil Eyal, PhD, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, as he examines how political pressures and public mistrust are reshaping the relationship between science, medicine, and the university.
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🐖 As genetically engineered pig organs move closer to clinical use - as the materials for xenotransplantation, who decides what counts as success?
Join us for an upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds with Brendan Parent (NYU).
📅 October 21st 🕐 1–2 PM ET
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Join us for an upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds with Brendan Parent (NYU).
📅 October 21st 🕐 1–2 PM ET
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October 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🐖 As genetically engineered pig organs move closer to clinical use - as the materials for xenotransplantation, who decides what counts as success?
Join us for an upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds with Brendan Parent (NYU).
📅 October 21st 🕐 1–2 PM ET
Signup: cumc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Join us for an upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds with Brendan Parent (NYU).
📅 October 21st 🕐 1–2 PM ET
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📢 Join us for our next Ethics Grand Rounds: Preparing for Clinical Xenotransplantation: Ethical Considerations for Post-research Pig Organs
🗓 October 21 | 🕐 1–2 PM ET
📍 VEC 902/903 & Online
Featuring @Brendan Parent, PhD (NYU Medicine)
🔗https://cumc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3jUET89oGsGTpSC
🗓 October 21 | 🕐 1–2 PM ET
📍 VEC 902/903 & Online
Featuring @Brendan Parent, PhD (NYU Medicine)
🔗https://cumc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3jUET89oGsGTpSC
October 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
📢 Join us for our next Ethics Grand Rounds: Preparing for Clinical Xenotransplantation: Ethical Considerations for Post-research Pig Organs
🗓 October 21 | 🕐 1–2 PM ET
📍 VEC 902/903 & Online
Featuring @Brendan Parent, PhD (NYU Medicine)
🔗https://cumc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3jUET89oGsGTpSC
🗓 October 21 | 🕐 1–2 PM ET
📍 VEC 902/903 & Online
Featuring @Brendan Parent, PhD (NYU Medicine)
🔗https://cumc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3jUET89oGsGTpSC
🧬 New from Assistant Prof. Alexis Walker in Voices in Bioethics:
“The Ethical Startup? Lessons from DNA Marketplaces” explores how platforms like LunaDNA balance user control, profit-sharing, and complex ethical challenges in the genetic data economy.
journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/bi...
“The Ethical Startup? Lessons from DNA Marketplaces” explores how platforms like LunaDNA balance user control, profit-sharing, and complex ethical challenges in the genetic data economy.
journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/bi...
September 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🧬 New from Assistant Prof. Alexis Walker in Voices in Bioethics:
“The Ethical Startup? Lessons from DNA Marketplaces” explores how platforms like LunaDNA balance user control, profit-sharing, and complex ethical challenges in the genetic data economy.
journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/bi...
“The Ethical Startup? Lessons from DNA Marketplaces” explores how platforms like LunaDNA balance user control, profit-sharing, and complex ethical challenges in the genetic data economy.
journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/bi...
🧬 What happens when a genetic therapy is made for just one patient? How do we support and regulate development?
@sandrasoojinlee.bsky.social and @appelbap.bsky.social from our Division discuss the ethical implication of “research-treatment hybrids”.
🔗https://jme.bmj.com/content/51/5/jme-2023-109729
@sandrasoojinlee.bsky.social and @appelbap.bsky.social from our Division discuss the ethical implication of “research-treatment hybrids”.
🔗https://jme.bmj.com/content/51/5/jme-2023-109729
August 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🧬 What happens when a genetic therapy is made for just one patient? How do we support and regulate development?
@sandrasoojinlee.bsky.social and @appelbap.bsky.social from our Division discuss the ethical implication of “research-treatment hybrids”.
🔗https://jme.bmj.com/content/51/5/jme-2023-109729
@sandrasoojinlee.bsky.social and @appelbap.bsky.social from our Division discuss the ethical implication of “research-treatment hybrids”.
