Doctoral Candidate Susanne Uusitalo spent part of her spring at the Brocher Foundation in Hermance, Switzerland. The foundation supports bioethical research by selecting researchers from different disciplines to come and do their own research at the foundation situated by Lake Geneva. The foundation also hosts workshops and symposia on the ethical, legal and social implications of the development of medical research and biotechnologies.
Uusitalo applied for the foundation to work on her Ph.D. thesis that deals with questions of addiction. The breathtakingly beautiful surroundings and the inspiring bioethical atmosphere of the fellow researchers fuelled her writing process. As the foundation is close to Geneva, the researchers have a chance to arrange visits and collaborate with institutions and organizations in the area. During her stay, Uusitalo visited the headquarters of the World Health Organization as well as the primary care unit (for drug addicts) at the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève.
