John Loike

John D. Loike

John Loike serves as the interim director of bioethics at New York Medical College and as a professor of biology at Touro University. He served previously as the codirector for graduate studies in the Department of Physiology Cellular Biophysics and director of Special Programs in the Center for Bioethics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. His biomedical research focuses on how human white blood cells combat infections and cancer. Loike lectures internationally on emerging topics in bioethics, organizes international conferences, and has published more than 150 papers and abstracts in the areas of immunology, cancer, and bioethics. He earned his Ph.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

Articles by John D. Loike

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Opinion: The Reproductive Technology Advances No One Asked For

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Opinion: Don’t Disparage the Pace of COVID-19 Research

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Opinion: Public Health Trumps Privacy in a Pandemic

Opinion: Ethically Accessing Experimental Therapies for COVID-19

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Opinion: Making Online Teaching a Success

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Opinion: Scientists’ Obligations During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Opinion: Develop Organoids, Not Chimeras, for Transplantation

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Opinion: Biomarkers of Longevity Not Ready for the Clinic

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Opinion: Develop Organoids, Not Chimeras, for Transplantation

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Opinion: Test Brain-Reviving Technology in Infants First

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Opinion: How to Define Life

Opinion: Ethical Challenges in Using iPS Cells to Treat Paralysis

Opinion: Ethical Boundaries Needed on the Uses of Synthetic DNA

Opinion: The Central Dogma of Mitochondrial Genetics Needs Rewriting

Opinion: Don’t Ban the Use of CRISPR in Embryos

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February 2025, Issue 1

A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy

A reimagined lipid vehicle for nucleic acids could overcome the limitations of current vectors.

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Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

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From Water Bears to Grizzly Bears: Unusual Animal Models

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

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