Emilia Niemiec

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I work on legal, ethical and political issues in biomedical research and technologies, in particular in the area of medical AI and genomics. Currently, I’m involved in the CLASSICA project, which aims to develop an AI-based surgery support system. Previously, I have studied, among other things, the use of consumers’ data by consumer genomics companies, informed consent of gamete donors in a genome editing study and the impact of the EU Medical Device Regulation on the safety of medical AI. My work has appeared in Nature Machine Intelligence, Nature and EMBO Reports. I received a grant from the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare to study ethical issues of AI in healthcare. In my research I use both empirical methods (e.g. content analysis, survey) and theorethical approaches.

I have a background in Biotechnology (MSc, BEng, Warsaw University of Life Sciences) and gained experience in RNA biology labs. I earned a Master of Bioethics (University of Leuven) and PhD in Law, Science and Technology (University of Bologna). I was a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Research Ethics and Bioethics at Uppsala University and Medical Ethics group at Lund University.

Selected publications

1. A cautionary tale about the adoption of medical AI in Sweden

   Niemiec, Emilia, Jan 2023, In: Nature Machine Intelligence. 5, 1, p. 5-7 3 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review

2. Will the EU Medical Device Regulation help to improve the safety and performance of medical AI devices?

   Niemiec, Emilia, 2022, In: Digital Health. 8, p. 1-8 8 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

3. Published

   COVID-19 and misinformation: Is censorship of social media a remedy to the spread of medical misinformation?

   Niemiec, Emilia, 5 Nov 2020, In: EMBO Reports. 21, 11, e51420.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review

4. Published

   Germline Genome Editing Research: What Are Gamete Donors (Not) Informed about in Consent Forms?

   Niemiec, Emilia & Howard, H. C., Feb 2020, In: CRISPR Journal. 3, 1, p. 52-63 12 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

5. Published

   Ethical issues related to research on genome editing in human embryos

   Niemiec, Emilia & Howard, H. C., 2020, In: Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 18, p. 887-896 10 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review

6. Published

   Current ethical and legal issues in health-related direct-to-consumer genetic testing

   Niemiec, Emilia, Kalokairinou, L. & Howard, H. C., Sep 2017, In: Personalized Medicine. 14, 5, p. 433-445 13 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review

7. Published

   Ethical issues in consumer genome sequencing: Use of consumers' samples and data

   Niemiec, Emilia & Howard, H. C., 1 Mar 2016, In: Applied and Translational Genomics. 8, p. 23-30 8 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review