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Expanding bioethics knowledge to improve clinical, biomedical, and public health decision-making, policy, and practice
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A nationally recognized private foundation, awarding $3-4 million annually

About the Faculty Scholars Program

A career development award for junior faculty that supports innovative bioethics research
Our Faculty Scholars

A community of Scholars making important contributions to the field of bioethics
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Making a Difference Grants

Funding research that helps to resolve an important emerging or unanswered bioethics problem
Bridging Bioethics Research & Policymaking Grants

Grants that help integrate bioethics into policy
Bernard Lo, MD Award in Bioethics

Our annual award that recognizes significant contributions to bioethics
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When the Fetus Becomes a Patient: The Ethics of Fetal Surgery

Ryan Antiel, MD
Mayo Clinic

Grant Type Making a Difference

Grant Cycle spring 2014

Duration 1 year

Amount $83,285

Ryan M. Antiel et al., Attitudes of paediatric and obstetric specialists towards prenatal surgery for lethal and non-lethal conditions, Journal of Medical Ethics, Apr 2018.
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Ryan M. Antiel et al., Weighing the social and ethical considerations of maternal-fetal surgery, Pediatrics, Dec 2017.
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Ryan M. Antiel et al., Specialty-based variation in applying maternal-fetal surgery trial evidence, Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, Oct 2017.
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Ryan M. Antiel et al., Physician views regarding the benefits and burdens of prenatal surgery for myelomeningocele, Journal of Perinatology, Sept 2017.
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Grant Focus Areas

Clinical care