Full Professor
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Biography
Rieke van der Graaf is Professor of Medical Research Ethics at the Julius Center, UMC Utrecht, where she leads the Bioethics and Health Humanities department. Her work centers on research ethics—particularly in relation to vulnerable populations, diversity, equity, and inclusion in research, emerging health therapies, such as gene therapy, and the ethical dimensions of innovative trial designs. She also studies research ethics in the context of global health and the climate.
In addition to her academic roles, she serves as co-director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Bioethics in Utrecht. She is the scientific writer of the 2016 CIOMS International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans. She contributes her expertise to several national advisory bodies, including the Committee on Vaccinations of the Dutch Health Council and the Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO). At UMC Utrecht, she is the Chair of the Hospital Ethics Committee (Commissie Medische Ethiek), and she teaches Bioethics and Research Ethics. She organizes an annual Summer School on Global Health Ethics and Equity at Utrecht University.
Research aim
Our mission is to drive impactful innovation for cancer prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and care through interdisciplinary research, fostering collaboration among researchers across disciplines within the Julius Center and beyond.Research aim
This research group aims to contribute to health equity from an ethical and epidemiological perspective. We identify and explain health inequalities and ethically evaluate whether identified health inequalities also lead to health inequity.Research aim
The Department of Bioethics & Health Humanities is an interdisciplinary research department. Our expertise spans fields such as bioethics, health law, history of medicine, narrative medicine, health research governance, and patient involvement.Ethics screening for HORIZON-MSCA-2025-PF - Briefing, ethics (pre-) screening, individual and consensus report for HORIZON-MSCA-2025-PF - European Commission
Lid Ethicus - Beoordelen protocollen, CV's, beroep - Centrale Commissie Mensgebonden Onderzoek (CCMO)
Independent Ethical Advisor - Scientific Ethics Advisory Committee (SEAC) member malaria vaccine CAPTIVATE project - University Clinical Heidelberg
member - represent Dutch ethics committee in MedEthicsEU - MedEthicsEU
Member of the patient advisory board (MAC) - Advisor to the EU GEREMY project (Gene therapy and trearare inherited arrythmogenic cardiomyopathy) - EUPATI
Lid Beoordelingscommissie Wetenschappelijke Adviesraad - Lid Beoordelingscommissie - Stichting Long Covid
Director WHO Collaborating Center Utrecht, Netherlands - Director - WHO
Lid ethicus Commissie Vaccinaties en Commissie Vitamine K bij pasgeborenen - Meewerken aan onafhankelijk wetenschappelijk advies om regering en parlement te adviseren - Gezondheidsraad
Ethicist - Member of DSMB - National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
