{"title":"The Genetic Data Market: Institutional Governance of Academic/Industry Research Partnerships for the Public Good.","authors":"Kayte Spector-Bagdady","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2025.2554770","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2025.2554770","url":null,"abstract":"The Trump Administration's cuts to research funding and opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion is destabilizing academic research. These attacks coincide with pointed government support for the private sector. But the conceptualization of academic versus private sector health research has historically been a false binary. Drawing on mixed methods research, this paper examines the genomic data market as an example of advantages and challenges of commercializing academic expertise. It also highlights the structural downsides of researchers individually navigating industry partnerships. While academia is currently being put in the unenviable position of being more likely to need the private sector to conduct research, with less federal funding to offer in exchange, structural pain points have existed for decades. This is an opportunity for academia to harness its powers of expertise and collective action to develop institutional policy to ensure academic/industry research is beneficial to the public health and diverse patient communities.","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"80 1","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145117038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Justifying Organ Allocation Out of Sequence.","authors":"Andrew Courtwright","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2025.2554778","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2025.2554778","url":null,"abstract":"The rise of Allocation Out of Sequence (AOOS) in organ transplantation in the United States has raised significant ethical concerns. By the end of 2024, 20% of kidneys were transplanted out of the standard match sequence, drawing regulatory scrutiny. Critics argue that AOOS fails to prevent organ nonuse, does not address underlying inefficiencies in organ allocation, lacks transparency, and worsens transplant-related disparities. In this paper, I outline the factors contributing to the expansion of AOOS and evaluate the normative arguments for and against its use. I suggest that the strongest critique of AOOS involves procedural justice. Drawing on a constructivist framework, I argue that AOOS violates the expectation that allocation policies be grounded in collective agreement. I identify considerations that should inform the revision of the AOOS pathway, emphasizing the need for shared norms to ensure procedural legitimacy.","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"37 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145083352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When Ethical Principles Conflict: The Ethics of Genetic Confidentiality in Context.","authors":"Rie Iizuka,Shu Ishida,Tsutomu Sawai","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2025.2543711","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2025.2543711","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"1 1","pages":"40-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145078161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High Standards: Hiring Fellowship-Trained Clinical Ethics Consultants.","authors":"Denise M Dudzinski","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2025.2543752","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2025.2543752","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"16 1","pages":"94-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145078165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Breaching Confidentiality in Genetic and Non-Genetic Cases: Two Problematic Distinctions - When the Law Comes to the Rescue.","authors":"Timothé Ménard","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2025.2543725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2025.2543725","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"71 1","pages":"43-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145078170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How to Fix Clinical Ethics Fellowships: Addressing Our Research Imperative.","authors":"Joseph J Fins","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2025.2543721","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2025.2543721","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"30 1","pages":"67-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145078173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liza Dawson,Benjamin S Wilfond,Andrew Doffie Ray,Liza-Marie Johnson
{"title":"Delivery of Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor (ETI) Through Placenta and Then Breastmilk in Cystic Fibrosis: A Clinical Trial Risk-Benefit Analysis.","authors":"Liza Dawson,Benjamin S Wilfond,Andrew Doffie Ray,Liza-Marie Johnson","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2025.2543738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2025.2543738","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"77 1","pages":"97-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145078193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research and Pregnancy: Re-Envisioning Risk-Benefit Tradeoffs.","authors":"Anne D Lyerly","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2025.2543714","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2025.2543714","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"124 1","pages":"110-111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145078194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Revisiting Professionalism and Breach of Confidentiality: Are \"Neutral\" Conditions the Answer?","authors":"Edward S Dove,Bartha Maria Knoppers","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2025.2543718","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2025.2543718","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"1 1","pages":"32-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145078154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adira Hulkower,Joshua Crites,Cristie Cole Horsburgh,Jessica Ginsberg Rogers,David Michael Vaughan
{"title":"Revisiting \"Fellowship-Trained\": Toward Shared Meaning in Clinical Ethics.","authors":"Adira Hulkower,Joshua Crites,Cristie Cole Horsburgh,Jessica Ginsberg Rogers,David Michael Vaughan","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2025.2543732","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2025.2543732","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"56 1","pages":"74-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145078157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}