Dr. Nancy Jecker awarded 2026 Brocher Foundation Residency for Summer 2026

Dr. Nancy Jecker, Professor of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington School of Medicine, was awarded a 2026 Brocher Foundation Residency. The Brocher Foundation Residency supports researchers from around the world to engage in intensive research projects in a peaceful setting on the shores of Lake Geneva, at the Foundation’s home in Hermance, Switzerland.  It facilitates the exchange of ideas between resident researchers.  

During her two-months in residence, Dr. Jecker will continue work on a book, co-authored with Drs. Vardit Ravitsky and Caesar Atuire, tentatively titled, Bioethics 2.0: Next Generation Principles for Bioethics and Global Health. The book draws on ethical values of solidarity, subsidiarity, and pluriversality to anchor next generation bioethics principles, augmenting existing frameworks that revolve around autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice. It will address topics in bioethics and global health, such as emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, artificial intelligence (AI), climate change, and the impact of war on the social determinants of health. During the Brocher residency, Dr. Jecker will meet with both of the book’s coauthors and with colleagues at the World Health Organization and the University of Zurich Institute of Biomedical Ethics. Dr. Jecker’s innovative contributions to the field of bioethics reflect her ongoing commitment to collaborate and learn from colleagues around the world and to bring bioethics to critical issues at the intersection of bioethics and global health.