🔗https://jme.bmj.com/content/51/5/jme-2023-109729
🧬Join us Fri, July 11 @ 12pm ET for the ELSI Friday Forum with Drs. Gigi Gronvall @jassipannu.bsky.social and Stephanie Guerra
Biosecurity in the Age of AI & Genomics
Explore dual-use risks & governance as AI reshapes biotech.
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Biosecurity in the Age of AI & Genomics
Explore dual-use risks & governance as AI reshapes biotech.
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
July 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🧬Join us Fri, July 11 @ 12pm ET for the ELSI Friday Forum with Drs. Gigi Gronvall @jassipannu.bsky.social and Stephanie Guerra
Biosecurity in the Age of AI & Genomics
Explore dual-use risks & governance as AI reshapes biotech.
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Biosecurity in the Age of AI & Genomics
Explore dual-use risks & governance as AI reshapes biotech.
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Division of Ethics Chief, Sandra Soo-Jin Lee @sandrasoojinlee.bsky.social , joins the advisory board of a new study examining challenges and opportunities for the responsible and equitable use of AI in Virginia’s health sector. #Bioethics #HealthEquity #ResponsibleAI
June 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Division of Ethics Chief, Sandra Soo-Jin Lee @sandrasoojinlee.bsky.social , joins the advisory board of a new study examining challenges and opportunities for the responsible and equitable use of AI in Virginia’s health sector. #Bioethics #HealthEquity #ResponsibleAI
Join Columbia Medicine on June 11 at 12 p.m. ET for the next Medicine Grand Rounds with Maya Sabatello, LLB, PhD, who will present on Data Sharing in Genomic Research: Ethical Challenges and Responsibilities, both online via Zoom and in person.
Register: columbiacuimc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register: columbiacuimc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
June 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Join Columbia Medicine on June 11 at 12 p.m. ET for the next Medicine Grand Rounds with Maya Sabatello, LLB, PhD, who will present on Data Sharing in Genomic Research: Ethical Challenges and Responsibilities, both online via Zoom and in person.
Register: columbiacuimc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register: columbiacuimc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us for the next Ethics Grand Rounds on 5/13 at 12 p.m. ET exploring the history of federal funding of university-based research in the US, featuring Jonathan Engel, PhD, and Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD.
Register here: ow.ly/Sas550VGBL0
Register here: ow.ly/Sas550VGBL0
April 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Join us for the next Ethics Grand Rounds on 5/13 at 12 p.m. ET exploring the history of federal funding of university-based research in the US, featuring Jonathan Engel, PhD, and Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD.
Register here: ow.ly/Sas550VGBL0
Register here: ow.ly/Sas550VGBL0
TOMORROW: Join us online at 12pm ET for Ethics Grand Rounds: The Geneticization of Education and Its Bioethical Implications with Lucas J. Matthews, PhD and Paul Appelbaum, MD.
Register here: ow.ly/NV5q50VmjF8
Register here: ow.ly/NV5q50VmjF8
April 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
TOMORROW: Join us online at 12pm ET for Ethics Grand Rounds: The Geneticization of Education and Its Bioethical Implications with Lucas J. Matthews, PhD and Paul Appelbaum, MD.
Register here: ow.ly/NV5q50VmjF8
Register here: ow.ly/NV5q50VmjF8
Starting in one hour: Ethics Grand Rounds: Ethical Approaches to Migrant Health: A Membership Based Account, at 12 p.m. ET in VEC Auditorium and online, with Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD, Thalia Porteny, PhD, MSc, and Eunice Rendón Cárdenas, PhD.
events.columbia.edu/go/Migranthe...
events.columbia.edu/go/Migranthe...
March 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Starting in one hour: Ethics Grand Rounds: Ethical Approaches to Migrant Health: A Membership Based Account, at 12 p.m. ET in VEC Auditorium and online, with Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD, Thalia Porteny, PhD, MSc, and Eunice Rendón Cárdenas, PhD.
events.columbia.edu/go/Migranthe...
events.columbia.edu/go/Migranthe...
Join us for Ethics Grand Rounds: Ethical Approaches to Migrant Health: A Membership Based Account, on March 11 at 12 p.m. ET, in person and online, with Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD, Thalia Porteny, PhD, MSc, and Eunice Rendón Cárdenas, PhD.
