We're thrilled to invite you for a neuroethics lecture for our NSF-funded project, EFRI BEGIN OI: Spatiotemporal Learning in 3D Neuronal Organoids.
Dr. Sara Goering of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Washington will discuss "Responsible Research and Innovation in Neuroscience and Neural Engineering:
How does ethics integration work?"
April 23, 2026, 5:30 pm EDT
Zoom address: https://umd.zoom.us/
Abstract: In this talk, I start by framing the reasons for funding ethics and social science integration in large-scale neuroscience and neural engineering projects. Then I offer brief reports from two empirical studies about ethics integration efforts, sharing perspectives from neuroscientists as well as ethicists. At the end, I share a few tentative recommendations regarding how to set up successful integration efforts.
Bio: Sara Goering is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Washington, Seattle, with appointments in the Program on Ethics, Disability Studies Program, and Department of Bioethics & Humanities. Most of her work is at the intersection of neuroethics, feminist philosophy, and philosophy of disability. For years, she organized and co-led the ethics thrust at the NSF-funded Center for Neurotechnology. With colleague Eran Klein, she runs the UW Neuroethics Research Group which mainly focuses on ethical issues related to early-phase, implantable neural device studies in humans. Their current NIH R01 is Caring for BRAIN Pioneers (R01MH130457).
