About
Tanja Krones is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics, University of Zurich, focusing on clinical ethics, context-sensitive bioethics, and evidence-based medicine. She leads the Clinical Ethics Liaison Service at University Hospital Zurich and co-leads the Ethnography of Human Reproduction research group. Her work bridges empirical research with ethical frameworks in reproductive medicine, public health, and healthcare planning.
Her research emphasizes patient-physician dynamics, migration and health, and feminist theory in medical ethics. She has developed methodologies for context-sensitive bioethics and contributed to advance care planning (ACP) literature, particularly in Swiss and multilingual healthcare systems.
- Richard Merten Preis (1. Preisträger)
- Berliner Gesundheitspreis (1. Preisträger) for ARRIBA project
- 3. Preis Perinatalkongress 2006 for ethical analysis of prenatal diagnostics
- Top 10% reviewer for Human Reproduction (2009)
Krones' recent publications explore ACP implementation, genomic screening ethics, and AI applications in resuscitation decisions. She collaborates across disciplines, including sociology, internal medicine, and public health, and serves on the German Central Ethics Commission (ZEKO) and the German Network for Evidence-Based Medicine.
Her lab focuses on integrating empirical data into ethical frameworks, particularly for vulnerable populations in healthcare. She has led projects on reproductive ethics, evidence-based medicine, and intercultural bioethics, with a strong emphasis on translating ethical theory into clinical practice.
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