Dr. Sarah Diner

Coordinator, Team lead Bonn

Institute for Medical Humanities
University of Bonn
 
sarah.diner[at]uni-bonn.de

As a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Medical Humanities, I have been coordinating the research group on the epistemic and ethical implications of stem cell.derived 3D models of neurological diseases and brain development since 2026. My academic background brings together clinical neurologiy, neuroscience, and philosophy, with training at Charité, University College London, and New York University. My research lies at the intersection of ethics, philosophy of science, and neurotechnologies.

Prof. Dr. Bert Heinrichs

Team lead Jülich

Institut für Neurowissenschaften und Medizin
Forschungszentrum Jülich

b.heinrichs[at]fz-juelich.de

Since 2015, I have been a professor of ethics and applied ethics at the Institute for Science and Ethics (IWE) at the University of Bonn, and I lead a research group on “Neuroethics and the Ethics of AI” at the Jülich Research Center. Since 2024, I have also been coordinating the “Research Hub Neuroethics” network, which is funded by the BMFTR.

Anja Pichl

Research Associate

Institute for Medical Humanities
University of Bonn 

anja.pichl[at]ukbonn.de

As a research associate within the NAWiStem3D project, I’m exploring the intersection of philosophy of science and ethics of neural organoid research. Trained in philosophy, my prior research focused on epistemological, ethical and social issues of stem cell and organoid research, genetics as well as public health.

Clemens Uhing

Research Associate

Institut für Neurowissenschaften und Medizin
Forschungszentrum Jülich

c.uhing[at]fz-juelich.de

I am a research associate in the NAWiStem3D project, focusing on the ethics of neural organoid research, and a PhD student in philosophy at the University of Bonn. My research thus far has mostly focused on topics in the philosophy of virtual worlds.

Dr. Hannes Wolff

Associated Legal Scholar

Hannes Wolff (Dr. jur.) is an associated legal scholar of the project. In 2025, he finished his dissertation on foundational legal questions regarding brain organoids in light of natural science, medicine and ethics. Prior he was a research associate at the Chair for Constitutional and Administrative Law, International Law, European Law, and International Commercial Law at the University of Passau.

Suzanne Stelwagen

Research Assistant

Institute for Medical Humanities
University of Bonn

sste4[at]uni-bonn.de

I am a biology student at the University of Bonn, with an MA in Scientific Illustration. In my studies, I focus on animal development and adaptation, also in an evolutionary context. At NAWiStem3D, I contribute to the project’s visual communication through (graphic) design and illustration.