Register here: ow.ly/R6xk50V9AG1
Register here: ow.ly/R6xk50V9AG1
March 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Join us for Ethics Grand Rounds: Ethical Approaches to Migrant Health: A Membership Based Account, on March 11 at 12 p.m. ET, in person and online, with Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD, Thalia Porteny, PhD, MSc, and Eunice Rendón Cárdenas, PhD.
Register here: ow.ly/R6xk50V9AG1
Register here: ow.ly/R6xk50V9AG1
On March 4 from 9-5 pm, the Columbia AI summit will take place across Morningside, Manhattanville, and CUIMC campuses, showcasing the University’s leadership in AI research, covering topics from healthcare, business, and policy, to STEM and the humanities.
Learn more: ai.columbia.edu/ai-summit
Learn more: ai.columbia.edu/ai-summit
February 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
On March 4 from 9-5 pm, the Columbia AI summit will take place across Morningside, Manhattanville, and CUIMC campuses, showcasing the University’s leadership in AI research, covering topics from healthcare, business, and policy, to STEM and the humanities.
Learn more: ai.columbia.edu/ai-summit
Learn more: ai.columbia.edu/ai-summit
Join us for Bioethics in Film: From Screen to Seminar on March 6, 2025 from 6:30 pm ET in the Vagelos Education Center, Room 902. We will be discussing Hereditary (2018), directed by Ari Aster, focusing on the film’s exploration of bioethics and mental health.
Register: ow.ly/IvBM50V2NtW
Register: ow.ly/IvBM50V2NtW
February 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Join us for Bioethics in Film: From Screen to Seminar on March 6, 2025 from 6:30 pm ET in the Vagelos Education Center, Room 902. We will be discussing Hereditary (2018), directed by Ari Aster, focusing on the film’s exploration of bioethics and mental health.
Register: ow.ly/IvBM50V2NtW
Register: ow.ly/IvBM50V2NtW
Join us next Tuesday, 2/11 for Ethics Grand Rounds at 12pm ET in the Vagelos auditorium (VEC201): Navigating the Ethical Challenges of Medical Aid in Dying (#MAiD) with Yvette Vieira, MMH, HEC-C. Lunch reception to follow in the lobby.
Reserve your seat: events.columbia.edu/go/MAID
Reserve your seat: events.columbia.edu/go/MAID
February 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Join us next Tuesday, 2/11 for Ethics Grand Rounds at 12pm ET in the Vagelos auditorium (VEC201): Navigating the Ethical Challenges of Medical Aid in Dying (#MAiD) with Yvette Vieira, MMH, HEC-C. Lunch reception to follow in the lobby.
Reserve your seat: events.columbia.edu/go/MAID
Reserve your seat: events.columbia.edu/go/MAID
2024 Year in Review. We reflect on a year of significant growth and impact in bioethics research and education. Learn more about the division's accomplishments in the previous year: mailchi.mp/cumc/december
January 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
2024 Year in Review. We reflect on a year of significant growth and impact in bioethics research and education. Learn more about the division's accomplishments in the previous year: mailchi.mp/cumc/december
Join us for Ethics Grand Rounds on Tuesday 12/10 at 12pm in the Vagelos Education Center.
Are We Ready for Psychedelic Medicine? with Amy McGuire, JD, PhD. Lunch will be provided.
Reserve your seat: events.columbia.edu/go/grandrounds
Are We Ready for Psychedelic Medicine? with Amy McGuire, JD, PhD. Lunch will be provided.
Reserve your seat: events.columbia.edu/go/grandrounds
December 6, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Join us for Ethics Grand Rounds on Tuesday 12/10 at 12pm in the Vagelos Education Center.
Are We Ready for Psychedelic Medicine? with Amy McGuire, JD, PhD. Lunch will be provided.
Reserve your seat: events.columbia.edu/go/grandrounds
Are We Ready for Psychedelic Medicine? with Amy McGuire, JD, PhD. Lunch will be provided.
Reserve your seat: events.columbia.edu/go/grandrounds