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Mary Devereaux, Ph.D.

Director, Biomedical Ethics Seminar Series
Mary Devereaux, Ph.D.Dr. Devereaux holds a Ph.D. in philosophy. A specialist in bioethics
and aesthetics, she is a member of the Research Ethics Program at UC San Diego and Director of:

• Biomedical Ethics Seminar, a monthly meeting of
       - research scientists
       - medical clinicians
       - philosophers and
       - administrators
to discuss issues such as medical futility, human subjects research, stem cell research, etc., and

• Tough Cases, an ethics program for medical students and other graduate students.

Professor Devereaux’s current research focuses on issues of medical enhancement such as cosmetic surgery, gene therapy, and psychopharmacology and how increasing patient demands for these services affect the definition and professional norms of medicine. Prof. Devereaux serves on the Human Subjects Committee IRB at The Burnham Institute and belongs to The American Philosophical Association, the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, The Association for Women in Science and the American Society for Aesthetics.