Bios Centre UK

12/05/2026

Bruce Blackshaw, Daniel Rodger, Daniel Hurst and Christopher Bobier’s panel discussion on human bodyoids for our monthly seminar series is now available on our YouTube channel at the following link👇

Bios associate research fellow Bruce Blackshaw presents a seminar, joined by co-authors Daniel Rodger (South Bank University), Daniel Hurst (Rowan University...

05/05/2026

A gentle reminder that Bios Associate Research Fellow Bruce Blackshaw, joined by co-authors Daniel Rodger, Daniel Hurst, and Christopher Bobier will be speaking to us via Zoom on **THU 7 MAY** at 6pm BST on the topic 'Human Bodyoids: What they are and why we do not need them.'
To join the discussion please email [email protected].

14/04/2026

Dr Anthony McCarthy, the director of Bios, has a response in the 'Journal of Medical Ethics' to an article by Lawrence Masek critiquing the Dead Donor Rule as a requirement for organ donation👇

Removal of unpaired vital organs from a living donor need not involve the intention to kill. What people intend is an empirical question about individual psychology: on this, Lawrence Masek1 seems correct. It is possible for some people to intend organ harvesting which will in fact be lethal or muti...

23/03/2026

Prof D Alan Shewmon's talk on “Brain Death and Brainstem Death. A Critical Update” for our monthly seminar series is now available on our YouTube channel at the following link👇

D Alan Shewmon MD, Emeritus Professor of Neurology and Paediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, presents a Bios Centre seminar on the topi...

16/02/2026

Dr Toni Saad's talk on “Moving Beyond 'Do No Harm'” for our monthly seminar series is now available on our YouTube channel at the following link👇

Bios associate fellow Dr Toni Saad, specialty registrar in neurology at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, presents a Bios Centre seminar on the topic 'Moving B...

11/02/2026

A quick reminder that Dr Toni Saad will be speaking to us this TODAY at 6pm GMT on the topic 'Moving Beyond "Do No Harm."'
To join the discussion please email [email protected]👇

09/02/2026

A quick reminder that Dr Toni Saad (Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, UK) will be speaking to us via Zoom this **Wed 11/02 at 6pmGMT** on the topic 'Moving Beyond "First Do No Harm."'
To join the discussion please email [email protected]👇

15/01/2026

Prof Bryan Pilkington's talk on “Understanding Conscientious Objection” for our monthly seminar series is now available on our YouTube channel at the following link👇

Bryan Pilkington, Professor of Bioethics in the Department of Medical Sciences at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (New Jersey), presents a Bios Ce...

13/01/2026

**REMINDER**Prof Bryan Pilkington (Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, New Jersey) will be speaking to us via Zoom on Wed 14/01 at 6pm GMT on “Understanding Conscientious Objection.”
To join the discussion please email [email protected].

07/01/2026

One week to go! Prof Bryan Pilkington (Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, New Jersey) will be speaking to us via Zoom on Wed 14/01 at 6pm GMT on “Understanding Conscientious Objection.”
To join the discussion please email [email protected].