Splash Biography

ALEXANDRIA ALVAREZ, ESP Teacher

Major: MCB Biochemistry

College/Employer: UC Berkeley

Year of Graduation: 2024

Brief Biographical Sketch:

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Past Classes

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S938: Lights, Camera, Bioethics! in Splash Spring 2022 (Apr. 16 - Oct. 29, 2022)

What does it mean to bring an extinct dinosaur back to life? How does Dr. Grey decide between saving two patients? We will be examining bioethical issues in movie and TV portrayals: everything from Jurassic Park to Grey's Anatomy! Bioethics is all about the ethics of biological innovations and procedures. Although the issues presented in film can seem far-fetched and fictional, many of their ethical implications are relevant to the real world!