Joel Janhonen
 Doctoral Researcher


Narrative inquiry; Bioethics; Bioengineering; Social intuitionism; Artificial intelligence


PeCCaPS study - Personal Crisis and Cancer Predisposition Syndromes


Bioengineer with experience in photocatalytic disinfection as well as from working in a cleanroom and a bioanalytical pharma laboratory - since transitioned to bioethics research. A 2021 MSc graduate from King's College London and a current Vice-Chairman of the Board at the Finnish Institute of Bioethics.




My aim is to practically apply theoretical knowledge of both biology and ethics in an engaging way to expand the sense of the possible. 

  • Narrative assessment model, search for adaptive interpretations
  • The experience of disintegration, contingency and crisis of meaning
  • Post-crisis reintegration​​​​​​​​ and narrative interventions

  • Machine ethics and AI value acquisition
  • Open science movement, especially DIY bio




I serve as a visiting lecturer at the Tampere University in courses on bioethics and research ethics. I have also participated in ethics teaching for high school students.





Last updated on 2024-08-10 at 21:24