Pablo F. Gómez, MD, PhD, associate professor of medical history and bioethics and associate professor of history in the College of Letters and Science has won a highly competitive collaborative research grant from the National …
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Ronald Numbers remembered as leading scholar of science and religion
Ronald L. Numbers, PhD, professor of medical history and bioethics and history, died on July 24, 2023, at 81. A world-renowned scholar of the history of science and medicine, Numbers was regarded as a thoughtful …
Richard Keller, PhD, is the new Chair of the Department of Medical History and Bioethics
Dr. Keller is a renowned scholar and teacher of the intersections of history, society, medicine, and public health, with a particular focus on the historical and societal dimensions of climate change, natural disasters, widespread disease, …
Professor Susan Lederer receives a WARF named professorship. Her new title is Ronald L. Numbers Professor of Medical History and Bioethics.
Susan Lederer, PhD, has received a 2023-2024 WARF Named Professorship. WARF Named Professorships honor faculty who have made major contributions to the advancement of knowledge through their research endeavors, teaching, and service activities. Congratulations, Susan!
We welcome two new faces to the department as of July 1, 2022!
Dana Landress, Assistant Professor and Nicole Senter, Department Administrator.
Assistant Professor Karola V. Kreitmair receives the 2022-23 Marie S. Curie FRIAS COFUND Fellowship
Karola V. Kreitmair, PhD, has received the Marie S. Curie COFUND FRIAS Fellowship for 2022-23. The Marie S. Curie FCFP addresses excellent researchers from all discipline, including the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medicine, and …
Associate Professor Nicole C. Nelson receives Vilas Associates Competition Award for 2022-2023
Nicole C. Nelson, Associate Professor, Department of Medical History and Bioethics has received a 2022-23 Vilas Associates Competition award. The competition recognizes “new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance”. Nicole’s funded project …
Recently Published Faculty Books!
Empire of Rubber: Firestone’s Scramble for Land and Power in Liberia, Gregg Mitman. (The New Press, 2021). The Gray Zones of Medicine: Healers and History in Latin America, Edited by Diego Armus and Pablo Gómez. …
Associate Professor Pablo Gómez receives H.I. Romnes Fellowship
Pablo F. Gómez, MD, PhD, associate professor of medical history and bioethics and associate professor of history in the College of Letters and Science, is a 2021-22 recipient of the H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship. The …
2021 SMPH Bioethics Symposium will be held virtually – as a podcast!
The 2021 SMPH Bioethics Symposium will be held virtually—as a podcast! For the last month, UW Medical History & Bioethics faculty members have been conducting interviews with bioethics experts, public health professionals, and community health …