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Bioethics Committee

The Committee has information and proposal functions concerning topics of bioethical importance.

The Committee provides information and makes proposals on issues of bioethical importance.

The Committee also provides information and makes proposals by promoting training initiatives, research and discussion on topics relevant to bioethics.

One of its main duties is to examine bioethical protocols of requests submitted by the supervisors of national and international research projects and by individual teachers and researchers belonging University entities.

The members appointed for the three-year period 2022-2025 are: Alessandro Bortolotti, Stefania Curti, Paolo Fais, Angelo Fioritti (Vice-President), Maria Carla Galavotti (President), Massimo Giunti, Alice Mattoni, Veronica Moretti, Silvia Moscatelli, Emanuel Raschi, Marco Sazzini, Maroussa Zagoraiou and Silvia Zullo.

Submitting requests for evaluation by the Bioethics Committee

To submit experimental requests for evaluation by the Bioethics Committee, carefully complete the Request Form for the Bioethics Committee and ensure all sections are filled out. Be sure to sign the form. Attach the required documents as outlined in the Guidelines for Submitting Requests for Review to the Bioethics Committee [.docx 56 KB] (in Italian only).

If the research proponent is an adjunct professor, RTD-B, RTD-A, or RTT researcher, the Department Director's signature is required, according to University Regulations (D.R.271/2009) and Rectoral Decree Rep. No. 22/2022, which designates the Department Director as responsible for implementing measures to protect personal data.

Submit the complete documentation (request form and attachments) to the Committee's Secretariat (contact section). Send the attached documents as separate files. Requests that do not adhere to the specifications outlined in the "Guidelines for Submitting Requests" will not be considered.

In addition to the document Guidelines for Submitting Requests for Review to the Bioethics Committee [.docx 56 KB], please refer to the document Competence of the Bioethics Committee (in Italian only).

Ensure that requests are submitted by the end of the month to be considered in the following month.

IMPORTANT: Starting from 1 May 2023, only applications submitted using the new forms, available on this website, will be accepted for evaluation.

Please note that the Bioethics Committee is not operational in August. Requests received in July and August will be reviewed in September.