Gill Haddow
Biographic Data
| ID | 332448 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gill Haddow |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gill |
| FAMILY NAME | Haddow |
| SIGNATURE | HADDOW G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7205-6933 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Dirty pigs’ and the xenotransplantation paradox
For almost the last 300 years human beings have sought to use organs from non-human animals to repair or replace their own failing organs. This procedure of intraspecies transplant is called xenotransplantation, and despite the continued attempts by researchers, it is yet to be successful. Experiments in xenotransplantation persist, however, partly based on the perceived biological similarities that exist between humans and non-human animals desp…
Animal, Mechanical, and Me: Organ Transplantation and the Ambiguity of Embodiment
Organ donation and transplantation is a largely successful treatment used to replace failing organs. However, donation rates have never met the demand for transplantable organs. Biomedical researchers are exploring alternative sources from nonhuman animal donors such as pigs; improved biotechnological solutions such as total artificial hearts; and 3D printed organs developed from the recipient’s own cells. These solutions are in various stages of…
Re-Imagining Healthcare and Medical Research Systems in Post-Devolution Scotland
We use the concept of 'imagined communities', and related work on socio-technical imaginaries and expectations, to reflect on how Scotland is represented simultaneously as 'sick and unhealthy' and a 'living lab' due to its innovative medical research. Together, we suggest these narratives have driven a broader health and wealth agenda in post-devolution Scotland, which became salient during the 2014 independence referendum. We draw on research co…
STS and the Importance of Being a Collective: Gill Haddow Talks with Barry Barnes
Professor Barry Barnes was a key, founding member of the early Science Studies Unit (SSU) at the University of Edinburgh. In this interview with Gill Haddow he reflects on what is was like to be part of this fertile period of scholarly enterprise with David Bloor and others and describes some of the key influences that effected his thinking such as Thomas Kuhn. The eighties were a time of political unrest and SSU, was not outwardly political in v…
Cyborgs in the Everyday: Masculinity and Biosensing Prostate Cancer
An in vivo biosensor is a technology in development that will assess the biological activity of cancers to individualise external beam radiotherapy. Inserting such technology into the human body creates cybernetic organisms; a cyborg that is a human-machine hybrid. There is a gap in knowledge relating to patient willingness to allow automated technology to be embedded and to become cyborg. There is little agreement around what makes a cyborg and …
Can the governance of a population genetic data bank effect recruitment? Evidence from the public consultation of Generation Scotland
Our objective was to identify an acceptable governance model for population genetic data banks through measuring the importance of different ethical and social concerns and their relationship to reported likelihood to participate. We conducted a face-to-face interview survey of 1,001 members of the general adult Scottish population who were 16 and over, and included a discrete choice experiment. The results showed a quarter of respondents said th…
Not “human” enough to be human but not “animal” enough to be animal – the case of the HFEA, cybrids and xenotransplantation in the UK
Innovations in scientific and medical technologies, such as xenotransplantation and admixed embryos, invariably become the target of regulatory agencies and often demand new regulatory frameworks. In making decisions associated with these innovations, it is sometimes necessary for regulators to adopt certain positions about the status and significance of the human–animal embryo or body. In the UK, the regulatory and advisory bodies involved in th…
We only did it because he asked us: Gendered accounts of participation in a population genetic data collection
Generation Scotland: Consulting publics and specialists at an early stage in a genetic database's development
A preliminary consultation about Scotland's first family-based, population DNA database (Generation Scotland) involved 10 focus groups with diverse publics and a series of 17 interviews with key stakeholders in various locations in Scotland throughout 2003/2004. Unlike similar consultations on genetic databases, this took place at the concept phase of the proposed genetic research. We report on the specific concerns that arose around participatio…
Placing evidence in context: A response to Fry's commentary
Promoting research participation: Why not advertise altruism
Tackling community concerns about commercialisation and genetic research: A modest interdisciplinary proposal
The phenomenology of death, embodiment and organ transplantation
Organ transplantation is an innovative 21st century medical therapy that offers the potential to enhance and save life. In order to do so it depends on a supply of organs, usually from cadaveric donors who have suffered brain stem death. Regardless of whether and how the deceased recorded their wishes about donation, health professionals will approach the bereaved relatives, before organs are removed. In this article, the results from 19 semi-str…
The phenomenology of death, embodiment and organ transplantation
Organ transplantation is an innovative 21st century medical therapy that offers the potential to enhance and save life. In order to do so it depends on a supply of organs, usually from cadaveric donors who have suffered brain stem death. Regardless of whether and how the deceased recorded their wishes about donation, health professionals will approach the bereaved relatives, before organs are removed. In this article, the results from 19 semi-str…
Promoting research participation: Why not advertise altruism
Tackling community concerns about commercialisation and genetic research: A modest interdisciplinary proposal
Cyborgs in the Everyday: Masculinity and Biosensing Prostate Cancer
