The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy is renowned for its comprehensive and original bioethics and policy research. Faculty members work closely with clinical and scientific colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine, the Texas Medical Center, and throughout the country, to explore a broad range of emerging ethical issues. With a funded research portfolio of over $2.5 million annually, the center has one of the largest funded research program of any bioethics center in the United States.
The following is a list of the areas of research in the center. Explore the projects and personnel who drive our research program.
ELSI Genetics/Genomics
Investigating the ethical and responsible integration of advanced technologies, such as genomic sequencing, as well as the policy challenges that accompany these new genomic technologies.
Neuroethics
As we improve our understanding of how the brain works, questions about how we use this information necessarily arise. Neuroethics explores the philosophical, ethical, legal, and social implications of neuroscience, as well as broader issues that stem from our expanding insight into memory, consciousness, and personal identity.
Medical Decision Making and Ethics
Develops practical and moral guidelines for the use of principles of behavioral economics and decisional psychology to shape people’s decisions and behaviors. Also addresses ethical issues in medical decision making and shared decision making more generally.
Clinical Ethics Research
Examines ethical issues arising in the clinical setting, especially in the hospital intensive care units and with the advanced technologies of modern medicine.
Health and Science Policy
Examines the challenges facing science and healthcare, and apply our research and expertise to help advocate for responsible and ethically sound policy.
Center Faculty and Staff
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Research Interests
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