M.A. Theresa Willem

Doctoral candidate

PhD student at the Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and research assistant at the Institute for History and Ethics of Medicine. Studied Media Studies (B.A.) at the University of Regensburg and IHECS (Brussels) and Media Studies (M.A.) at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Practical experience in digital health innovation and development.


Since 2020 she is part of the research project TherVacB, focusing on ethical, social and regulatory issues of patient recruitment for clinical trials via social networks.

Since 2021 she is part of the research project DR-AI. Her research focuses on the ethical and social implications of the development of diagnosis-supporting AI systems for radiology and dermatology, as well as the integration of ethical research into technology projects.

  • Science and Technology Studies (STS)
  • Machine Learning Healthcare Applications
  • Biomedical Ethics
  • AI Ethics
  • Cybernetics