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-Marko\u00a0Ahteensuu presented \u201dBiosecurity of Synthetic Biology and Genome Editing<\/a>\u201d, at the 3rd Nordic Chapter Conference Risk and Security, <\/em>Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Nordic Chapter, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, 2-3.11.2017.<\/p>\n -Tiia Sudenkaarne, Secretary, Society for Queer Studies in Finland (SQS).<\/p>\n -Tiia Sudenkaarne, Editor, Journal of Queer Studies in Finland<\/em><\/a> (SQSJ).<\/p>\n -Polaris Koi was awarded the Best Presentation Award for his presentation on self-control neuroenhancements in criminal rehabilitation at the Seminar on Technology Ethics 2017<\/em>, organized by TIVIA and the Future Ethics group at the Turku School of Economics.<\/p>\n -Polaris Koi presented on ADHD and the concept of self-control at the 2017 European Society for Philosophy and Psychology conference<\/em>, University of Hertfordshire.<\/p>\n -Polaris Koi is Junior Investigator in the international interdisciplinary research project Genetics and Human Agency<\/a>, led by Eric Turkheimer and funded by John Templeton Foundation.<\/p>\n -A paper on self-control neuroenhancements in criminal rehabilitation<\/a> authored by Polaris Koi, Susanne Uusitalo and Jarno Tuominen was published Online First (2017) in Criminal Law and Philosophy<\/em>.<\/p>\n -October 2016, Center for the Study of Bioethics participated in organizing the 11th \u00a0Gay, Lesbian and Queer Studies Research Seminar<\/em> at University of Turku, under the theme Queer Healings. The main organizer Society for Queer Studies in Finland\u2019s journal will feature a special issue on Queer Healings co-edited by Tiia Sudenkaarne. You can browse the publication here<\/a>. (Ote Queer Healings\/Pervot parantumiset -lehdist\u00f6tiedotteesta: “Parantaminen ja parantuminen ovat voimakkaita, ristivetoisia ja rajoja rikkovia k\u00e4sitteit\u00e4.<\/em> Niit\u00e4 on k\u00e4ytetty niin sukupuolisten ja seksuaalisten kuin muidenkin normien yll\u00e4pit\u00e4miseen, mutta ne on my\u00f6s otettu haltuun queer-vastarinnan v\u00e4lineiksi ja sit\u00e4 tukemaan. (\u2026) Seminaarin keskusteluista liikkeelle l\u00e4htev\u00e4n numeron artikkeleiden yhdeksi kantavaksi teemaksi nousee queer-ajattelun keskeinen strategia \u2013 bin\u00e4\u00e4rivastakohtien purkaminen \u2013 pervoparantamisen mahdollisuutena ja edellytyksen\u00e4. Totuttujen sukupuoli- ja seksuaalisuusbin\u00e4\u00e4rien lis\u00e4ksi uusia rajanvetoja kyseenlaistamalla kirjoittajat haastavat rikkomaan queer-politiikan mukavuusalueen rajoja. Toiseksi artikkelit her\u00e4ttelev\u00e4t pohtimaan parantumisen ja parantamisen aikaa nopeista parannustapahtumista pitkiin prosesseihin. Ent\u00e4 onko parantaminen v\u00e4ltt\u00e4m\u00e4tt\u00e4 aktiivisen toimijan ja passiivisen kohteen v\u00e4linen tapahtuma?”).<\/p>\n -Helena Siipi presented her work on the value of authenticity at an international conference, ECAP9, European Society of Analytic Philosophy, Munich, Germany, 21. – 16.8.2017.<\/p>\n -A paper on ethical pre-evaluation medical research<\/a> authored by Helena Siipi was published as online first (2017) in Duodecim 2017;133(6):582-6.<\/p>\n -The ethical board of TEHY (Alam\u00e4ki, A., Kangasniemi, M., Kela, T., Kousmanen, L., Kurtti, J., Siipi, H. & Sillanp\u00e4\u00e4, K.) and Kangasniemi, M. (toim.) published a booklet on ethics of health care<\/a>. Tehyn julkaisusarja F, 2017.<\/p>\n -A paper on food and racism authored by Helena Siipi was published at the book Sinokki, J. (eds.) Rasismi ja filosofia<\/a>. Eetos-julkaisuja, 2017.<\/p>\n -A paper on de-extinction<\/a> authored by Helena Siipi and Leonard Finkelma was published as online first (2017) Philosophy and Technology<\/em>. Online first.\u00a0DOI: 10.1007\/s13347-016-0244-0<\/p>\n -A paper on biodiversity and human-modified entities by Helena Siipi was published in Garson, J., Plutynski, A., and Sarkar, S. (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Biodiversity<\/em>. London: Routledge, pp. 125-138.