Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Staff Publications
The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy researches and influences policy on today’s most pressing ethical issues.
The center focuses on conducting cutting-edge multidisciplinary research on perennial and emerging ethical issues arising in clinical practice and in biomedical research in a changing healthcare environment. Our research informs our teaching, clinical practice and contributions to the development of health and science policy at the local, national and international levels.
Our staff is dedicated to creating a shared, sustainable, intellectual environment in which all stakeholders can critically reflect on and respond to ethical challenges in healthcare and biomedical research.
Submissions from 2025
Adolescent and Caregiver Preparation for Legal Changes at Age 18, Blanca Sanchez-Fournier, Jordyn Babla, Mary Majumder, et al.
A Honduran Prevalence Study on Soil-Transmitted Helminths Highlights Serological Antibodies to Tm-WAP49 as a Diagnostic Marker for Exposure to Human Trichuriasis, Neima Briggs, Leroy Versteeg, Rojelio Mejia, et al.
A Hybrid Cloud Data Lake Architecture Supporting the Integration of Clinical and Genomics Data, Apollo McOwiti, Heidi Dowst, Fei Zheng, et al.
Altering the Intracellular Trafficking of Necator americanus GST-1 Antigen Yields Novel Hookworm mRNA Vaccine Candidates, Athos Silva De Oliveira, Leroy Versteeg, Neima Briggs, et al.
A Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Yield and Clinical Utility of Genome and Exome Sequencing in Pediatric Rare and Undiagnosed Genetic Diseases, Rajshree Pandey, Noemi Fluetsch Brennan, Kalliopi Trachana, et al.
Amniocentesis in Pregnancies at or Beyond 24 Weeks: An International Multicenter Study, Roni Zemet, Mohamad Ali Maktabi, Alexandra Tinfow, et al.
A Multipronged Effort to Incorporate Professionalism Into Campuswide Programming Through a Center for Professionalism, Kyler M Godwin, Asma Ali, Larry Laufman, et al.
A Multi-site Study of Clinician Perspectives in the Lifecycle of an Algorithmic Risk Prediction Tool, Rita Dexter, Kristin Kostick-Quenet, and Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby
A Novel Cardiomyopathy Phenotype Linked to a CHD7 Missense Variant, In Young Park, Chih-Wei Hsu, Karim Bouazoune, et al.
A Novel Method for Semi-quantitative Detection of HPV16 and HPV18 mRNA With a Low-Cost, Open-Source Fluorimeter, Kathryn A Kundrod, Mary E Natoli, Chelsey A Smith, et al.
A Phase 2 Trial of Short-Term Intravenous N-acetylcysteine in Biliary Atresia After Kasai Portoenterostomy, Sanjiv Harpavat, Kristin A Borovsky, Michael E Scheurer, et al.
Association of Serum Endocannabinoid Levels with Pancreatitis and Pancreatitis-Related Pain, Marc T Goodman, Christina Lombardi, Alexa Torrens, et al.
Comparative Effects of Combustible Cigarette Versus Electronic Cigarette Exposures on Kras Mutant Lung Cancer Promotion, Walter V Velasco, Maria T Grimaldo, Nastaran Karimi, et al.
CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Therapy Increases the Risk of Tumorigenesis in the Mouse Model of Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type I, Tong Chen, Mercedes Barzi, Nika Furey, et al.
Detection of Enterovirus RNA in Pancreas and Lymphoid Tissues of Organ Donors With Type 1 Diabetes, Jutta E Laiho, Sami Oikarinen, Sofia Morfopoulou, et al.
Development of an Age-Appropriate Household Dysfunction Measure and its Concurrent Validity With Multiple Outcomes Among Middle School Adolescents in Southeast Texas, Sumaita Choudhury, Timothy J Walker, Emily T Hébert, et al.
Different Responses Involving Tfh Cells Delay Parasite-Specific Antibody Production in Trypanosoma cruzi Acute Experimental Models, Ana Carolina Leão, Maria Jose Villar, Rakesh Adhikari, et al.
DNA Methylation Profiling at Base-Pair Resolution Reveals Unique Epigenetic Features of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in Underrepresented Populations, Jason Sheng Li, Karen Riggins, Li Yang, et al.
Examining Treatment Options in Youth With Major Depressive Disorder: Observations From the TX-YDSRN Registry Study, Emine Rabia Ayvaci, Karabi Nandy, Ryan Becker, et al.
Figg at 5: An Update on U.S. Public Perspectives on Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Five Years After Its Introduction to Criminal Investigations, Christi J Guerrini, Jill O Robinson, Mohamed I Elsaid, et al.
Genome-Wide Analyses Identify 30 Loci Associated With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Nora I Strom, Zachary F Gerring, Marco Galimberti, et al.
Germline Pathogenic DROSHA Variants Are Linked to Pineoblastoma and Wilms Tumor Predisposition, Peter N Fiorica, Lisa Golmard, Jung Kim, et al.
Gut Microbial Changes Associated With Obesity in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes, Heba M Ismail, Dimuthu Perera, Rabindra Mandal, et al.
Haploinsufficiency of ITSN1 Is Associated With a Substantial Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease, Thomas P Spargo, Chloe F Sands, Isabella R Juan, et al.
Impact of Antiparasitic Therapy on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Chronic Chagas Disease. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Anis Rassi, Alyssa Grimshaw, Ashwin Sarwal, et al.