The Society’s has about 300 members from more than 35 countries. Members describe themselves as neuroethicists, bioethicists, students, professors, neuroscientists, philosophers, physicians, lawyers, psychologists, engineers, industry professionals, and others.
New Members
Olufemi Gonsalves Knight
Bio: Olufemi Gonsalves Knight is a PhD candidate in Public Theology at Fuller Seminary’s Center for Advance Theological Studies. Her research focusses on the intersection of theology, mental health hermeneutics, public policy, and the arts. She is an AAR Henry Luce grant recipient and Madeleva Fellow at Saint Mary’s College. Olufemi enjoys discourse on the body as a storyteller in theology and Neuroscience.
Collaboration areas: Mental Health and Disability Bioethics, Ethics of Life and Death, Womanist Neuroethics
Kyosuke Mano
Secretary General, Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine (JSRM)
Bio: Mano leads strategic and international initiatives in regenerative medicine at JSRM. With a background at the interface of biotechnology and social systems, he actively explores frameworks for human–AI cognitive co-evolution, particularly through emerging architectures such as biological processing units (BPUs). He is especially interested in the ethical and institutional implications of distributed cognition.
Silvia Traunwieser
Faculty of Law, Business and Economics, University of Salzburg
Work/research focus: My professional background is in law, but I primarily focus on business and medical ethics, digitalization/AI, and legal databases. With the transformation of neuroscientific technologies in the field of business and work as neuro(business)ethics I base my scientific research on stress detection and employee well-being, as well as lie detection in the recruiting process or in court.
Slava Savvateev
Affiliations: The Hybrid People Public Movement (founder); Cosmos Hotel Group (emergency engineer)
Bio: Graduate of the College of Digital Economics and Technology, Russia, in the areas of software engineering, information systems and programming (May 2025). Graduate of the professional retraining program “Innovation and Artificial Intelligence” (May 2025). A general member of the ACM’s Europe Technology Policy Committee. Retraining as an engineer – qualification in the field of construction (2022). Additional education in the field of electrical engineering (2023). In 2022 successfully completed the course Mathematics for Computer Science – an online non-credit course authorized by University of London, Goldsmiths.
Research areas: defining the legal status of individuals with a hybrid nervous system (hybrid people); developing standards and programs for reverse socialization – this is proposed to be understood as the process of restoring the social activity of hybrid individuals, associated with determining the degree, ability and conditions to act independently and on their own behalf (in physiological, emotional, social and legal aspects); and creating a prototype of a system for monitoring elements of brain-computer interfaces under the code name BCI Monitor.
Marie Challita
I hold a doctorate in bioethics and am an academic in Rome, Italy. My scholarly interest focuses on the branch of neuroethics that studies the neural basis of moral behaviour. My inter-disciplinary research intersects in particular with philosophy, developmental neuropsychology, social neuroscience, social ethics and neurolaw. Before entering the field of bioethics, I worked for several years in business management and IT consulting, holding two master’s degrees (MBA from HEC Montréal, Canada, and IT Management from CNAM, France).
Occasionally I collaborate with the Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum and other graduate schools in Rome.
Maya G. Hunt
Clinical Research Coordinator, UCSF
Maya graduated from Santa Clara University with a Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience with an emphasis on applied ethics. Maya is currently involved in qualitative ethnographic research relating to disability, neurotechnology, and human-centered design. She is interested in integrating all stages of neurotechnology development with ethical frameworks that actively incorporate, not just center, users.
Soha A. Budhani
Stanford University
Student researcher whose work examines the intersection of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and social justice. Her dedication to neuroethics developed through extensive hands-on research experience in both academic and applied environments. Currently, Soha serves as a 2024–2025 Harris Neuroscience Intern at Stanford University, where she investigates the neurobiological impacts of stress induced by racial discrimination, with particular emphasis on female minority populations. Concurrently, she advocates for inclusive neuroimaging methodologies that accommodate diverse hair textures and styles common among African American communities. Her research integrates wet-lab neuroscience with ethical analysis of emerging technological innovations. Recently, Soha presented her findings on algorithmic bias in healthcare at the 2024 California Neurotechnology Conference, notably as the youngest and sole high school speaker. As a member of the International Neuroethics Society, Soha is committed to advancing neuroscience research that is ethical, equitable, and socially responsible.
Dr. Holly Tabor
Stanford University
Holly Tabor, PhD, is the Director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics. She is Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, and by Courtesy of Pediatrics and Epidemiology and Population Health. She is also Co-Chair of the Ethics Committees at Stanford Hospital and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. She is a globally recognized expert on the ethical issues surrounding health care and research for patients with disabilities, especially intellectual and developmental disability, and on the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) in genetics and neuroscience. She is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Bioethical Empirical Research.
Carlos Ledesma Alonso
Universidad Anáhuac
About me: I have a Master’s degree in Neurobiology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and I’m currently studying a PhD in Applied Bioethics at the Universidad Anáhuac (Mexico).
Research focus: My current work is focused on neuroethics and the ethics behind animal research. I am two months away from publishing my second book (scientific dissemination).
Stephen Orr
Emory University
Stephen Orr is an undergraduate student at Emory University majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior Biology with a minor in neuroethics. Stephen is currently involved in research exploring how cognitive tasks affect gait biomechanics during split-belt walking with a larger focus on motor-cognitive interactions in Alzheimer’s patients. He is also involved in a research project examining the feasibility of implementing a standardized tool for EMS providers to assess patient decision-making capacity in addiction-related scenarios. Learn more about Stephen Orr and other recent members of the Society.
Maeve Shannahan
Emory University
Maeve Shannahan is an undergraduate student at Emory University majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior Biology with a minor in neuroethics. Maeve’s current research focuses on investigating the ethical, legal, and medical challenges faced by EMTs when responding to repeated non-emergent transport requests from patients in addiction treatment centers.
Shaun Respess
North Carolina State University
About: I am a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at NC State University, where I work on projects such as social robotics, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and artificial intelligence. I completed my Ph.D. in Ethical and Social Thought from Virginia Tech in 2021, and have since published on subjects such as psychiatric ethics and telehealth.
Collaboration areas: AI Ethics, Mental Health Bioethics, Moral Enhancement