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AAAS/ICS Report on
Stem Cell Research available online.
 Click here to download.
American
Association for the Advancement of Science and Institute for Civil Society presented a public forum
on Stem Cell Research & Applications: Scientific, Ethical, and
Policy Issues, 25 August
1999, at AAAS Headquarters in Washington, DC
Agenda
| 9:00am |
Welcome |
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AAAS/ICS Representatives |
| 9:15am |
The Science of Stem Cell Research |
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Daniel Marshak, Osiris Therapeutics, Inc., and Johns
Hopkins University |
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Thomas Okarma, Geron Corporation |
| 10:15am |
Overview of Policy, Ethical, and Religious Issues |
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Robert Cook-Deegan, Institute of Medicine |
| 11:00am |
NBAC/FDA Reports |
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Eric Meslin, National Bioethics Advisory Commission |
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Liana Harvath, Food & Drug Administration |
****Each morning session will include time for questions from the audience****
| 11:50am |
Lunch (on your own) |
Reconvene: AAAS/ICS Report
| 12:50pm |
Research and Clinical Issues: Robert Goldstein, Juvenile
Diabetes Foundation |
| 1:05pm |
Moral and Spiritual Issues: Ronald Green, Dartmouth College |
| 1:20pm |
The Importance of Federal Funding: Audrey Chapman, AAAS |
| 1:35pm |
Procurement: Dena Davis, Cleveland Marshall School of
Law |
| 1:50pm |
Oversight: Andrea Bonnicksen, Northern Illinois University |
Reaction
| 2:05pm |
Ronald McKay, National Institutes of Health |
| 2:30pm |
Thomas Okarma, Geron Corporation |
| 2:55pm |
Ted Peters, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary |
| 3:20pm |
Sharon Kiely, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International |
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| 3:45pm |
Break |
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| 4:00pm |
Open Discussion |
| 4:50pm |
Concluding Remarks |
| 5:00pm |
Adjourn |
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