Andrew Crowden

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About Andrew Crowden

Andrew Crowden is a philosopher and bioethicist with extensive experience in clinical, research and organizational ethics. Andrew has PhD and Master’s degrees from the Bioethics Centre at Monash University. He is a bioethicist and honorary Professorial Fellow within Medical Biology at the University of Melbourne in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland (UQ) School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry where he is is Chairperson of UQ's Ethics Advisory Group. Andrew is an Adjunct Professor at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) where he is Chairperson of the UniSC Human Research Ethics Committee. He is Chairperson of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) HREC. He is an executive member of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Research Ethics Committee, on CSIRO'S Advisory Committee to the Australian Health Biobank and is Stream Leader for the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL) Research and Innovation. Andrew's research in philosophy, ethics and genomics is funded by the University of Queensland, the Queensland Genomic Health Alliance and the John Templeton Foundation in collaboration with the University of Virginia and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.