Background/Expertise

David Mawufemor Azilagbetor is a nurse anaesthesiologist and an intensivist, having been certified by the Moroccan Ministry of Health through the Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Technology, Rabat, where he obtained a BSc in Nursing Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. He also obtained a Specialised Masters in Advanced Health Care from the Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Hassan Premier (I) University, Morocco.

His past research has focused on patient safety and quality improvement across various clinical domains, including the operating room, intensive care unit, and primary health care settings.

David currently works as a research assistant at the Faculty of Psychology and conducts doctoral research in biomedical ethics at the Institute for Biomedical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, focusing on HBA (Harm-Benefit Analysis) and Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in animal research regulation in Switzerland. His current research is part of the SNSF-funded NRP 79 project: “3R-sTrategies and Harm-benefIt analysis: uNderstanding decision-maKing and improving consistency and accountability in animal experiment evaluations in Switzerland [THINK-3R]”.

His research interests in biomedical ethics, in general, are positioned at the intersection of biomedical research and its applications in clinical settings, i.e., from benchside to bedside.

Stations of Work

David Azilagbetor is currently working as a PhD student and research assistant at the Institute for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Basel.

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