Erika Versalovic
@erikaversa.bsky.social
Neuroethics Research Fellow in the Brain Bioethics Lab @ MGH | 💬qualitative research 🧠neurostim 📚philosophy doctor
In search of what care looks like in systems that make it hard.
Views my own.
In search of what care looks like in systems that make it hard.
Views my own.
we cannot teach bioethics without history
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
we cannot teach bioethics without history
"the Black Panthers became involved with protests to shield communities of color from exploitative research. They successfully blocked the creation of a UCLA Center for the Study and Reduction of Violence, which had among its proposals an experimental brain surgery purported to remedy aggression."
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"the Black Panthers became involved with protests to shield communities of color from exploitative research. They successfully blocked the creation of a UCLA Center for the Study and Reduction of Violence, which had among its proposals an experimental brain surgery purported to remedy aggression."
"the Black Panthers screened thousands for sickle-cell anemia, a genetic disease predominant in persons of African descent. They were also instrumental in raising awareness around the condition, most notably during a 1972 appearance by Party leaders on an episode of the 'Mike Douglas Show,'."
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"the Black Panthers screened thousands for sickle-cell anemia, a genetic disease predominant in persons of African descent. They were also instrumental in raising awareness around the condition, most notably during a 1972 appearance by Party leaders on an episode of the 'Mike Douglas Show,'."