Expertise
Ethical and social implications of new technologies, genetics in particular
Author
Pascal Borry
Professor of Bioethics
KU Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Researcher in social and ethical implications of new technologies
My organisation
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About me
Pascal Borry is full professor of bioethics at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law (University of Leuven, Belgium). His main research activities are concentrated on the ethical, legal and social implications of innovative technologies. He published among other issues on topics such as direct to consumer genetic testing, public health genomics, biobanking, research on human tissue, genetic testing, preconceptional screening and neonatal screening, and sport ethics. He published more than 250 publications in international peer reviewed journals.
Skills
- ethics
- interdisciplinary
- qualitative research
Interests
- Genetics
- Bioethics
- ethics
- innovations
- Stakeholders
- patients