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Dr. Stephen Molldrem is senior author on article with PhD program graduate Dr. Rebecca Permar

Assistant Professor Dr. Stephen Molldrem is senior author on a recent publication in the journal Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics with first author Dr. Rebecca Permar. Dr. Permar is a graduate of the UTMB Bioethics and Health Humanities PhD program. The paper describes methods used in an empirical bioethics project about stakeholders’ views on uses of genomic sequencing for tuberculosis (TB) in Botswana. The team created an animated video series used to educate participants about the many uses of this complex technology in the management of TB. This research was funded by an NIH bioethics supplement project directed by Dr. Molldrem.

 Click here to read the article. https://doi.org/10.1353/nib.2026.a990989.

 

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Dr. Stephen Molldrem is senior author on article with PhD program graduate Dr. Rebecca Permar

Assistant Professor Dr. Stephen Molldrem is senior author on a recent publication in the journal Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics with first author Dr. Rebecca Permar. Dr. Permar is a graduate of the UTMB Bioethics and Health Humanities PhD program. The paper describes methods used in an empirical bioethics project about stakeholders’ views on uses of genomic sequencing for tuberculosis (TB) in Botswana. The team created an animated video series used to educate participants about the many uses of this complex technology in the management of TB. This research was funded by an NIH bioethics supplement project directed by Dr. Molldrem.

 Click here to read the article. https://doi.org/10.1353/nib.2026.a990989.

 

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