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About the Author
Dr Zvonimir Koporc is Associate Professor in Physiology at the Catholic University of Croatia. He has published extensively on immunology and edits the European Journal of Biology. He has achieved international recognition for expertise on research in life sciences (immunology) and professional standards in research ethics. His primary consultative activity in ethics and in life sciences. Zvonimir has acted as consultant, adviser and/or delivered training on research ethics at the European and national level. His PhD in chemistry was awarded by the Technical University of Vienna, Austria.
Reviews
This volume compiles 11 essays by bioethics, medical, and other researchers from Europe and the US, who explore ethics and integrity in health and life sciences research. They address the work of the TRUST project towards counteracting the practice of ethics dumping through the development of tools for the improvement of research governance structures; lessons learned from care of patients with the Ebola virus; ethical challenges in the digital era; ethical aspects relating to big data; governance approaches to safety and security in research in relation to emerging technologies; governing gene editing in the European Union; the responsible and ethical use of genome editing technologies; ethical issues in dual-use brain science; the ethical challenges of informed consent, decision-making capacity, and vulnerability in clinical dementia research; ethical and moral responsibility in diet therapy research; and the mismatch of the science of nutrition and medical practice. -- Annotation (c)2019 * (protoview.com) *
Book Information
ISBN 9781787435728
Author Zvonimir Koporc
Format Hardback
Page Count 239
Imprint Emerald Publishing Limited
Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
Weight(grams) 461g