All Posts: Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics

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AI Can Now Bioengineer Viruses. Should We Let It?

Scientists just used AI to create viruses not found in nature. Are we ready? Two Georgetown ethicists break down the potential medical benefits and biosecurity.…

August 25, 2026

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Nursing and Medical Students Debate Ethical Dilemmas as Pellegrino Student Scholars

(December 9, 2022) — In a clinical bioethics program unique to Georgetown, a select group of nursing and medical students — known as Pellegrino Student Scholars — work closely…

December 10, 2022

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Jesuit, Doctor, Ethicist to Lead Pellegrino Center

(December 5, 2020) — Myles Sheehan, SJ, MD, first met Edmund Pellegrino, the legendary bioethicist and founder of Georgetown’s Edmund D. Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics,…

December 5, 2020