Tania Manríquez Roa

Tania Manríquez Roa, Dr. sc. med.

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Tania Manríquez Roa is a researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics (IBME), with expertise in contemporary ethical challenges in global health and in research ethics. She holds a PhD in Bioethics from the University of Zurich, an MA in Global Ethics from King’s College London, and a BA in Social Anthropology from the University of Chile. In addition to her research, she serves as the Academic Coordinator for the Forum for Global Health Ethics and the Scientific Coordinator of the Centre for Medical Humanities, both at IBME.

During her doctoral studies, she was selected for the Excellence Programme for PhD Students at the Digital Society Initiative, University of Zurich. She has been the recipient of prestigious scholarships from the University of Zurich, the National Council for Scientific and Technological Research (Chile), and the University of Chile, where she was one of five women recognised for achieving the highest entrance scores out of a pool of 3,842 students.

Alongside her academic career, she has extensive experience as an international policy consultant, having contributed to projects for the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the European Commission, the World Wildlife Fund, the Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), the Human Rights Centre at the University of Chile, and the Department of Social Studies at the Catholic University of Chile. Her fieldwork has taken her to Chile, Mexico, Mozambique, and Switzerland.

Research Interests

Global Health
Public Health Ethics
Global Justice
Research Ethics

Ongoing projects

The Ethics of Self-Experimentation
Academic Coordinator, Forum for Global Health Ethics (since 2019)
Scientific Coordinator, Centre for Medical Humanities (since 2024)
Ethics and Psychedelics

Selected Consulting Projects

World Health Organization and University of Zurich: The Ethics of COVID-19 Public Health Preparedness and Response – Challenges to Global Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Access through the COVAX Facility, in collaboration with Prof Dr Nikola Biller-Andorno, Prof Dr Florencia Luna, and Dr Felicitas Holzer.
World Health Organization and Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich): Institutional Capacity Assessment: Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining and Mercury-Related Health Hazards in Mozambique, in collaboration with Dr Fritz Brugger.
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Functional Materials Laboratory: Community Liason for Local Manufacturing of Water Purification Filters in Rural Colombia, in collaboration with Dr Olivier Gröninger.

Publications

ZORA Publication List

Publications

2024
- Journal Article
  - Holzer, Felicitas; Baumann, Holger; Manriquez Roa, Tania; Biller-Andorno, Nikola (2024). The role of social justice in triage guidelines – considering the context. Swiss Medical Weekly:online.
- Book Section
  - Manriquez Roa, Tania; Biller-Andorno, Nikola (2024). Case 3.1 : Self-Experimentation in the Development of COVID-19 Vaccines. In: Bull, Susan; Parker, Michael; Ali, Joseph; Jonas, Monique; Muthuswamy, Vasantha; Saenz, Carla; Smith, Maxwell J; Voo, Teck Chuan; Wright, Katharine; de Vries, Jantina. Research Ethics in Epidemics and Pandemics : A Casebook. Cham: Springer, 49-50.
- Dissertation
  - Manriquez Roa, Tania. Ethics and equity in global health: contemporary challenges. 2024, University of Zurich, Medizinische Fakultät.
2023
- Journal Article
  - Manriquez Roa, Tania; Biller-Andorno, Nikola (2023). Black box algorithms in mental health apps: An ethical reflection. Bioethics, 37(8):790-797.
  - Holzer, Felicitas; Manriquez Roa, Tania; Germani, Federico; Biller-Andorno, Nikola; Luna, Florencia (2023). Charity or empowerment? The role of COVAX for low and middle‐income countries. Developing World Bioethics, 23(1):59-66.
  - Manriquez Roa, Tania; Christen, Markus; Reis, Andreas; Biller-Andorno, Nikola (2023). The pursuit of health equity in the era of artificial intelligence. Swiss Medical Weekly, 153(1):40062.
2022
- Journal Article
  - März, Julian W; Manriquez Roa, Tania; Schwind, Bettina; Biller-Andorno, Nikola (2022). Monkeypox, bioethics and the LGBTQI+ community. Swiss Medical Weekly, 152(43-44):40003.
  - März, Julian W; Mouton Dorey, Corine; Manriquez Roa, Tania; Biller-Andorno, N (2022). Proportionality and evidence-based pandemic management. Swiss Medical Weekly, 152(25-26):w30208.
  - Manriquez Roa, Tania; Biller-Andorno, Nikola (2022). Financial incentives for participants in health research: when are they ethical?. Swiss Medical Weekly, 152(11-12):w30166.
2021
- Journal Article
  - Manriquez Roa, Tania; Holzer, Felicitas; Luna, Florencia; Biller-Andorno, Nikola (2021). Expert Views on COVAX and Equitable Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines. International Journal of Public Health, 66:1604236.
  - Gloeckler, Sophie; Manriquez Roa, Tania (2021). Altruism, recklessness, or something else? A summary of the forum on self-experimentation in the time of COVID-19. Swiss Medical Weekly, 151:w20523.
  - Holzer, Felicitas; Luna, Florencia; Manriquez Roa, Tania; Biller-Andorno, Nikola (2021). A matter of priority: equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. Swiss Medical Weekly, 151:w20488.
2020
- Journal Article
  - Manriquez Roa, Tania; Biller-Andorno, Nikola (2020). Going first: the ethics of vaccine self-experimentation in coronavirus times. Swiss Medical Weekly, 150:w20415.
- Book Section
  - Manriquez Roa, Tania; Biller-Andorno, Nikola; Trachsel, Manuel (2020). The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Psychotherapy. In: Trachsel, Manuel; Gaab, Jens; Biller-Andorno, Nikola; Tekin, Şerife; Sadler, John Z. The Oxford Handbook of Psychotherapy Ethics / Online 2020. Oxford: Oxford University Press, online.

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