| The Ethics of Rapid Tissue Donation (RTD) : Constructing a Formal and Substantial Informed Consent Process Chiara Mannelli was born in Italy. She was awarded an MS in bioethics from Columbia University and a PhD in bioethics. Interested in the ethics of scientific and technological advances applied to the field of medicine, her research has mainly focused on informed consent in oncology research. She worked at the Candiolo Cancer Institute and then at the Italian Ministry of Health to which she contributes her expertise on the current ethical aspects of research and innovation. Mannelli is an expert member in the field of bioethics of the Ethics Committee of the Italian Istituto Superiore di Sanità. |