Insoo Hyun

Insoo Hyun is a Professor of Bioethics and Philosophy at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is known for his international collaboration and work in the area of stem cell ethics and other biotechnologies.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Hyun.
Insoo Hyun
Hyun in 2016
Alma materStanford University
Brown University
OccupationProfessor of Bioethics and Philosophy
EmployerCase Western Reserve University
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationHyeon Insu
McCune–ReischauerHyŏn Insu

Early life and education

Insoo Hyun grew up in Hollister, California and graduated from San Benito High School in 1988. He earned his BA and MA in Philosophy with Honors at Stanford University in 1992 and 1993, respectively. He earned his PhD from Brown University in 1998, under the advisement of Dr. Dan Brock.

Professional Experience

He was awarded a Fulbright Award to study the ethical, legal and cultural implications of human cloning in South Korea in 2005. A year later, he chaired the Human Biological Materials Procurement subcommittee of the International Society for Stem Cell Research. He was also the chair of ISSCR's Ethics and Public Policy Committee, and co-chair for the organization's Task Force on Guidelines for the Clinical Translation of stem cells.[1] Recently, he served on the Task Force that revised the 2016 ISSCR Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation.

Publications and Professional Work

Hyun has been published often in Nature,[2] Science,[3] The Hastings Center Report,[4][5] Cell Stem Cell,[6] among many other journals.


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References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-11-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Hyun, Insoo (2006). "Fair payment or undue inducement?". Nature. 442 (7103): 629–630. Bibcode:2006Natur.442..629H. doi:10.1038/442629a. PMID 16900181.
  3. Lindvall, O.; Hyun, I. (2009). "Medical Innovation Versus Stem Cell Tourism". Science. 324 (5935): 1664–1665. Bibcode:2009Sci...324.1664L. doi:10.1126/science.1171749. PMID 19556497.
  4. http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/hastings_center_report/v038/38.1hyun.pdf
  5. http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/hastings_center_report/v036/36.2hyun.pdf
  6. http://www.cell.com/action/doSearch?searchType=authorLookUp&author=Hyun,%20Insoo&prod=CP
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