Dr. Molldrem was part of a World TB Day panel put on by Social Science & Health Innovation for Tuberculosis (SSHIFTB), a global network of social scientists working on TB-related topics. 

 Being recognized with an Honorable Mention in the NSF GRFP competition is a significant achievement. Every year, the GRFP competition considers thousands of applications from highly qualified students. Therefore, Peyton's inclusion in the Honorable Mention category is a testament to her outstanding achievements and her potential to become a future leader in STEM. 

On April 7, 2025, Dr. Jacob Moses delivered an invited seminar presentation to the Bioethics Network of Ohio. His talk, delivered virtually, was titled “Safeguarding or Gatekeeping: Mandated Ethics Review and Bioethical Expertise in the Public Imaginary.” 

Entry co-authored with Dr. Roger Mathew Grant (Wesleyan University) explores the influence of David M. Halperin. 

The article titled "Attentiveness as a Methodological Approach for Including Community Partners in Qualitative Health Data Analysis" discusses the ethical obligation to include community partners in qualitative data analysis and how attentiveness as a method can help in doing so. Subrahmanyam, Vishnu, and Elise Smith. 2025. “Attentiveness as a Methodological Approach for Including Community Partners in Qualitative Health Data Analysis.” International Journal of Qualitative Methods 24. Click here to read the article. 

On March 13, 2025 Dr. Aparicio presented on "Making death optional: the construction of the longevity subject as a reflection of hopeful and technology-driven futures" at Capturing the Invisible Seminar Series hosted by Jagiellonian University. 

Annual award honors a faculty member who exemplifies the values of the late Dr. Rose Grundfest Schneider, a longtime UTMB faculty member who made significant contributions to medical research and humanitarian causes. 

Dr. Elise Smith has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, effective September 1, 2025. As an internationally recognized scholar in research ethics and integrity, award-winning mentor, and Director of the Research Ethics Consultation Service, Dr. Smith has made significant contributions to UTMB.

Congratulations to Dr. Wellesley on successfully defending her dissertation titled "The Dying Shame: An analysis of sociocultural and clinical practices producing shame and stigma in medicalized death." 

“‘From ‘Willing Concurrence’ to ‘Shared Decision-Making’: The Emergence of a Dominant Model for U.S. Bioethical Authority Since the 1980s,” History of Medicine Seminar Series, McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, TMC Library (Houston, TX), February 24, 2025. 

Dr. Molldrem leads the Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) study of TeamMAPPS: Team Methods to Advance Processes and Performance in Science.

Drs. Moses, Rich, Tumilty and student Callie Terris published an article on “Continuity in Claims of Exceptions: Biomedical Technologies” in The American Journal of Bioethics.   

Congratulations to Grayson who is now officially a PhD candidate! 

The talk, "Caring for Queer Kids," was for the annual Donald N. Medearis, Jr., MD, Lecture for Pediatric Ethics Grand Rounds.

Hannah Carpenter recently co-authored “Egg donation advertisements: addressing the regulatory gap” with Lisa Campo-Engelstein in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics.    

Dr. Lisa Campo-Engelstein joins the Editorial Board for the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Dr. De Matas co-authored publication with Amy McGuire of Baylor and Hasan Yasin of UTMB on "Embracing Epistemic Humility: Rethinking Psychedelic Exceptionalism Through Diverse Perspectives." You can read the publication at the link below. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39804325/ Our call for epistemic humility challenges us to embrace a broader bioethics which can result in a less rigid and more flexible appreciation for the potential benefits (broadly conceived) of psychedelics, leading to more respectful and patient-centered care.   

Dr. Yu published a commentary at the Journal of Medical Ethics with Daniel T. Kim entitled "Impermissibility of euthanasia and self-regarding duties to stay alive".  

Clinical Ethics Fellow Callie Terris and faculty member Emma Tumilty publish “High Hopes: Legal and Ethical Issues with Post-Trial Access to Psychedelics Drugs” in Journal of Health Care Law and Policy outlining some raising significant risks for participants given the legal environment that psychedelic medicine is being trialed in and proposing some harm reduction approaches to managing these risks. You can read their paper here: High Hopes: Legal and Ethical Issues with Post-Trial Access to Psychedelic Drugs  

Congrats to Vishnu who is now officially a PhD candidate!