by Ana Lita
Graduations always signify turning points; we’re so glad that our participants spent these past few weeks with us, and we hope they have learned a lot! We know we have! It is our hope that our students will take what they have learned through our summer program and apply it to their future endeavors, whatever they are. We also hope that we have inspired all of them to …

NEW YORK, December 12, 2014: Global Bioethics Initiative held a screening of the HBO documentary film: “Tales from the Organ Trade.” An expert panel discussion followed the screening with special guests: Dr. Bruce Elliot Gelb, M.D., F.A.C.S., Director of Renal Transplantation in the Department of Transplant Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center and Dr. Lloyd E. Ratner, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery and Director of Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation in the New …

NEW YORK, February 10, 2014: Ana Lita attended the recent panel discussion entitled, “Is Aging Reversible? Can We Reset the Clock?” organized by the German Center for Research and Innovation, located at the German House, 871 United Nations Plaza. The event was also co-sponsored by Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Sciences. As life expectancy increases, age-related diseases and cognitive disorders are becoming more prevalent. Are age-related decreases in cognitive and behavioral …

NEW YORK, October 28, 2013: Global Bioethics Initiative in partnership with HBO Documentary Films Division organized a special private screening event of ” Tales from the Organ Trade” followed by an expert panel discussion and cocktail reception at The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM). “Tales from the Organ Trade” is directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ric Esther Bienstock. This documentary explores the shadowy world of black market organ trafficking from …

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 18, 2013 (IPS) – With a rise in diseases worldwide that affect the liver, kidney, heart and pancreas, organ trafficking remains a challenge for the international community—a subject that Global Bioethics Initiative (GBI), a non-profit organization, has examined in great detail. As part of a launch event last week, GBI assembled a panel of speakers in the fields of medicine, national security and research to discuss this booming industry and …

NEW YORK, Feb 14, 2013: Poverty, widespread violence, lack of educational opportunities and limited access to resources are marginalizing large segments of the population globally. Vulnerable people become easy prey to illicit trafficking, often leading to terrorist recruitment. The black market for organs and body parts is flourishing in India, China, South America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe in which the poor and desperate find their sole escape in selling their organs to …

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