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SPECIAL EVENT
1 March 2006
AAAS Auditorium
Washington, DC
A recent three-day meeting in the United Kingdom, attended by 60 scientists, ethicists, and legal experts from 14 nations, produced a consensus statement on guiding principles for stem cell research around the globe. The results are discussed by a panel of experts at a public event co-sponsored by AAAS, the British Embassy, and The Phoebe R. Berman Bioethics Institute at The Johns Hopkins University.
Introduction
Alan I. Leshner, AAAS Chief Executive Officer
Opening Remarks
Julian Braithwaite, Global Issues Counsellor, British Embassy
Presentation: How does international variation in regulation of embryonic stem cell research affect international collaboration and the progress of the science? What were the conditions that necessitated the meeting in Hinxton?
Dr. Anne McLaren, Distinguished Group Leader, Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK, Gurdon Institute, Cambridge
University, United Kingdom
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Presentation: How viable is an international policy on ethical practices embryonic stem cell research? Is a global oversight structure necessary for the responsible advancement of embryonic stem cell research? What transpired at Hinxton to address these questions?
Professor Ruth Faden, Executive Director, The Phoebe
R. Berman Bioethics Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
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Presentation: What does all of this policy mean for the stem cell researcher? What are the next steps following on to the progress made at Hinxton? What issues remain unresolved after this meeting?
Dr. Peter Donovan, Professor of Biological Chemistry, Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine
Question and Answer Session
Moderated by Dr. Alan Leshner
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NEWS FROM AAAS
Read about the event here.
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