Christiane Woopen

Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen is a Professor at the University of Bonn's Medical Faculty, leading the establishment of the Center for Life Ethics. Formerly, she was Managing Director of ceres (Cologne Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics, and Social Sciences of Health) and Chair of the German Ethics Council. She holds academic memberships in prominent institutions like Academia Europaea and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences. Her research focuses on medical ethics, bioethics, and healthcare policy, with emphasis on aging societies, health literacy, and neuroethics. Notable awards include the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (2017). Her work spans international advisory roles, including the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies. She has authored over 200 publications across ethics, health policy, and biomedical research, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to ethical challenges in modern medicine.

• Education: MD from University of Bonn (1993), Philosophy studies at Universities of Bonn and Hagen (1982–1988).
• Key Roles: Chair of German Ethics Council (2012–2016), Member of UNESCO's International Bioethics Committee, Co-spokesperson of Germany's Data Ethics Commission.
• Research Themes: Ethical dimensions of healthcare innovation, personalized medicine, pandemic ethics, and societal aging.

Her contributions include pioneering frameworks for outcome assessment in deep brain stimulation and advocating for ethical digital health practices. Ongoing work addresses challenges in predictive medicine and genomic editing governance.