Chiara Mannelli was born in Italy. She was awarded an MS in bioethics from Columbia University and a PhD in bioethics. Interested in the ethics of scientific and technological advances applied to the field of medicine, her research has mainly focused on informed consent in oncology research. She worked at the Candiolo Cancer Institute and then at the Italian Ministry of Health to which she contributes her expertise on the current ethical aspects of research and innovation. Mannelli is an expert member in the field of bioethics of the Ethics Committee of the Italian Istituto Superiore di Sanità.

Rapid Tissue Donation for Oncology Research.- Two Senses of Informed Consent.- An Informed Consent for RTD?The Ethics of Postmortem Procedures.- An Informed Consent for RTD? Honoring the Wishes of Once-Alive.- Informed Consent and Research.- The Clinical Ethicist.- Informed Consent for RTD: An Overview.- Informed Consent for RTD: A Closer Look at Ethical Issues.