[Physci_undergrad] PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM: STEM CELLS: PROMISE AND PERIL IN REGENERATIVE M EDICINE

[Gergel, Inna]

STEM CELLS: PROMISE AND PERIL IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM

Sunday, February 5, 9:30am - 4:30pm

9.30 Welcome 
UCLA Chancellor Albert Carnesale

9. 45 Introduction to the Biology of Stem Cells
Owen Witte, UCLA Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine

Moderator: Judith Gasson, Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation and UCLA
Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine

10.15 Stem Cells and the Law
Sorting Out the Regulatory Scene
Patents: Do They Help or Hurt?
Markets for Human Tissues?
Litigating Proposition 71
Stephen Munzer, UCLA School of Law
Russell Korobkin, UCLA School of Law

Moderator: R. Alta Charo, University of Wisconsin School of Law

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11.10 Stem Cells and Ethics
What's in the Dish?
Glenn McGee, Alden March Bioethics Institute

>From Stem Cells to Jail Cells: Ethics, Politics and Policy Options
R. Alta Charo, University of Wisconsin School of Law

What's In It for Egg Donors?
Mildred Cho, Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics

Embryo Ethics: A Religious Perspective
Kevin FitzGerald, SJ, Ph.D., Georgetown University

Moderator: Edward McCabe

12.20 The Promise of Regenerative Medicine: A Personal Statement
Candace Coffee, UCLA School of Public Health

--LUNCH--

1.30 Introduction, Afternoon Session
Gerald Levey, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

1.40 Stem Cells in the News: How the Media Report Stem Cell Science
Joe Palca, National Public Radio

2.05 Science by Political Initiative 
Political Communication and Proposition 71
Matthew Nisbet, Ohio State University School of Communication

The Painful Implementation of California's Stem Cell Research Program
Roger Noll, Stanford University Institute for Economic Policy Research

Moderator: Norton Wise

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2.55 From Bench to Bedside: Moving from Research to Treatment
Science to Commerce and Government Policy in the Stem Cell Industry
Michael Darby, UCLA Anderson School of Management with Lynne Zucker, UCLA
Departments of Sociology and Public Policy

Toning down the Hype: Lessons from Previous Cell-Based Therapies
Rick Deyo, University of Washington School of Medicine

Moderator: Linda Rosenstock, UCLA School of Public Health

3.45 The Consumer's Role in Science Policy: Patient Advocacy and Protections
Protecting Human Subjects in hESC Research
Steven Peckman, UCLA Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine

Sherry Lansing, Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee

The Patient Advocate as Surrogate Decision-Maker
Patrick Terry, Founding President, International Genetic Alliance

Moderator: Edward McCabe