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Prof. Dr. Heidi Mertes

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heidi.mertes@ugent.be

Department

Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences
Department of Public Health and Primary Care

Research group(s)

BIG - Bioethics Institute Ghent

Research Focus

Ethics and morality

Research Period

Research Language

Additional tags

Metamedica

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Projects

Projects as supervisor

Management of genetic mutations in (sperm) donor conception. Current practice, stakeholder experiences, ethical analysis and good practice recommendations (2023 - 2027)
DIME. Disruptive innovation in healthcare requires disruptive innovation in medical ethics (2021 - 2026)
Can citizens make a difference in bioethics? A critical approach to public engagement in genomics (2021 - 2025)
Exploring the ethical consequences of black-box medicine. Autonomy, responsibility and the prospects of explainable AI (2020 - 2024)

Projects as postdoc

SEGa. The science and ethics of stem cell derived gametes (2016 - 2020)

Projects as PhD researcher

The interaction between science and ethics in the stem cell debate (2005 - 2009)

Projects as researcher

Ethical challenges in prenatal genomics (2014 - 2017)
Ethical implications of new techniques for fertility preservation (2012 - 2014)

Publications

Key publications

Enthusiasm, concern and ambivalence in the Belgian public’s attitude towards in-vitro gametogenesis(2021)
- Heidi Mertes
- Tina Goethals
- Seppe Segers
- Marie Huysentruyt
- Guido Pennings
- Veerle Provoost
Ethical quandaries around expanded carrier screening in third-party reproduction(2018)
- Heidi Mertes
- Steven R. Lindheim
- Guido Pennings
Gamete derivation from stem cells: revisiting the concept of genetic parenthood(2014)
- Heidi Mertes
The force of dissimilar analogies in bioethics(2011)
- Heidi Mertes
- Guido Pennings
Social egg freezing: for better, not for worse(2011)
- Heidi Mertes
- Guido Pennings

Most recent publications

Full bibliography

Teaching

Heidi Mertes teaches classes in Medical Ethics, Bioethics and Applied Ethics.