Stefanie Weigold, M.A. Philosophy, is an adjunct researcher in the URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded │ H2R at the University of Zurich.

Stefanie's research interests lie in the ethical, sociopolitical, and economic aspects of reproductive technologies. She deals with conceptual and theoretical foundations of reproductive justice, philosophy of technology, and feminist philosophy. As part of her dissertation at the Faculty of Philosophy at Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, Germany, she focuses in particular on the ethical, philosophical and biopolitical aspects of ectogestation and artificial amnion and placenta technology.

Education

• Master of Arts in Philosophy, University of Potsdam, Germany (2020)
• Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology and Sociology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany (2012)

Work and Research experience

• Research Assistant at the Medical Ethics Department, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany (since 2021)
• Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine, University of Münster, Germany (since 2024)
• Lecturer in medical ethics for speech therapists, Berlin Education Campus for Healthcare Professions, Berlin, Germany (since 2025)
• Lecturer in ethics of reproductive technologies as part of the seminar History, Theory, and Ethics of Medicine; Lecturer for the introduction to medical ethics for dentistry, Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, Kiel Campus, Germany (2022-2024)
• Research Assistant and Project Manager at QUEST Center of the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité – University Hospital Berlin, Germany (2020-2021)