International ethics grants awarded
Studentships
Ms Tatyana Novossiolova (2011)
University of Bradford
Dual-Use Science and Bioethics: Governance of Biotechnology in Post-Communist Russia.
Ms Jayasinghe A P S Perera (2011)
University of Durham
Transacting Reproductive Materials: a South Asian perspective on ethical, legal and social aspects of new reproductive technologies.
Mr Roger Chennells (2010)
University of Central Lancashire
Equitable Access to Human Genetic Resources - Balancing Benefit Sharing and Undue Inducement.
Ms Elizabeth Oduwo (2010)
University College London
A Legal and Ethical Analysis of Research Risks Imposed on Children Involved inCluster Trials With More Than Minimal Risk Conducted Between1999-2010 in Kenya.
Dr Adamu Addissie (2009)
University of Sussex
Adoption of rapid ethical appraisal as a practical method of assessing ethical issues relating to biomedical research projects in Ethiopia
Ms Mansooreh Saniei (2008)
King’s College London
Ethics, policy and regulation of human embryonic stem cell research in Iran
Dr Aisha Yazdani Malik (2008)
University of Oxford
Ethics of research from the perspective of developing countries - Pakistan as a case study
Mr Natewinde Sawadogo (2008)
University of Nottingham
The market for healers and the ethics of biomedicine in Burkina Faso
Mr Shashank Tiwari (2008)
University of Nottingham
The ethics and governance of stem cell clinical research in India
Project grants
Dr Wenzel Geissler (2011)
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Perceptions of scientific collaboration in transnational HIV research – an emergent bioethical issue.
Dr Paula Tibandebage (2011)
Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania
Ethics, payments and maternal survival in Tanzania.
Dr Chandi Prasad Nanda (2011)
Keele University
Ethics, Policy and Practice of Poliomyelitis Vaccination in Orissa: A case study in community, professional and governmental attitudes to mass public health programmes in India.
Professor John Harris (2009)
University of Manchester
Proprietary challenges in stem cell research: scientific innovation and global justice.
Dr Amar Jesani (2009)
Anusandhan Trust, India
The practice of obstetric care in Mumbai: an ethical analysis
Dr Victoria Marsh (2009)
University of Oxford
Understanding ethical issues arising in genome wide association studies in developing countries: An analysis of stakeholder perspectives on research at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Programme in Kilifi, Kenya
Dr Graham Lindegger (2008)
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Researchers' care and prevention responsibilities in HIV vaccine trials in South Africa: A normative and empirical assessment
Small project grants
Professor Doug Wassenaar (2010)
University of Kwazulu Natal
Assessing voluntariness of consent to research in South African HIV prevention and treatment trials.
Dr Susan Bull (2010)
University of Oxford
Consent to and community engagement in global health research - reviewing and developing research and practice.
Dr Catherine Hankins (2010)
World Health Organisation, Switzerland
Ethically engaging with people who inject drugs in HIV prevention research.
Dr Wenzel Geissler (2009)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Community Engagement and Ethical Practice in Vaccine Research
Professor Nikolas Rose (2009)
London School of Economics and Political Science
BIONET - Ethical Governance of Biomedical Research - China - EU
Professor John Shao (2009)
Tumaini University
Development of ethical guidelines for short-term experiences by trainees in global health
Dr Doris Schroeder (2009)
University of Central Lancashire
Developing ethical governance systems for benefit sharing trusts
Dr Ann H Kelly (2008)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
The Publics of Public Health: Redefining bioethics in international medical research
Symposia
Ms Neha Madhiwalla (2010)
Anusandhan Trust
Governance of Healthcare; ethics, equity and justice: 3rd IJME National Bioethics Conference.
Professor Doug Wassenaar (2010)
University of Kwazulu Natal
SARETI: African Health Research Ethics Symposium
Prof Peter Smalko (2010)
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Interregional seminar "Ethical aspects of nanotechnologies".
Dr Derrick Aarons (2010)
University of West Indies
An ethical pathway to universal access to health: the role of rights, citizens and science
Dr Vijitha Perera (2010)
Institute for Research and Development, Sri Lanka
Initiative Workshop for Policy Development of Veterinary Ethics in Sri Lanka
Professor Jonathan Wolff (2009)
University College London
Southern Africa 2020 Vision: priorities for public policy for the next decade
Dr Paul Ndebele (2009)
University of Botswana
International Ethics Conference on Retrieving the Human Face of Science: Understanding Ethics and Integrity in Healthcare, Medicine and Research
Dr Yali Cong (2009)
Peking University Health Science Center, China
Symposium on Developing a National System for the Development and Management of the Ethical Review of Medical Research
Dr Athula Sumathipala (2009)
Institute for Research and Development, Sri Lanka
Building capacity in Sri Lanka to conduct research into ethical issues in health care and research
Dr Hien Tran Van (2009)
Le Huu Trac School for Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam
The Ethics Issues in Research and Practice of Traditional TRM and Modern Medicine
Dr Robin Olds (2008)
Health Research Council of New Zealand
Ninth Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR9): Ethics of research involving indigenous peoples and vulnerable populations
Dr Hany Sleem (2008)
University of Maryland, USA
Enhancing capacity of research ethics committees in Egypt
Dr Angus Dawson (2008)
Keele University
Ethical issues on TB prevention, control and treatment
Dr Virginia Rodriguez (2007)
Consejo Superior de Salud Publica, El Salvador
1st National Meeting of RECs
Travel grants
Ms Neha Madhiwalla(2010)
Anusandhan Trust
Travel Grant to Develop Research Proposal: Clinical and Public Health Researchers' Perspectives about Research Ethics in India.
Dr Louise E Whiteley (2010)
University of British Columbia
Exploring images of the brain in popular culture; media analysis and neuroethics in drama.
Dr Neelam Adhikari (2010)
Hospital for Tropical Diseases
To meet with the NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics Singapore and the Medical Humanities Adviser Wellcome Trust on building bioethics capacity in South and South East Asia.
Ms Thi Cam Binh Nguyen(2010)
Hospital for Tropical Diseases
Research ethics in emerging infectious diseases; an international perspective.
Professor Susan E Golombok (2010)
University of Cambridge
Finding donor siblings: the family relationships of donor conceived offspring.
Dr Barbro Froding (2010)
Royal Institute of Technology – KTH
Exploring a New Approach to Bioethics - combining and contrasting key-features of early Buddhist ethics and virtue ethics.
Dr Amar Jesani (2009)
Anusandhan Trust
Preparation of a collaborative research project proposal to study ethical issues in clinical trials in India.
Dr Subrata Chattopadhyay (2009)
Exploring the middle path between Universalism and Relativism in Bioethics.
Dr Luisa Massarani (2009)
Fiocruz, Brazil
Sarau Cientifico; a community engagement project
Dr Amar Jesani (2009)
Anusandhan Trust, India
Preparation of a collaborative research project proposal to study ethical issues in clinical trials in India
Dr Hien Tran Van (2009)
Le Huu Trac School for Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam
Application of traditional medicine for improving the possibility of accessing health and social care for people living with HIV/AIDS in Vietnam
Dr Nariman Safarli (2009)
Azerbaijan Medical Association
Meeting Bioethical Challenges in Azerbaijan
Dr Athula Sumathipala (2008)
Institute for Research and Development, Sri Lanka
A visit to disaster affected Sichuan province university to establish a collaborative link for promotion of ethical research related to the disasters including mental health issues