An in vivo biosensor is a technology in development that will assess the biological activity of cancers to individualise external beam radiotherapy. Inserting such technology into the human body creates cybernetic organisms; a cyborg that is a human-machine hybrid. There is a gap in knowledge relating to patient willingness to allow automated technology to be embedded and to become cyborg. There is little agreement around what makes a cyborg and …
We only did it because he asked us: Gendered accounts of participation in a population genetic data collection
Placing evidence in context: A response to Fry's commentary
Re-Imagining Healthcare and Medical Research Systems in Post-Devolution Scotland
We use the concept of 'imagined communities', and related work on socio-technical imaginaries and expectations, to reflect on how Scotland is represented simultaneously as 'sick and unhealthy' and a 'living lab' due to its innovative medical research. Together, we suggest these narratives have driven a broader health and wealth agenda in post-devolution Scotland, which became salient during the 2014 independence referendum. We draw on research co…
The phenomenology of death, embodiment and organ transplantation
Organ transplantation is an innovative 21st century medical therapy that offers the potential to enhance and save life. In order to do so it depends on a supply of organs, usually from cadaveric donors who have suffered brain stem death. Regardless of whether and how the deceased recorded their wishes about donation, health professionals will approach the bereaved relatives, before organs are removed. In this article, the results from 19 semi-str…
Tackling community concerns about commercialisation and genetic research: A modest interdisciplinary proposal
Generation Scotland: Consulting publics and specialists at an early stage in a genetic database's development
A preliminary consultation about Scotland's first family-based, population DNA database (Generation Scotland) involved 10 focus groups with diverse publics and a series of 17 interviews with key stakeholders in various locations in Scotland throughout 2003/2004. Unlike similar consultations on genetic databases, this took place at the concept phase of the proposed genetic research. We report on the specific concerns that arose around participatio…
Placing evidence in context: A response to Fry's commentary
Promoting research participation: Why not advertise altruism
We only did it because he asked us: Gendered accounts of participation in a population genetic data collection
Not “human” enough to be human but not “animal” enough to be animal – the case of the HFEA, cybrids and xenotransplantation in the UK
Innovations in scientific and medical technologies, such as xenotransplantation and admixed embryos, invariably become the target of regulatory agencies and often demand new regulatory frameworks. In making decisions associated with these innovations, it is sometimes necessary for regulators to adopt certain positions about the status and significance of the human–animal embryo or body. In the UK, the regulatory and advisory bodies involved in th…
Can the governance of a population genetic data bank effect recruitment? Evidence from the public consultation of Generation Scotland
Our objective was to identify an acceptable governance model for population genetic data banks through measuring the importance of different ethical and social concerns and their relationship to reported likelihood to participate. We conducted a face-to-face interview survey of 1,001 members of the general adult Scottish population who were 16 and over, and included a discrete choice experiment. The results showed a quarter of respondents said th…
Cyborgs in the Everyday: Masculinity and Biosensing Prostate Cancer
An in vivo biosensor is a technology in development that will assess the biological activity of cancers to individualise external beam radiotherapy. Inserting such technology into the human body creates cybernetic organisms; a cyborg that is a human-machine hybrid. There is a gap in knowledge relating to patient willingness to allow automated technology to be embedded and to become cyborg. There is little agreement around what makes a cyborg and …
STS and the Importance of Being a Collective: Gill Haddow Talks with Barry Barnes
Professor Barry Barnes was a key, founding member of the early Science Studies Unit (SSU) at the University of Edinburgh. In this interview with Gill Haddow he reflects on what is was like to be part of this fertile period of scholarly enterprise with David Bloor and others and describes some of the key influences that effected his thinking such as Thomas Kuhn. The eighties were a time of political unrest and SSU, was not outwardly political in v…
Re-Imagining Healthcare and Medical Research Systems in Post-Devolution Scotland
We use the concept of 'imagined communities', and related work on socio-technical imaginaries and expectations, to reflect on how Scotland is represented simultaneously as 'sick and unhealthy' and a 'living lab' due to its innovative medical research. Together, we suggest these narratives have driven a broader health and wealth agenda in post-devolution Scotland, which became salient during the 2014 independence referendum. We draw on research co…
Animal, Mechanical, and Me: Organ Transplantation and the Ambiguity of Embodiment
Organ donation and transplantation is a largely successful treatment used to replace failing organs. However, donation rates have never met the demand for transplantable organs. Biomedical researchers are exploring alternative sources from nonhuman animal donors such as pigs; improved biotechnological solutions such as total artificial hearts; and 3D printed organs developed from the recipient’s own cells. These solutions are in various stages of…
Dirty pigs’ and the xenotransplantation paradox
For almost the last 300 years human beings have sought to use organs from non-human animals to repair or replace their own failing organs. This procedure of intraspecies transplant is called xenotransplantation, and despite the continued attempts by researchers, it is yet to be successful. Experiments in xenotransplantation persist, however, partly based on the perceived biological similarities that exist between humans and non-human animals desp…
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