International voice in human subjects protections named NIH Clinical Center bioethics chief

Clinical Trials Saturday, March 10th, 2012

NIH.gov: Maggie McGuire, NIH Clinical Center – Friday, March 2, 2012.
Christine Grady, Ph.D., was recently named chief of the Department of Bioethics of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center.

Grady has served as deputy director of the department since 1996 and served as acting chief since September 2011. Her research focuses on clinical research subject recruitment, incentives, vulnerability, consents, and international research ethics.

“Dr. Grady has had a strong international voice in human subjects protections, and under her leadership, the Department of Bioethics will continue its important, world-class work,” said Clinical Center Director John I. Gallin, M.D.

Grady is currently a member of President Obama’s Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues and is a senior research fellow at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics. She is a fellow of both the American Academy of Nursing and the Hastings Center. Read More

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