Mirko Ancillotti
Mirko Ancillotti
PhD Student
Mirko Ancillotti joined CRB in September 2013 and started his PhD in February 2016. In 2014-2015 he worked on a research project on public understanding and media portrayal of synthetic biology.He holds a degree of Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Pisa in 2012. His Master thesis regarded John Harris’ influence on contemporary bioethical debate on cloning and enhancement. Mirko Ancillotti is also assistant editor of the CODEX website with rules and guidelines for research.
E-mail: mirko.ancillotti@crb.uu.se
Phone: +46 18-471 61 71
Recently in the media
- Mirko Ancillotti & public awareness of antibiotic resistance.
The AMR Studio, 2019-03-12
Antibiotics resistance
Mirko Ancillotti is looking at antibiotics resistance and the ethical aspects of using peptide-based antibiotics.
Codex - Rules and guidelines for research
We are running CODEX, a gateway to various research ethics guidelines together with the Swedish Research Council.
Mirko Ancillotti on the Ethics Blog
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Distance between media representations and public perceptions of synthetic biology
Source: Mirko Ancillotti 2016-05-24
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Scientists shape how the media portray synthetic biology
Source: Mirko Ancillotti 2015-10-27
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Better not to know?
Source: Mirko Ancillotti 2014-04-01
Media portrayal of synthetic biology
Synthetic biology is a rapidly evolving field that has the potential to change how we live and understand the world. Mirko Ancillotti and Stefan Eriksson look at how the media portrays this field.
Publications
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Public awareness and individual responsibility needed for judicious use of antibiotics: a qualitative study of public beliefs and perceptions
Part of BMC Public Health, 2018.
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Uncritical and unbalanced coverage of synthetic biology in the Nordic press
Part of Public Understanding of Science, p. 235-250, 2017.
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Challenges and opportunities for ELSI early career researchers
Part of BMC Medical Ethics, 2016.
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The Value of the Pre-Person: Potentiality, Person-Maker Criteria, and Social Dimension
Part of Journal of Philosophy of Life, p. 190-201, 2013.
Synthetic biology, ethics and antibiotics
Who shapes public opinion of science? How do people make trade-offs between risks and benefits of technology that could both help and harm? Mirko Ancillotti is moving from media portrayal of synthetic biology to antibiotic resistance and the ethical aspects of using a new kind of peptide-based antibiotics.
