August 2, 2017: Research Ethics Program Director, Dr. Michael Kalichman,was interviewed by David Wagner about the use of genetically modified human embryos to avoid the passing of genetic diseases in an article titled,"Salk Scientists Contribute to First Gene Editing of Human Embryos in US"on KPBS.
May 2017: Program Director, Dr. Michael Kalichman, and UC San Diego Professor of Psychiatry and Scientific Ethics Course Instructor, Dr. Lisa Eyler, participated on the Science and Ethics Panel for the play,Margin of Errorby Will Cooper and Director Rosina Reynolds at the Roustabouts Theater Company.
January 2017: Program Director, Dr. Michael Kalichman defines and explores the many questions surrounding ethics in scientific research. Overview of Ethics in Scientific Research course provided by AAAS Career Development Center analyzes specific cases of research misconduct to illustrate how things can go wrong.(AAAS Career Development Center)
2016
December 21, 2016: Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Camille Nebekerjoins Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross to talk about the CORE Project (thecore-platform.ucsd.edu) and challenges with wearable device research in "Camille Nebeker: CORE Project" (The Future Out Loud podcast: School for the Future of Innovation at Arizona State University)
August 6, 2016: Assistant Director Mary Devereaux and Director Mike Kalichman were cited in an article titled "A path forward for gene drive technologies" for their participation in a workshop convened at the J. Craig Venter Institute earlier this year (The San Diego Union Tribune)
July 9, 2016: Program Director Mike Kalichman responds to the use of a robot to kill the sniper suspect during the shootings in Dallas, "Using robots to kill: Ethics debated after Dallas" (USA Today)
November 23, 2015: Program Director Mike Kalichman interviewed about "Modified mosquitoes block malaria" (The San Diego Union Tribune)
July 29, 2015: Assistant Director Mary Devereaux discusses ethical issues surrounding doctors and financial gains "Doctors got $84M From Drug Companies" (The San Diego Union-Tribune)