Dr. Rachel Ankeny

Dr. Rachel Ankeny

Dr. Ankeny is Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Group at Wageningen University, bringing
extensive expertise in bioethics, the CARE Principles, and Indigenous data governance. Her research
focuses on data practices in science, particularly in biology and agriculture, and she has a nuanced
understanding of the ethical and practical challenges researchers face when applying the CARE
Principles and assigning context labels. Dr. Ankeny is particularly interested in the PTFI as a unique
opportunity to model thoughtful data governance, with a focus on the attribution of Indigenous
knowledge and the retrospective integration of CARE frameworks.