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Bryn Williams-Jones

Bryn Williams-Jones (born 1972) is a Canadian bioethicist, professor and director of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at the School of Public Health, Université de Montréal.[1][2] He is co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Bioethics/Revue canadienne de bioéthique,[3] the first open access bilingual bioethics journal in Canada (formerly called BioéthiqueOnline, 2012–17), and co-director of the Ethics branch of the International Observatory on the Social Impact of AI and Digital Technology (OBVIA).[4] Williams-Jones is a member of the Centre for Research in Public Health (CReSP),[5] the Centre for Ethics Research (CRÉ),[6] the Institute for Applied Ethics (IDÉA) of the Université Laval,[7] and fellow of The Hastings Center.

Bryn Williams-Jones
2014
Born1972
Kingston, Ontario
NationalityCanada, France, United Kingdom
EducationPhD
Alma materMcGill University, University of British Columbia, University of Cambridge
AwardsGeorges-A. Legault Prize in Organizational Ethics 2019, Academic Category, Institute of Applied Ethics (IDÉA), Université Laval
Scientific career
FieldsBioethics, Professional ethics, Research integrity
InstitutionsBioethics Program, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal
Doctoral advisorMichael M. Burgess
WebsiteAcademic CV [1]

Education

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An interdisciplinary scholar, Williams-Jones completed a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and then a Masters in Religious Studies (bioethics specialization) at McGill University, before pursuing his PhD in Interdisciplinary studies (bioethics) at the W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics[8] at the University of British Columbia, where he focused on issues of genetics and ethics.[9][10] He then did a post-doctoral fellowship at the Centre for Family Research,[11] University of Cambridge, and was a junior research fellow at Homerton College. Before taking up his current position as professor at the Université de Montréal, he worked for a year as a research ethicist at the Cardiff Institute of Society, Health and Ethics, Cardiff University, Wales.

Research

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Williams-Jones is interested in the socio-ethical and policy implications of health innovations in diverse contexts. His work examines the conflicts that arise in academic research and professional practice with a view to developing practical ethical tools to manage these conflicts when they cannot be avoided. He has published more than 200 articles, commentaries, book chapters and case studies,[12] on topics related to public health policy, regulation and science and technology innovation on subjects including genetics, pharmaceutical development, direct-to-consumer advertising, nanotechnology, and pharmacogenomics. He has also published on the responsible conduct of research (i.e., research integrity, research ethics), with a focus on the management of conflicts of interest.

Academic service

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Williams-Jones is active in developing innovative pedagogical approaches in bioethics, professional ethics, public health ethics, and research integrity. From 2010-2022 he directed the Bioethics Program[13] in the School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, and starting in December 2020 he became Director of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. He has served on university committees in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and in the School of Public Health, to develop governance initiatives to encourage the responsible conduct of research and prevent misconduct (such as plagiarism and conflicts of interest[14]). He was a member of the top-level University research ethics committees,[15] and has served on expert advisory committees for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Genome Canada, and the Quebec National Institute for Excellence in Health and Social Services (INESSS).[16]

Media

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Williams-Jones has been interviewed by LaPresse,[17][18][19] CBC,[20][21] Le Devoir,[22] Toronto Star,[23] National Post,[24] and appeared on radio and television shows such as Tout le monde en parle,[25] ICI Radio-Canada,[26][27][28] and CBC Newsworld.

References

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  1. ^ "École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal: Bryn WILLIAMS-JONES". espum.umontreal.ca (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  2. ^ "Bryn Williams-Jones | PhD | Université de Montréal, Montréal | UdeM | Department of Social and Preventive Medicine". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  3. ^ "Editorial Board". Canadian Journal of Bioethics. Canadian Journal of Bioethics / Revue canadienne de bioéthique. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. ^ "Ethics, Governance and Democracy". OBVIA. 2022-10-22.
  5. ^ Institut de recherche en santé publique de l'Université de Montréal (2015-04-13), Bryn Williams-Jones, retrieved 2018-05-12
  6. ^ "Bryn Williams-Jones". Centre de recherche en éthique (in French). 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  7. ^ "Bryn Williams-Jones". IDEA (in French). 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  8. ^ "The W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics is an interdisciplinary research unit within the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia". ethics.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  9. ^ "Bio-Pirates Anger Ethicist - UBC Reports". news.ubc.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  10. ^ Caulfield, Timothy A.; Williams-Jones, Bryn (1999-12-31). The Commercialization of Genetic Research: Ethical, Legal, and Policy Issues : [proceedings of the Second International Conference on DNA Sampling, Held September 10-13, 1998, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada]. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780306462870.
  11. ^ "Centre for Family Research". www.cfr.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  12. ^ "Bryn Williams-Jones, PhD - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  13. ^ "École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal: Bioéthique". espum.umontreal.ca (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  14. ^ "Déclaration d'intérêts". www.interets.umontreal.ca (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  15. ^ "La recherche à l'UdeM: Les comités". recherche.umontreal.ca (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  16. ^ "Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux". INESSS. 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  17. ^ "Fraudes scientifiques: des secrets universitaires bien gardés". La Presse (in Canadian French). 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  18. ^ "Recherche médicale: "un conflit d'intérêts financier flagrant"". La Presse (in Canadian French). 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  19. ^ "Les tricheurs de la science". La Presse (in Canadian French). 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  20. ^ "How much pee is in that pool? This week's health newsletter". CBC. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  21. ^ "Ain't no sunshine on Canadian doctors' conflicts of interest". CBC. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  22. ^ "Dans les universités - Ça sert à quoi, l'éthique?". Le Devoir (in French). 8 October 2011. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  23. ^ "Canadian researchers who commit scientific fraud are protected by privacy laws". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  24. ^ "Can you know too much about your genes? Jolie has turned a spotlight on testing, but it may have risks". National Post. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  25. ^ Médias, Groupe des Nouveaux (15 October 2017). "Quand la science devient science-fiction". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  26. ^ "Le traitement des cancers pose des questions éthiques". Le 15-18 | ICI Radio-Canada.ca Première (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  27. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Santé -. "Plus de 10 M$ en doses de vaccin pour une campagne contre la méningite". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  28. ^ "Les fraudes scientifiques de plus en plus fréquentes depuis quelques années". Radio-Canada cet après-midi | ICI Radio-Canada.ca Première (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
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