Abstract
There are many novel cell-based technologies currently under development in university laboratories across the United States. These technologies include genetic engineering, synthetic biology, and nano-sized drug delivery, and are intended to treat patients at the cellular level. The early-stage designers of these technologies are often researchers working in laboratory groups associated departments of biomedical engineering. Although these groups play a critical role within the context of healthcare, they are rarely considered as having a fiduciary relationship with patients and a duty to provide trustworthy technologies. In this short paper, part of the results of a laboratory ethnography of cellular biomedical engineers is presented. Based on observations, interviews, and document analysis, the design practices of laboratory developing novel cellular technologies is considered. Using the conceptual tenets of Value Sensitive Design (VSD), the values of responsibility, transparency, and wellbeing are implicated in this analysis. The principles of translational medicine are also found to strongly influence cellular biomedical engineering laboratory activities.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing - 1st International Conference, IHAW 2021, Revised Selected Papers |
Editors | Edwige Pissaloux, George Angelos Papadopoulos, Achilleas Achilleos, Ramiro Velázquez |
Pages | 221-226 |
Number of pages | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2021 |
Event | 1st International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing, IHAW 2021 - Larnaca, Cyprus Duration: Nov 8 2021 → Nov 9 2021 |
Publication series
Name | Communications in Computer and Information Science |
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Volume | 1538 CCIS |
ISSN (Print) | 1865-0929 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1865-0937 |
Conference
Conference | 1st International Conference on ICT for Health, Accessibility and Wellbeing, IHAW 2021 |
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Country/Territory | Cyprus |
City | Larnaca |
Period | 11/8/21 → 11/9/21 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Keywords
- Biomedical technology
- Translational medicine
- Values in design
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science (all)
- Mathematics (all)