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Lecture Series on Law, Health & the Life Sciences

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

Synthetic Biology
Robert Friedman, PhD, J. Craig Venter Institute
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The Paradigm Shift of Synthetic Biology: Tensions Between Innovation and Security
Prof. Arti K. Rai, JD, Duke Law School
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Dialog and Note on Synthetic Biology
Drew Endy, PhD, Stanford University
Thursday, April 26, 2009
2007-08
Emerging Debates on Oversight and Policy in Biomedicine & the Life Sciences

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
  • 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
  • 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

    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
  • Bonnie LeRoy, MS, University of Minnesota
  • 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
  • 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 2000-2006

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