
Juan Alberto Lecaros Urzúa
Associate professor
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Bioética, bioderecho, ética medioambiental
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Philosophy, UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID. España, 2015
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Bioethics, UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL. España, 2009
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Law, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1998
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Philosophy, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSITA GREGORIANA. Italia, 2004
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Associate professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO
Faculty of Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2014 - A la fecha
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Professor Part Time
UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL
Barcelona, España
2007 - 2014
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Profesor asociado Full Time
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
2014 - A la fecha
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Professor Part Time
UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL
Barcelona, España
2007 - 2014
Since 2017, Gonzalo López, lawyer, joined the Observatory of Bioethics and Law as a research assistant. He was trained in this research program in the area of biolaw. Currently, Gonzalo Lopez is an instructor professor and obtained the title of Master in Bioethics in the program of the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad del Desarrollo and has a Diploma in research ethics and has published articles in recent years.
Juan Alberto Lecaros was co-founder of International Network of Biolaw at Santiago, Chile, which has academics from more than 25 universities in the world (https://redinternacionaldebioderecho.org/). His current group focuses its work on legal innovation in the area of biomedicine and biotechnology, with special emphasis on bench-based science and translational studies. In recent years, the lines of research have been the generation of regulatory proposals to improve and develop national regulation on biomedical research. In 2014, his group published a report with regulatory proposals to improve the regulation of the biomedical research law and update the technical standard in research. This report was the product of a collaborative and interdisciplinary work in association with the National Drug Agency (ANAMED, ISP): Lecaros JA & Del Canto R (2014). Informe Investigacion Biomedica. Nuevas propuestas regulatorias. Registro de Propiedad Intelectual N° 246.677. ISBN 978-956-796-170-2. In 2016, his group published a report with regulatory proposals of use of human biological specimens and biobanks of research: Lecaros JA, Del Canto R (2016). Informe Propuesta Regulatoria sobre obtencion, uso y almacenamiento de muestras biologicas con fines diagnosticos y de investigacion, y creacion de biobancos. Registro de Propiedad Intelectual N° A-269256. ISBN 978-956-374-014-1. Currently, his research is focused on proposing regulatory models for regenerative medicine in Chile (Lecaros JA, Toscano D, LópezG (2018). Informe Regulacion de la Medicina Regenerativa: tension entre la Gobernanza internacional y local. Registro de Propiedad Intelectual N° A-290878. ISBN 978-956-374-021-9) and the development of regulation for research in biomedical informatics, bioinformatics and telehealth (Fundamentos para los lineamientos para la telemedicina y telesalud en Chile. Bien Público Estratégico para la Competitividad 2018-2021 https://lineamientostelesalud.cl/).
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Award for Excellence in Bioethics "Manuel Velasco Sua?rez" 2012 PAHEF / PAHO
ORGANIZACION PANAMERICANA DE LA SALUD
Estados Unidos, 2012
Dr. Urzúa received the 2012 Manuel Velasco Suárez Award for Excellence in Bioethics for his proposal A theoretical framework and a methodology for the application of principles of environmental bioethics. The proposal presents a framework and methodology to be used in the current debate in Chile regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOs), focusing on genetically modified (GM) crops and foods. His project seeks to consider the human health, ecological, and socio-economic risks of GMOs. This analysis is potentially useful to other Latin American countries that have not yet defined their national policies on GM crops and foods.
Biolaw and Policy in the Twenty-First Century : Building Answers for New Questions |
Ética animal, fundamentos empíricos, teóricos y dimensión práctica |
Bioética: el pluralismo de la fundamentación |
Un enfoque ético de principios de nivel intermedio para la resolución de conflictos socio-ambientales |
Propuesta regulatoria sobre terapia génica y celular |
Propuesta regulatoria sobre obtención, almacenamiento y uso de muestras biológicas con fines de investigación, diagnóstico y tratamiento, y creación de biobancos |
Marco teórico y una metodología de aplicación de principios para bioética medio ambiental. Análisis de un caso=> un diagnóstico acerca de debate de los transgénicos en Chile |
Manual introductorio a la ética medio ambiental=> principios éticos y valores para el ciudadano de la sociedad global |

Juan Lecaros
Associate professor
Observatory of Bioethics and Law
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

Carla Castillo
Assistant Professor
Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud / Center of Epidemiology and Health Policy
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

ANDRES KLEIN
Assistant Professor/Director (Head) Center for Genetics and Genomics; Director, PhD Program in Sciences and Innovation in Medicine
Centro de Genética y Genómica
Universidad del Desarrollo-Clínica Alemana
SANTIAGO, Chile

Ximena Aguilera
Full Professor; Director Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud /Center of Epidemiology and Health Policy
Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud (CEPS)/ Center of Epidemiology and Health Policy/Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud (CEPS)
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

Maria Repetto
Profesor Titular
Center for Genetics and Genomics
FACULTAD DE MEDICINA CLINICA ALEMANA-UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO
Santiago, Chile

Gonzalo Encina
Investigador
Instituto de Ciencias e Innovación en Medicina
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

Catalina Merino
Asistente de la Coordinación de Investigación
Carrera de Kinesiología
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

KAREN DUBOIS
Postdoctoral fellow Fondef IDeA ID17I10064 IDI17
Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile