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Éric Racine is a Full Professor/Researcher at the Université de Montréal, holding positions in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. He is also affiliated with the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and McGill University. His roles include Director of the Pragmatic Health Ethics Research Unit, IRCM Chair in Living Ethics, and leadership in the Réseau de recherche sur les savoirs citoyens et les approches co-créatives (FRQ-SC). Racine's work focuses on pragmatic ethics, neuroethics, and bioethics, emphasizing collaborative problem-solving through deliberative processes rooted in empirical research.
Education: PhD in Applied Human Sciences (Bioethics), Université de Montréal (2004); Postdoctoral Fellowship at Stanford University's Center for Biomedical Ethics (2006).
Research Interests: Ethical challenges in healthcare, neuroscience, and public policy; innovative methodologies for resolving moral dilemmas; and advancing interdisciplinary approaches to ethics. Key areas include neuroethics, clinical ethics, and participatory action research.
Awards & Recognition: Canadian Academy of Health Sciences member, FRQ-S scholarships, and international visiting researcher appointments. His contributions to neuroethics and pragmatic ethics are widely recognized, including his book *Pragmatic Neuroethics: Improving Treatment and Understanding of the Mind-Brain* (MIT Press).
Grants & Leadership: Leads major projects on living ethics, pediatric-to-adult care transitions, and neurotechnology ethics. Collaborates with institutions like CRÉ (Centre de Recherche en Éthique) and NIH-funded networks such as NeuroDevNet. Active in policy initiatives, including medically assisted dying and rare disease research.
Labs & Teams: Directs the Pragmatic Health Ethics Research Unit at IRCM, fostering interdisciplinary ethics research to address real-world clinical and societal challenges.
