- Technosciences
- Sociology of the Body
- Biomedicine
- +۴ مورد دیگر
Céline Lafontaine is a Full Professor in the Department of Sociology at the Université de Montréal, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. She specializes in the sociocultural, political, economic, and epistemological dimensions of technosciences. Her research explores bioeconomy, biomedicine, and the ethical implications of emerging technologies. Her work spans topics such as regenerative medicine, nanotechnology applications in health, and the sociocultural representations of the body in transhumanist movements. She leads and collaborates on major research projects funded by institutions like the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQSC). Lafontaine has supervised over 20 master’s and doctoral theses, focusing on issues like CRISPR-Cas9’s bioeconomic models, the ethics of surrogacy, and the sociotechnical imaginaries of synthetic biology. Her publications include influential works like *Bio-objets: Les nouvelles frontières du vivant* (2021) and *The Postmortale Society* (2008), which analyze the evolving relationship between technology and human life. Her research teams engage in interdisciplinary projects addressing nanomedicine governance, bioethical frameworks for emerging technologies, and the societal impact of biotechnological innovations. She is a member of the *talents* laboratory for AI in Cybersecurity, integrating sociological perspectives into tech-driven research.