<\/p>\n -Participant (Juha R\u00e4ikk\u00e4) in the \u00a0Refiguring Privacy<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>project.<\/p>\n -Participant (Juha R\u00e4ikk\u00e4) in an international interdisciplinary research project Globalizing Minority Rights<\/em><\/a> (GMR, 2016-2020), which is funded by The Research Council of Norway. One project theme is concerned with the living conditions of Arctic areas.<\/p>\n -Participant (Juha R\u00e4ikk\u00e4) in a transnational cooperation and research project Comparative Analysis of Conspiracy Theories<\/em><\/a> (COMPACT). The project themes include, for example, GMO conspiracies and reasons for opposition to vaccines.<\/p>\n -A chapter on ethical and legal rules of the game in genome editing authored by Marko Ahteensuu was published as part of a book, Kiehtovat geenit: mihin geenitietoa k\u00e4ytet\u00e4\u00e4n?<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(2017), on genes and genetechnology published in Finnish by the Finnish Medical Society Duodecim.<\/p>\n -A book, Ihmisen ep\u00e4t\u00e4ydellisyydest\u00e4 ja muita kirjoituksia<\/em><\/a> (2017), in Finnish written by Juha R\u00e4ikk\u00e4 was published by UniPress. Several chapters discuss bioethical issues.<\/p>\n -Marko Ahteensuu presented his work on genome editing and species conservation aims<\/a> at an international conference,\u00a0Genome Editing: Biomedical and Ethical Perspectives<\/em><\/a>, Belgrade, Serbia, 20.-21.8.2017.<\/p>\n -Marko Ahteensuu presented his work on genome editing outside institutional contexts<\/a> at an international conference,\u00a031st<\/sup> Conference of the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care<\/em><\/a>, Belgrade, Serbia, 16.-19.8.2017.<\/p>\n -Tiia Sudenkaarne presented at Oxford Global Health and Bioethics<\/a><\/em> conference organized by University of Oxford Ethox July 17, 2017. Her title was A Womb of One’s Own? Feminist and Queer Bioethical Inquiries into Justice and Vulnerability in Surrogacy.<\/em><\/p>\n -Tiia Sudenkaarne presented on an invitation- only panel at the XXXVth<\/sup> International Congress on Law and Mental Health<\/em> <\/a>held at Charles University July 14, 2017. The conference featured a panel on LGBT bioethics for the first time in its history.<\/p>\n -A popular text on research ethics authored by Helena Siipi was publish at the blog of the University of Turku<\/a> 18.4.2017.<\/p>\n -Helena Siipi presented her work on undocumented migrants’ access to health care from the perspective of theories of ethics at an international conference, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics 12th World Conference: Bioethics, medical ethics and health law. Limassol, Cyprus. 21. \u2013 23.3.2017.<\/p>\n -Tiia Sudenkaarne presented at Oxford Uehiro Graduate Student Conference<\/em><\/a> in University of Hawaii Manoa March 16, 2017, on feminist and queer bioethical entanglements.<\/p>\n -A paper on biosecurity of synthetic biology and genome editing<\/a> authored by Marko Ahteensuu was published as online first (2017) in Science and Engineering Ethics<\/em>.<\/p>\n -A co-authored (H\u00e4llfors, M.H., Vaara, E.M., Ahteensuu, M., Kokko, K., Oksanen, M. & Schulman, L.E.) encyclopedia article on assisted migration\u00a0as a conservation approach under climate change\u00a0was published online in Elsevier\u2019s Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(2017).<\/p>\n -A co-authored (R\u00e4ikk\u00e4, J. & Ahteensuu, M.) paper on forgiveness, tolerance, and genetic Enhancement<\/a> was published in\u00a0Ethics, Medicine and Public Health\u00a0<\/em>(2016).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" -Marko\u00a0Ahteensuu presented \u201dBiosecurity of Synthetic Biology and Genome Editing\u201d, at the 3rd Nordic Chapter Conference Risk and Security, Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Nordic Chapter, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, 2-3.11.2017. -Tiia Sudenkaarne, Secretary, Society for Queer Studies in Finland … Continue reading