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Catherine Mills is the Maureen Brunt Professorial Fellow at Monash University's Monash Bioethics Centre, leading the Reproduction in Society research group and serving as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. She holds leadership roles including former Head of the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies (2023–2024) and former Director of the Monash Bioethics Centre (2020–2022). Her research focuses on ethical, social, and regulatory challenges in biomedical innovation, particularly in human reproduction, genomics, and social justice. She has authored influential books such as Biopolitics (2018), Futures of Reproduction (2011), and The Philosophy of Agamben (2008), and co-edited The Routledge Handbook of Feminist Bioethics (2022).
- Education: Doctorate in Philosophy (not explicitly stated, inferred from roles)
Her research integrates feminist theory, biopolitical analysis, and empirical studies, addressing issues like mitochondrial replacement techniques, non-invasive prenatal testing, and epigenetics in perinatal care. Key projects include the MitoHOPE Program (Australian Genomics initiative) and ARC-funded studies on genome editing ethics. She has led over 15 major grants from agencies like ARC, NHMRC, and the Wellcome Trust, collaborating with institutions such as Vitrolife and Monash IVF.
Awards include the 2023 Dean's Award for Research Enterprise and a JSPS Fellowship (2016). She advises governmental bodies on reproductive technologies and sits on committees like the ARC College of Experts. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health equity and gender equality.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Reproduction in Society group, engages in patient/community-focused research through MitoHOPE Program, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on global health ethics.
