The first Morgridge Ethics Cartooning Competition invited entrants to make a cartoon on any ethical issue arising in or from biomedical research. Now, you can help choose the competition winners. Voting will be open until January 31, 2018.
Category: Bioethics
Morgridge, UW scientists explore national security implications of gene editing
A trio of scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research participated in an international think tank this month on the intersection of genome editing technology and national security.
Morgridge cartoon contest seeks to spark creative thinking on bioethics
Can you find the humor while searching for the ethical high ground? A new cartooning contest sponsored by the Morgridge Institute for Research will reward the most creative bioethical thinkers with up to $3,500 in cash prizes.
Scheufele named to gene editing panel
Dietram Scheufele, professor of life sciences communication at UW–Madison and Morgridge Institute for Research affiliate, will serve on a national panel examining the implications of human genome editing.
Ossorio to help steer National Academies Initiative on human gene editing
Pilar Ossorio, the Morgridge Institute for Research bioethicist in residence, will serve on an international committee convened by the National Academies of Science (NAS) to address the ethically challenging frontiers of human gene editing technology.