The Tennessee Center for Bioethics and Culture is dedicated to promoting human dignity in the face of challenges to what it means to be human, and to informing and equipping people to face the vital bioethics issues of the 21st Century.
The Tennessee Center for Bioethics & Culture is a 501(c)3 corporation.
Board of Directors
- R. Henry Williams, M.D., M.A., Chair
- James Bookstaff
- Will Burns
- M. Cile Cowan
- Christopher Patton
Executive Director
D. Joy Riley, M.D., M.A. (Bioethics), is the Executive Director of The Tennessee Center for Bioethics & Culture. Board certified in internal medicine, she has also done basic science research in the field of biochemistry. Her areas of interest include the international stem cell research and cloning debate, genetics issues, the transhumanist movement, and medical ethics, including transplantation ethics and end-of-life issues.