{"id":31355,"date":"2019-04-26T08:05:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T08:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/?page_id=31355"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:01:48","slug":"bioethics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/research-and-participants\/bioethics\/","title":{"rendered":"BioEthics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\">Neuroethics &amp; Bioethics Support for Research and Trials<\/h1>\n<section class=\"image-row image-row--thirds\" aria-label=\"Bioethics supporting imagery\">\n<figure class=\"image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FES1116230480-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Researchers in a lab discussion\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FES1212130147-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bioethics education session\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FES1212130264-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Clinical research participant experience\"><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"intro-copy\">\n<p class=\"copy-12\">The Cleveland FES Center offers its members a comprehensive, multidisciplinary team or core to help with the developing and designing ethical research processes, taking into account major implications to consider before, during and after research studies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copy-12\">This research core comprises a team of experienced ethics professionals who focus on the clinical, research, and practical interests of the work. The goal of this core is to assist researchers in thoroughly investigating the ethical questions that can and do arise and helping them prepare for or answer these questions while minimizing health risks. Our ethics experts help investigators balance achieving research goals, creating a beneficial experience for participants, and gauging the risks inherent in the research.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"two-column-sections\">\n<section class=\"half-section\">\n<h2>Researchers can work with the ethics core to receive:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"copy-12\">Consultative case-by-case ethics support to enrich study planning, design, and proposal writing.<\/li>\n<li class=\"copy-12\">Lifecycle planning and assistance for research projects.<\/li>\n<li class=\"copy-12\">Comprehensive reviews of study design and development.<\/li>\n<li class=\"copy-12\">Scientific support for research protocols and processes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"copy-12\">Support to assist with Data and Safety Monitoring Board guidelines.<\/li>\n<li class=\"copy-12\">Consent instruction and support relative to participants and team members.<\/li>\n<li class=\"copy-12\">Educational opportunities for investigators, team members, and trainees.<\/li>\n<li class=\"copy-12\">Collaborative assistance for individual studies and multi-site projects.<\/li>\n<li>Translational science proposal development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"half-section\" aria-label=\"Bioethics media section\">\n<h2>Learn more about our work:<br \/>\nWatch our YouTube playlist here!<\/h2>\n<div class=\"video-frame\"><iframe title=\"Ethics Core YouTube video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q1hUbdDVJjo\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"corps-banner\" aria-label=\"Bioethics corps title\">MEET THE ETHICS CORE:<\/p>\n<section class=\"corps-grid\" aria-label=\"Bioethics corps members\">\n<article class=\"corps-member\"><a class=\"member-name\" href=\"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/team\/investigators\/ford-paul-j-phd\/\">Paul Ford, PhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Director, NeuroEthics Program<\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Neurological Institute<\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Cleveland Clinic<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"corps-member\"><a class=\"member-name\" href=\"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/team\/investigators\/aulisio-mark-phd\/\">Mark Aulisio, PhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Susan E. Watson Professor and Chair, Department of Bioethics<\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine<\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Co-Director, Center for Biomedical Ethics, MetroHealth Medical Center<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"corps-member\"><a class=\"member-name\" href=\"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/team\/investigators\/bryden-anne-ma-otr-l\/\">Anne Bryden, PhD, OTR\/L<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation<\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">MetroHealth Center for Rehabilitation Research<\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"corps-member\"><span class=\"member-name\">Sue Marasco, PhD<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Assistant Director of Research Programs, Clinical and Translational<\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Science Collaborative<br \/>\nBioethics Graduate Student<\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Case Western Reserve University<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"corps-member\"><span class=\"member-name\">Megan Zelinsky, MA<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Clinical Research Project Manager<\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Cleveland Clinic Foundation<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"corps-member\"><span class=\"member-name\">Lindsey Grubbs, PhD<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Assistant Professor of Bioethics<\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Case Western Reserve University<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"corps-member\"><span class=\"member-name\">Nicholas Korn, BA<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Medical Student<\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"corps-member\"><span class=\"member-name\">Sharika Kottapalli, BS<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Master&#8217;s Student in Bioethics,<\/p>\n<p class=\"member-detail copy-12\">Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"contact-card\" aria-label=\"How to contact the BioEthics Core\">\n<h3>How to Contact the Ethics Core<\/h3>\n<p>Please email <a href=\"mailto:ethics@fescenter.org\">ethics@fescenter.org<\/a> to reach the team and request support.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Neuroethics &amp; Bioethics Support for Research and Trials The Cleveland FES Center offers its members a comprehensive, multidisciplinary team or core to help with the developing and designing ethical research processes, taking into account major implications to consider before, during and after research studies. 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