Winter School 2026 Lectures
Monday, December 14, 2026
10:00 AM–11:00 AM Ethical Issues in Reprogenetic Technologies , Keynote Speaker: Inmaculada de Melo-Martin , Professor of Medical Ethics, Weill Cornell Medicine
1:00 PM–2:00 PM Absolutely Essential: Bioethics and the Rules-Based International Order , Keynote Speaker: Jonathan D. Moreno PhD, David and Lyn Silfen University Professor, University of Pennsylvania
2:00 PM–3:00 PM Bold New Neurotechnologies…Brave New Neuroethics, Keynote Speaker: James Giordano PhD, DPhil, Professor Emeritus of Neurology and Biochemistry, Georgetown University Medical Center
Tuesday, December 15, 2026
10:00 AM–11:00 AM Recruitment by Algorithm: Bioethical Challenges of Generative AI in Clinical Trials, Kalina Kamenova PhD, Founder and Research Director, Canadian Institute for Genomics and Society
1:00 PM–3:00 PM New World Disorder, Bioethics And The Moral For Post-Nationalism, James J. Hughes PhD, Executive Director – Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
10:30 AM–12:00 PM Artificial Conscience: On AI, Accountability and Resolving Disagreement , Bryan Pilkington PhD, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
1:00 PM–3:00 PM When We Cannot Cure: Thoughts on Ultimate Challenge to the Bond of Patient with Doctor , Michael R. Berman MD, MBI, FACOG , Clinical Professor Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , Founder and President, Hygeia Health Systems LLC
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Film Screening: Caregiving
Thursday, December 17, 2026
10:00 AM–12:00 PM AI and Bias: Politics, Power and the Ethics of Research Governance , Keynote Speaker: Adarsh Srivastava , MBA, PGDISAD, Roche Diagnostics
1:00 PM–3:00 PM The Political and Ethical Dilemmas of Weaponizable Biotechnology , Yelena Biberman PhD , Skidmore College
Friday, December 18, 2026
10:00 AM–12:00 PM Pandemic, Free Speech, and Social Media , Jan Piasecki PhD , Jagiellonian University Medical College
1:00 PM–3:00 PM Three Identical Strangers , Q&A Session , Ilene Wilets PhD , Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai
Saturday, December 19, 2026
10:00 AM–12:00 PM: Guest Speaker TBD
1:00 PM–5:00 PM: Participants’ Forum and Graduation Ceremony