Katherine Bassil

Katherine Bassil, received her PhD in neuroscience and neuroethics from Maastricht University in 2023. She is assistant professor in neuroethics at the Julius Center at the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU) in the Netherlands. She is a formr Harvard Neuroethics Fellow (2022) and Niels Sentence Fellow(2024). Her research focuses on a range of work in the field of neuroethics including the ethics of biomarkers for psychiatric disorders, the moral value of neuroscience models, the ethics of AI in brain and mental healthcare, neuroethics communication, among others. Beyond her research, Dr. Bassil is engaged in science policy and public outreach. She is a committee member of the International Neuroethics Society(INS) and former co-lead of the public communication Affinity Group. She is also an editorial assistant at Neuroethics Canada where she assisted in the editing of several volumes in the Elsevier series Developments in Neuroethics and Bioethics. She is also involved in global neuroethics initiatives as the ethics lead for the IEEE Neuroethics Framework Wellness Workgroup, a member of the International Brain Initiative (IBI) Cross-cultural Working Group, the Research Ethics track lead at the Atlas Bioethics Center, and co-founder of the Arab Neuroethics Network. Dr. Bassil is also the founder of Neuroethics Today, and educational platform dedicated to raising awareness on neuroethics worldwide and democratizing neuroethics literacy.