Academic interests
- Philosophy of medicine
- Foundational problems in medical ethics
- Research ethics and science ethics
- Bioethics and new emerging technologies
- Bioethics and (human) development
- Bioethics and human rights
- Bioethics and public policy making
- Biopolitics
- Bioethics and global health
- Bioethics and the arts
- Bioethics, ancient philosophy and literature
Courses taught
- Two e-learning courses in ethics:
- International research ethics and research integrity/helsam/english/people/aca/janhs/retc--general-proposal.pdf
- Teacher training course in bioethics/helsam/english/people/aca/janhs/tcte-general-proposal.pdf
Positions held
- Professor in medical ethics, Center for Medical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 01.09.96-
- Adjunct Professor, Philosophy of medicine and medical ethics, Centre for International Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, 15.02.96-31.03.11
- Chief of Bioethics, UNESCO, Paris, 15.02.07-15.08.08
- Head of Centre for medical ethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 01.09.96-14.02.07
- Secretary, Council of Medical Sciences’ Ethics Committee, 15.06.87-14.06.90
- Head of Secretariat, The National Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics (NEM), 15.06.90-31.08.96
- Dr. philos, University of Oslo (Ancient Greek philosophy), September 1993
- PhD research fellow (Norwegian Research Council) 1988-89
- ThM (Protestant theology), University of Oslo, June 1989
- MD, University of Oslo, December 1987
- Student research fellowship, medical ethics, 1987-88
- Student research fellowship, theology (the French Government),15.10.85-15.07.86, University of Strasbourg, France
- Student research fellowship, theology, 1.01.84-31.12.84, Maison Albert Schweitzer, Gunsbach, France
- Studies in Chemistry and Mathematics, Norges Lærerhøyskole, Trondheim, August 1976-June 1978
CV Jan Helge Solbakk - 2024 (pdf)
Membership of national and international advisory boards and scientific committees
- 2016-:Member of the Editorial Board of Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy.
- 2016-: Member of the Editorial Board of La Revista Brasilera de Bioética.
- 2012-: Member of the International Advisory Board of Revista Redbioética, UNESCO .
- 2012-: Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Ethics Education.
- 2006-2010: Member of an Ethics Review Committee set up by the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership.
- 2010–2013: Chair of International Society of Stem Cell Research’s (ISSCR) Ethics and Public Policy Committee, member in 2007 and from January 2009-June 2010.
- 2008-2009: Member of a round table set up by the European Commission to issue a report on nanomedicine, Nano Med – a report on the nanomedicine environment, Brussels 2010.
- 2007–2011: Member of the Biomedical Ethics Funding Committee of the Wellcome Trust, London, UK.
- 2006–2007: Member of an International task force on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Guidelines set up by the International Society of Stem Cell Research (ISSCR).
- 2002–2004: Member of an Expert STRATA Group set up by the European Commission to issue a report on Ethical, legal and social aspects of genetic testing: research development and clinical applications, Brussels 2004.
- 2000: Member of a consensus panel on Treatment of depression in general practice, set up by The Norwegian Research Council: Behandling av depresjon i allmennpraksis [Treatment of depression in general practice]. Consensus report nr. 14 , Norwegian Research Council, 2000].
- 2000: Member of an expert group set up by The Norwegian Health Technology Assessment Authorities to issue a report on Genetic therapy: Genterapi. Status og fremtidige muligheter innen klinisk medisin [Gene therapy. Status, future possibilities in clinical medicine, Oslo 2000].
- 1999-2004: Member of The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board.
- 1998–2003: Member of a working party set up by the Council of Europe to provide a protocol for the chapter on medical genetics of the Convention of Biomedicine and Human Rights.
- 1999-2000: Chairman of an ad hoc committee set up by the Norwegian Health Ministry to issue a report on stem cell research and development: Stamceller fra aborterte fostre og befruktede egg – medisinsk forskning, klinisk anvendelse og mulige alternativer [Stemcells from aborted fetuses and fertilized eggs – medical research, clinical application and possible alternatives], Oslo 2000].
- 1992-2003: Member of the Norwegian Medical Associations Committee on Human Rights.
- 1993-1998: Member of the Executive Committee of The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS), Geneva, Switzerland.