The Ritz-Carlton
1150 22nd Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
202-835-0500
9:00 am | Session
1: The “Research Imperative”: Is Research
a Moral Obligation? Daniel Callahan, Ph.D., Director, International Programs, The Hastings Center |
10:30 am | Break |
10:45 am | Session
2: Stem Cell Research: Current Ethical Literature Paul Lauritzen, Ph.D., Director, Applied Ethics Program, John Carroll University |
12:15 pm | Lunch |
2:00 pm | Session
3: Stem Cell Research: Recent Scientific and
Clinical Developments John Gearhart, Ph.D., Professor, Institute for Cellular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Rudolf Jaenisch, M.D., Member, Whitehead Institute; Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology David Prentice, Ph.D., Professor, Life Sciences, Indiana
State University; Adjunct Professor, Medical and Molecular
Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine |
3:30 pm | Break |
3:45 pm | Session
4: Stem Cell Research: Current Law and Policy with
Emphasis on the States Lori Andrews, J.D., Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law; Director, Institute of Science, Law and Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology |
5:15 pm | Adjournment |
8:30 am | Session 5: Biotechnology
and Public Policy: Discussion of Findings and Identification
of Policy Options Staff Working Paper, “U.S. Public Policy and the
Biotechnologies That Touch the Beginnings of Human Life: Some
Policy Options” |
10:00 am | Break |
10:15 am | Session
6: Beyond Therapy: A Progress Report |
11:30 am | Session
7: Public Comments |
12:30 pm | Adjournment |