Udo Schüklenk

Udo Schüklenk is a Professor of Philosophy and Research Chair in Bioethics at Queen's University, Canada. He holds honorary professorships at Witwatersrand University (South Africa) and Wenzhou Medical University (China). His work focuses on bioethics, global health ethics, assisted dying, and conscientious objection in healthcare. Schüklenk is Editor-in-Chief of Bioethics and founding Editor-in-Chief of Developing World Bioethics .

Education:

• PhD in Human Bioethics from Monash University.

Research Interests: Schüklenk explores ethical challenges in end-of-life care, HIV/AIDS policy, global health equity, and medical professionalism. He advocates for evidence-based approaches to controversial issues like abortion access and vaccine distribution.

Recent Themes in Articles: His work addresses pandemic ethics, conscientious objection accommodation, assisted dying reforms, and global North-South health disparities. Key topics include vaccine nationalism, MAiD policy evolution, and ethical publishing practices in AI-era academia.

Awards/Grants: None explicitly listed, though his editorial leadership and prolific publishing highlight impactful contributions. He advises on global health ethics frameworks and academic integrity standards.

Labs/Teams: Oversees editorial teams at major bioethics journals and collaborates internationally on global health ethics initiatives.