Lecture Series on Law, Health & the Life Sciences

2008-09
Synthetic Biology: The Science, Ethics & Law of Creating New Life

Robert Friedman
Synthetic Genomics: Risks and Benefits for Science and Society
Robert Friedman, PhD, J. Craig Venter Institute
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
    Commentators:
  • Jeffrey Kahn, PhD, MPH, University of Minnesota
  • Brian Van Ness, PhD, University of Minnesota
  • Arti Rai
    The Paradigm Shift of Synthetic Biology: Tensions Between Innovation and Security
    Prof. Arti K. Rai, JD, Duke Law School
    Tuesday, November 4, 2008
        Commentators:
  • Shaun Kennedy, University of Minnesota
  • Jordan Paradise, JD, University of Minnesota
  • Arti Rai
    Dialogue and Notes on Synthetic Biology
    Prof. Drew Endy, PhD, Stanford University
    Thursday, April 16, 2009
        Commentators:
  • Mike Osterholm, PhD, MPH, University of Minnesota
  • Bill McGeveran, JD, University of Minnesota
  • 2007-08
    Emerging Debates on Oversight and Policy in Biomedicine & the Life Sciences

    Suzanne Hunt
    The Global Biofuels Debate: Science, Policy & Ethics
    Suzanne Hunt, MA, formerly of Worldwatch Institute
    Wednesday, October 31, 2007
        Commentators:
  • Dean Robert Elde, PhD, University of Minnesota
  • Prof. Benjamin Senauer, PhD, University of Minnesota
  • Debora Spar
    Building a Better Baby Business: What's Wrong with the Market for Assisted Reproduction and How to Make it Better
    Prof. Debora Spar, PhD, Harvard Business School
    Wednesday, December 12, 2007
        Commentators:
  • Prof. Michelle Goodwin, JD, University of Minnesota
  • Prof. Christopher DeJonge, PhD, University of Minnesota
  • Patricia King
    Oversight of Biomedical Technologies: What Can We Learn from Past Efforts?
    Prof. Patricia A. King, JD, Georgetown Law Center
    Thursday, March 6, 2008
        Commentators:
  • Prof. R. Scott McIvor, PhD, University of Minnesota
  • Rep. Phyllis Kahn, Minnesota House of Representatives
  • 2006-07
    Nutrigenomics, Nutraceuticals, and Direct-to-Consumer Marketing of Genomic Nutritional Profiling

    Mark Blumenthal
    Nutraceuticals: Dietary Supplements, Botanical Drugs, and Nature Products--Science, Safety, and Efficacy
    Mark Blumenthal, American Botanical Council (ABC)
    Wednesday, October 4, 2006
        Commentators:
  • Theodore P. Labuza, PhD, University of Minnesota/span>
  • Bonnie LeRoy, MS, University of Minnesota/span>
  • David Castle
    Genomic Nutritional Profiling—the Ethics of Nutrigenomics
    Prof. David Castle, PhD, University of Ottawa
    Wednesday, February 7, 2007
        Commentators:
  • Dean Allen Levine, PhD, University of Minnesota
  • Kristin Peterson Oehlke, MS, CGC, University of Minnesota
  • Jose Ordovas
    Nutrigenomics: Science, Regulation, and Policy
    Prof. Jose M. Ordovas, PhD, Tufts University
    Wednesday, March 7, 2007
        Commentators:
  • Jeffrey Kahn, PhD, MPH, University of Minnesota
  • Charles Muscoplat, PhD, University of Minnesota
  • Lecture Series 2000-06

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