About the Commission

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues advises the President on bioethical issues that may emerge from advances in biomedicine and related areas of science and technology. The Commission works with the goal of identifying and promoting policies and practices that ensure scientific research, health care delivery, and technological innovation are conducted in an ethically responsible manner.

Group photo of Commission members

Back row: COL Nelson Michael, M.D., Ph.D., Yolanda Ali, MBA, Stephen L. Hauser, M.D., Alexander G. Garza, M.D., John D. Arras, Ph.D., Daniel Sulmasy, M.D., Ph.D., Christine Grady, R.N., Ph.D., Barbara F. Atkinson, M.D.

Front row: Raju Kucherlapati, Ph.D., Nita A. Farahany, J.D., Ph.D., Amy Gutmann, Ph.D., James W. Wagner, Ph.D., Anita L. Allen, J.D., Ph.D.