In Remembrance of Alan Wertheimer, PhD, the CC Department of Bioethics Presents the First Annual Widening the Lens Lecture Alan Wertheimer's contributions to bioethics were far reaching and invaluable. After a very successful career in Political Science at the University of Vermont, Alan embraced bioethics with intellectual curiosity and acumen, often challenging prevailing views and urging broader thinking. He practiced a fruitful method - Widening the Lens (reflected in the title of this lecture and the subtitle of his last book), challenging all of us to consider why the norms and principles that guide our thinking about bioethics, particularly research ethics, should be different from other social contexts. Alan was an integral member of the NIH CC Department of Bioethics from 2005 un...