May 18, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Research Ethics Consultation Service Case Series
Alex John London, PhD
K&L Gates Professor of Ethics and Computational Technologies
Carnegie Mellon University
What is the ethical status of being a research participant? Pharmaceutical studies tend to objectify them as subjects, as passive sources of data. Neuroprosthetic research, however, asks them to exercise agency to make fundamental contributions to the research process. Dr. London will examine different research participation models and their implications for research ethics across different research contexts.
The University of Pittsburgh’s Research Ethics Consultation Service (RECS) serves the entire research ecosystem at Pitt: scholars, researchers and members of research teams, as well as research oversight committee members. RECS consultants help researchers in all disciplines think through the ethical and conceptual questions that arise in their research. For information or to request a consultation, visit https://www.research.pitt.edu/RECS.
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