Accomplished Research Fellow and Associate Professor with a proven track record at the University of Fribourg, enhancing research quality through rigorous methodologies and interdisciplinary knowledge. Expert in scientific writing and fostering ethical considerations, published extensively in top-tier journals, and significantly contributed to the intersection of religion and biomedicine. Demonstrates exceptional ability to cultivate critical thinking and engage diverse learners.
Scientific Writing
Experimental design
Research procedures
Qualitative Analysis
Interdisciplinary Knowledge
Proficient in Religious Studies
Ethical considerations
Fellowships and Research Grants:
Research investigator (Privolzhsky Research Medical University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia), 2019-2022.
Project Problems of bioethics in the historical context and sociocultural dynamics of society.
Selected peer-reviewed publications.
1. Tarabrin, R. Orthodox Perspectives on In Vitro Fertilization in Russia. Christian bioethics: Non-Ecumenical Studies in Medical Morality, Volume 26, Issue 2, August 2020, pp. 177–204, https://doi.org/10.1093/cb/cbaa004
2. Tarabrin, R. Ethical Dilemmas of Surrogacy: Christian Discourse in Contemporary Socio-Cultural Context. State, religion, and church in Russia and abroad, Vol 38, issue 4, 2020, pp. 123–144. https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-7203-2020-38-4-123-144
3. Tarabrin, R. Bioethical Issues of In Vitro Fertilization in Russian Orthodox Debates. State, religion, and church in Russia and abroad. Vol 39, issue 4, 2021, pp. 142–168 DOI: https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-7203-2021-39-4-142-168
4. Tarabrin, R. Russian orthodox church on bioethical debates: the case of ART. Monash Bioeth. Rev. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40592-022-00154-8
5. Tarabrin, R., Tarabrina, T. Sources for Christian Bioethics: The Orthodox discourse on sin. Christian bioethics: Non-Ecumenical Studies in Medical Morality, 2023, XX, 1–18 https://doi.org/10.1093/cb/cbad003
6. Tarabrin, R. The Religious dimension of Bioethical debates in Russia: the case of IVF. Medicina Historica, Vol. 6, Suppl 2, 2022, (ABSTRACT BOOK of the conference European Associations of Centers of Medical Ethics (EACME) - Enhancing dialogue to bridge gaps in bioethics (September 15-17, 2022), p. 29