Christiane Woopen

Christiane Woopen

Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen Universität zu Köln, Executive Director of the Cologne Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics and Social Sciences of Health (ceres) Photograph by Matti Hillig at a conference in Berlin on 24 November 2015.

Christiane Woopen (born 12 December 1962) is a German medical ethicist. She is a professor for ethics and theory of medicine at the University of Cologne since 2009. Furthermore, she has been a member of the German Ethics Council since 2001, its deputy Chair from 2008 and Chair since 2012.

Professional Background

▪ 2014 – 2016 President of the Global Summit of National Ethics/Bioethics Committees to be held in Berlin from 16 to 18 March 2016 with more than 110 countries of the world participating (last summit in Mexico: 57 countries)

▪ Since 2013 Executive Director of ceres (Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics, and Social Sciences of Health, University of Cologne)

▪ Since April 2012 Chair of the German Ethics Council

▪ Since 2011 Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at University of Cologne

▪ Since 2009 Professorship for Ethics and Theory of Medicine and Head of the Research Unit Ethics at University of Cologne

▪ 2005 Habilitation and venia legendi for Ethics and Theory of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine at University of Cologne

▪ 1993 Doctor of Medicine, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn

▪ 1990 – 1995 Studies of Philosophy in Bonn and Hagen

▪ 1989 – 1991 Medical Doctor in Gynecology and Obstetrics

▪ 1988 3rd State exam Human Medicine

Memberships (Selection)

▪ Since 2010 UNESCO International Bioethics Committee

▪ Since 2009 Scientific Advisor of the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG)

▪ Since 2008 German (National) Ethics Council (Chair since 2012, 2008-2012 Vice Chair)

▪ Since 2002 Steering group for the Stem Cell Network North Rhine-Westphalia

▪ 2001-2008 (German) National Ethics Council

Publications and academic activities

See http://ceres.uni-koeln.de/en/events/ , http://ceres.uni-koeln.de/en/research/ and http://geschichte-ethik.uk-koeln.de/de/forschungsstelle-ethik/forschung as well as for a list of publications http://geschichte-ethik.uk-koeln.de/de/forschungsstelle-ethik/mitarbeiter/christiane-woopen/veroeffentlichungen .