Prof. Dr Robert Ranisch
Head of the Junior Professorship for Medical Ethics
location:

University of Potsdam,
Campus Golm,
Am Mühlenberg 9,
Building 62 (H-Lab), rm. 202,
14476 Potsdam

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertranisch/

Professional Experience

  • since 04/2021: Junior Professor of Medical Ethics with a focus on digitalization (tenure track), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Potsdam
  • since 05/2017: Head of the Research Unit “Ethics of Genome Editing”, Institute for Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Tübingen
  • 2020-2021: Academic Council, International Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities, University of Tübingen
  • 2017-2021: Managing Director of the Clinical Ethics Committee, University Hospital Tübingen
  • 2015-2016: Research assistant at the Chair of Applied Ethics, University of Jena
  • 2015-2016: Research Associate at the International Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities, University of Tübingen

University Education

  • Doctoral studies in philosophy / bioethics at the Universities of Düsseldorf and Tübingen
  • BA/MA studies at the Universities of Warwick, Jena, Oxford and Göttingen

Research Focus and Interests

  • AOS: Biomedical ethics; ethics and genetics; digital ethics; organizational ethics; clinical ethics consulting; research ethics; neuroethics
  • AOC: Public Health Ethics; Population Ethics; Risk Ethics; Moral Psychology; Metaethics and Moral Theory; Science Communication

Functions at the FGW/ University of Potsdam

  • Member of the Ethics Committee of the University of Potsdam
  • Internationalization Representative of the Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, University of Potsdam
  • Member of the examination board for the Master’s degree in Health Services Research

Other Activities

  • Associate member of Think Tank 30 of the Club of Rome Germany
  • Associate scientist at the International Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities, University of Tübingen
  • Founder and member of the coordination team of the network “Young Medical Ethics” (JMED), a forum in the Academy for Ethics in Medicine e. V.
  • Member of the working group “Ethics in Nursing” and the working group “Ethics Counseling” at the University Hospital of Tübingen
  • Member of the advisory board of the Ethics Center of the University of Jena
  • Certified consultant (K1), coordinator (K2) and trainer (K3) for ethics counseling in the healthcare sector

Publications (Selection)

Monographs/ Anthologies

  • Ranisch, R. (2021): Liberale Eugenik? Kritik der selektiven Reproduktion. J.B. Metzler.
  • Wiesing, U. (2020): Ethik in der Medizin. Ein Studienbuch. 5. Aufl. Unter Mitarbeit von J. S. Ach, M. Bormuth, J. Clausen, H.-J. Ehni, G. Marckmann, R. Ranisch, L. G. Rothenberger, H. Tümmers. Reclam: Stuttgart.
  • Ranisch, R. / Müller, A. M. / Hübner, Chr. / Knoepffler, N. (Hg.) (2018): Genome Editing – Quo vadis? Ethische Fragen zur CRISPR/Cas-Technik. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann.
  • Ranisch, R. / Schoul, S. / Rockoff, M. (Hg.) (2015): Selbstgestaltung des Menschen durch Biotechniken (= Tübinger Studien zur Ethik, Bd. 4). Francke-Verlag.

Articles in Journals

Comments and Editorial

Contributions to Anthologies

  • Ranisch, R. (2020): CRISPR meets Fantasy. In: W. Hofkirchner & H.-J. Kreowski (Hrsg.): Transhumanism: The proper guide to a posthuman condition or a dangerous idea? Springer Nature.
  • Ranisch, R. / Schöttl, L. (2020): Rebooting Digital Ethics. Limitationen einer prinzipienbasierten CDR. In: Bertelsmann Stiftung et al. (Hg.): Unternehmensverantwortung in der digitalen Gesellschaft. 43-50.
  • Ranisch, R. / Marckmann, G. (2020): Digitalisierung. In: Wiesing, U. (Hg.): Ethik in der Medizin. Stuttgart: Reclam, S. 595-624.
  • Marckmann, G. / Ranisch, R. / Wiesing, U. (2020): Humangenetik. In: Wiesing, U. (Hg.): Ethik in der Medizin. Stuttgart: Reclam, S. 383-442.

Policy Paper and Policy Briefs

Media Contributions

Photo: Marcel Wogram for VolkswagenStiftung

Joint faculty
The University of Potsdam, the Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane and the Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus-Senftenberg