Ethical Worlds of Stem Cell Medicine
September 28th (UCB) & September 29th (UCSF)
2006

Schedule

DAY 1 - UC BERKELEY
- Session 1: Publics, Advocacy and the Practices of Science
- Session 2: Tissues, Subjects, and Procurement

DAY 2 - UC SAN FRANCISCO
- Session 3: Diversity and Distributive Justice
- Session 4: Academy-Industry Alliances
- Session 5: The Idea of Ethics in Science

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Day 1 - UC BERKELEY
Thursday, September 28, 2006 from 2:00-5:30pm
Location: Geballe Room at the Townsend Center, which is located in Stephens Hall. (click on link for parking info and directions)

Introduction and Welcome:
Charis Thompson, Vincanne Adams, and Joanna Weinberg

SESSION 1: PUBLICS, ADVOCACY AND THE PRACTICES OF SCIENCE (2:00-3:15)

Chair and Moderator: Ruha Benjamin (UC Berkeley)

Speakers: Sheila Rothman (Columbia University), Karen-Sue Taussig (University of Minnesota), Chris Ganchoff (UCSF PhD Candidate)

Discussant/Commentator: David Winikoff (UCB)

SESSION 2: TISSUES, SUBJECTS AND PROCUREMENT
(3:30-5:15)

Chair and Moderator: Carrie Friese (UC San Francisco)

Speakers: Nancy Scheper-Hughes (UC Berkeley), Radhika Rao (UC Hastings), Linda Hogle (Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison)

Discussant/Commentator: Donna Haraway (UC Santa Cruz)

• Followed by:
  • Opening Reception, Townsend Center for the Humanities (5:60-6:00)
  • Speakers' Dinner (6:00-8:30 - INVITATION ONLY)

DAY 2 - UC SAN FRANCISCO
Friday, September 29, 2006 9:30-2:30
Location: Millberry Union Conference Center, 500 Parnassus Avenue. (click on link for parking and directions)

INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME  

SESSION 3: DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
(9:30 -11)

Chair and Moderators: Jennifer Liu (UCSF)

Speakers: Aihwa Ong (UC Berkeley), Rayna Rapp (New York University), Troy Duster (New York University)

Discussant/Commentator: Steve Epstein (UC San Diego)

SESSION 4: ACADEMY-INDUSTRY ALLIANCES (11:15-12:45)

Chair and Moderator: Johanna Crane (UCSF PhD Candidate)

Speakers: Paul Rabinow (UC Berkeley), Lisa Bero (UC San Francisco), Cori Hayden (UC Berkeley)

Discussant/Commentator: Steve Epstein (UC San Diego)

SESSION 5: CLOSING PANEL (lunch): THE IDEA OF ETHICS IN SCIENCE (1:00-2:15)

Chair and Moderator: Joanna Weinberg (UC San Francisco)

Speakers: David Rothman (Columbia University), Adrienne Asch (Yeshiva Univeristy)

Closing Remarks