“Research Ethics Reimagined” is a podcast created by Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R), hosted by Ivy R. Tillman, PRIM&R's executive director. Here, we talk with scientists, researchers, bioethicists and some of the leading minds exploring new frontiers of science. This season, we are going examine research ethics in the 21st century -- and learn why it matters to you.
"When Does AI Deliver Meaningful Benefit With Alex John London, PhD and Ida Mattsson"
In this episode of PRIM&R's podcast, "Research Ethics Reimagined," we explore the ethics of artificial intelligence systems that emulate real people with Alex John London, PhD, the K&L Gates Professor of Ethics and Computational Technologies and co-lead of the K&L Gates Initiative in Ethics and Computational Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University, and Ida Mattsson, a PhD student at CMU. London and Mattsson discuss their co-authored paper on "systems that emulate identifiable individuals," drawing on a case study of voice-based AI designed to assist older adults experiencing cognitive decline. They examine when assistance becomes unjustified paternalism or deception, how responsibility is shared among developers, deployers, and the people being emulated, and why institutional review boards (IRBs) are a limited tool for overseeing technologies of this kind.
31 Aug 2026
It's the 'And' Thing: Bridging NAMs and Nonhuman Primate Research with R. Paul Johnson, MD, and Joyce Cohen, VMD, DACLAM
In this episode of PRIM&R's podcast, "Research Ethics Reimagined," we learn more about the advances taking place the Emory National Primate Research Center, recently renamed the Emory National Biomedical Research Center, with Dr. R. Paul Johnson, the center's director and an infectious disease physician-scientist, and Dr. Joyce Cohen, VMD, DACLAM, the veterinarian who oversees the health and welfare of the center's animals. Dr. Johnson traces the center's scientific contributions to HIV/AIDS research and organ transplantation, and Dr. Cohen elaborates on what it takes to build and run a complex animal welfare program. Together, they discuss the growing role of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) alongside nonhuman primate models.
31 Jul 2026
Informed Consent and Pregnancy: A New Toolkit for Clinical Researchers With Willyanne DeCormier Plosky, DrPH, and Blythe Chen, MPH
In this episode of “Research Ethics Reimagined,” we speak with Willyanne DeCormier Plosky, DrPH, and Blythe Chen, MPH, of The Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard (MRCT Center) about the evolving legal landscape for clinical trials following the 2022 Dobbs decision, and how varying state laws around reproductive health create new privacy considerations for participants. The guests describe MRCT Center's related research and their Pregnancy Privacy Protections for Participants (P4) Toolkit, a set of resources designed to help researchers and Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) improve informed consent language and communicate clearly with participants.
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