Stem Cells: Scientific, Clinical and Ethical Perspectives
On Wednesday, October 23, 2002
At 7:00 PM in the Haub Executive Center,
McShain Hall
Panelists will include:
Charles Emerson, Jr, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
"What are stem cells?"
Itzhak Fischer, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
Drexel University College of Medicine
"Differences between fetal and adult stem cells"
Ausim Azizi, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology,
Temple University School of Medicine
"Potential clinical applications of stem cells"
Bartholomew Tortella, M.D., M.T.S, M.B.A
Chief of Trauma Services,
Hahnemann Hospital
"Ethical implications of stem cell research"
This panel discussion is being co-sponsored by the Faith Justice Institute, the Office of the Dean, CA&S and the Department of Biology.
For more information, contact Dr. Mike McCann, SJU Sigma Xi secretary at 610-660-1823 or by e-mail at "mmccann@sju.edu".
Some background information is available at:
The National Institutes of Health, which has a "Stem cell primer" and a report entitled "Stem cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions"
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has a report entitled "Stem Cell Research and Applications"
The Catholic Church has a statement on stem cell research.
Do no harm, a pro-life group has several statements and articles on stem cells.
ReligiousTolerance.org has a balanced presentation on lots of issues including scientific, ethical and religious points of view.
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