Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte - Onderzoeksportaal

Prof. Dr. Heidi Mertes

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heidi.mertes@ugent.be

Vakgroep

Vakgroep Wijsbegeerte en Moraalwetenschap
Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg

Onderzoeksgroep(en)

BIG - Bioethics Institute Ghent

Curriculum Vitae

Onderzoeksgebied

Ethics and morality

Tijdsperiode

Taal

Trefwoorden

Metamedica

Tabgroup

Projecten

Projecten als promotor

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)

Projecten als postdoctoraal medewerker

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

Projecten als doctoraatsonderzoeker

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

Projecten als onderzoeker

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

Publicaties

Belangrijkste publicaties

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

Meest recente publicaties

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Onderwijs

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