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Dr. Ruth Horn is an Associate Professor in Ethics at the University of Oxford and a Research Fellow at the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and the Humanities. She also serves as Deputy Director of Ethics of Medicine at the University of Augsburg, Germany, and is a member of multiple international ethics committees, including the Oxford Tropical Research Ethics Committee and the European Association of Centre of Medical Ethics (EACME), where she is President.
- Education: BA, MA, MA Res, PhD
- Research Focus: Medical ethics, genomics, and socio-cultural contexts of clinical decision-making at life’s beginning and end
- Leadership: Co-lead of UK-FR GENE network; country team leader for the French study on pandemic solidarity
- Funding: Grants from ESRC, Wellcome Trust, European Commission, French National Health Care Insurance, and French National Cancer League
Her research explores the ethical implications of genomic technologies, patient autonomy vs. physician responsibilities in end-of-life care, and pandemic-era solidarity. Recent publications analyze non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), disability rights, and public-private data ethics. She employs comparative ethnographic approaches, combining literature reviews, concept analysis, and qualitative fieldwork.
Dr. Horn collaborates with institutions like CNRS (France) and contributes to policy debates on genomics and ethics. Her work spans clinical ethics, reproductive health, and healthcare systems, with a focus on cross-cultural comparisons between England, France, and Germany. She has authored influential reports, including ethical guidance for the British Society for Genetic Medicine.
