Elena Rocca is a researcher specialising in issues at the interface between scientific evidence, practice, policy and philosophy. Elena has a multi-disciplinary background that includes Pharmacy (MSc), Molecular Medicine (PhD) and Philosophy/Ethics of Science (post-doctoral experience and collaborative research).
She is particularly interested in responsible science-based decision-making and in the conceptual premises of sustainability in biotechnology, medicine and innovation. She has a specific focus on risk and safety of new biotechnologies, both from a practical, methodological and philosophical perspective.
Elena is also interested in educating young practitioners and researchers to interdisciplinarity, starting from a critical understanding of their own and others’ basic assumptions.
Join us now as Elena discusses her experiences developing interdisciplinary courses and the importance of critical thinking in higher education.