Mass General Brigham
Boston, MA
Benjamin C. Silverman, M.D. is the Senior IRB Chair at Mass General Brigham. Dr. Silverman is currently the Chair of the Mass General Brigham Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight (ESCRO) Committee, Director of Ethics for the Institute for Technology in Psychiatry at McLean Hospital, and at Harvard Medical School, serves as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and a Faculty Member in the Center for Bioethics. Dr. Silverman is the immediate past Chair of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP). Dr. Silverman received his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, completed his psychiatry residency at the MGH McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training program, and completed sub-specialty fellowship training in addiction psychiatry through Mass General Brigham.
Thursday, November 6, 2025
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM ET
B01 - PLENARY: Ethical and Regulatory Considerations for Cutting-Edge Neurotechnology Research
Friday, November 7, 2025
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM ET
D03 - PLENARY: What Counts as a Direct Benefit of Research?
Saturday, November 8, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM ET
Saturday, November 8, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM ET