Kalina Kamenova, PhD
BIOETHICS | EMERGING HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES | PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

Ph.D. (York University)
M.A. (University of Toronto)
M.A. (Central European University)
M.A. (Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski)



Dr. Kalina Kamenova is a bioethicist, research and innovation leader, and interdisciplinary humanities scholar whose work examines the ethical, social, and policy dimensions of emerging technologies in biomedicine. Her research explores how innovations in genetics and genomics, precision medicine, stem cell research, synthetic biology, and artificial intelligence are transforming the moral landscape of contemporary health systems and society. Dedicated to ensuring that scientific and technological advances are harnessed for the public good, Dr. Kamenova promotes public participation in science policy and health technology governance, guided by the principles of deliberative democracy—inclusion, equality, evidence-based reasoning, and consensus building. Committed to ethics and social responsibility, her scholarship bridges theoretical and policy research, advancing the role of science in democratic society through public dialogue and engagement.