Newest Projects

• Personalized Medicine - Planning for the Future: In partnership with the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI), AAAS is convening three two-day colloquia on personalized medicine. The first colloquium was held on June 1-2, 2009, and the second was held on October 26-27, 2009 at AAAS headquarters in Washington, DC.  The third in the series will be held March 8-9, 2010 in Phoenix, AZ.  The colloquia will address the scientific discoveries, regulatory changes and social issues associated with the advent of personalized medicine. Visit: http://www.aaas.org/spp/PM/colloquia2.shtml

• Judicial Seminars on Neuroscience: This project to educate judges on advances in neuroscience is supported by the Dana Foundation; eleven seminars will be completed by the end of 2009. The most recent seminars occurred on May 11-12, 2009 in Reno, Nevada in partnership with the National Judicial College and the National Center for State Courts; July 29-30, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois in partnership with the Judicial Division of the American Bar Association; and October 5-6, 2009 at the Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, FL. For more information, visit: http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/projects/neuroscience/.

• AAAS-CAST (China) Workshops on Ethics: Following a meeting in Beijing on September 26-28, 2007, AAAS and the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) continued their dialogue on ethics and responsible conduct of research education in April at the University of California, San Diego. For more information, visit: http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/projects/China/.

• Workforce Development: Preparing the Next Generation for Infectious Disease Threats — current training programs for stakeholders in the public health workforce need to incorporate more field experience, cross-training, and team-based activities, according to a AAAS-sponsored workshop report released in July 2009.

• Voting Research: AAAS is compiling research on the U.S. voting system, including issues such as ballot design, accessibility, election law, and voting behavior. A web-based, searchable database of research literature is now available to the public. For more on AAAS projects on voting, please visit: http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/projects/votingresearch

• Professionals for the Public Interest: AAAS has joined with 18 national and global organizations to establish a coalition of Professionals for the Public Interest: Associations and Unions Defending Professional Integrity.  Thecoalition's focus is defending professional integrity against external pressures in the public interest. For more information, click here or on the image directly on the right.

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