The President's Council on Bioethics

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The President's Council on Bioethics (PCBE[1])is a group of individuals appointed by President George W. Bush to advise his administration on bioethics. Established on November 28, 2001 by an executive order, the council is directed to "advise the President on bioethical issues that may emerge as a consequence of advances in biomedical science and technology."[2] The members of the council are appointed directly by the President; the President also chooses the chairperson of the Council (currently, Edmund D. Pellegrino). Council members, totaling no more than 18, are appointed for a two-year term, after which time they may be reappointed by the President. Individuals appointed cannot be officers or employees of the federal government. The 2001 executive order [3] that established the council was renewed in 2003 and again in 2005.

1 Chairman
2 Current members
3 Former members
4 Executive Director
5 Council staff and consultants
6 Former Council staff
7 Reports and Publications
8 See also
9 External links
10 References

[edit] Chairman

Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D. - chairman (2005-present)
Leon R. Kass, M.D., Ph.D. - chairman (2001-2005)

[edit] Current members

Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D. - chairman (2005-present)
Ben Carson, M.D.
Rebecca S. Dresser, J.D., M.S.
Daniel W. Foster, M.D.
Michael S. Gazzaniga, Ph.D.
Robert P. George, J.D., D.Phil
Alfonso Gómez-Lobo, Dr. Phil.
Leon R. Kass, M.D., Ph.D.
William B. Hurlbut, M.D.
Charles Krauthammer, M.D.
Peter A. Lawler, Ph.D.
Paul McHugh, M.D.
Gilbert C. Meilaender, Ph.D.
Janet D. Rowley, M.D.
Diana J. Schaub, Ph.D.

[edit] Former members

Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Ph.D. (2002-2004)
Stephen Carter, J.D. (2002)
Francis Fukuyama, Ph.D. (2002-2005)
Mary Ann Glendon, J.D., M.Comp.L. (2002-2005)
William F. May, Ph.D. (2002-2004)
Michael J. Sandel, D.Phil. (2002-2005)
James Q. Wilson, Ph.D. (2002-2005)

[edit] Executive Director

F. Daniel Davis, Ph.D. - executive director (2005-present)

[edit] Council staff and consultants

Marti Patchell - special assistant to the chairman
Tonia Busse - staff assistant
Eric Cohen - senior research consultant
Judith Crawford - administrative director
Diane M. Gianelli - director of communications
Ginger Gruters - staff assistant
Emily Jones - executive administrator
Richard Roblin, Ph.D. - scientific director
Adam Schulman - senior research consultant

[edit] Former Council staff

Dean Clancy - executive director (2001-2004)
Yuval Levin - executive director (2004-2005)
Richard Roblin, Ph.D. - scientific director (2001-2005), acting executive director (2005)
O. Carter Snead - general counsel (2003-2005)

[edit] Reports and Publications

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

Executive Order 13237. Retrieved on August 25, 2005. The executive order that established the Council and defined its goals and powers.

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