Interdisciplinary Symposia
Friday, October 2, 2009
Stem Cells Policy: Understanding the Scientific and Legal Challenges Ahead
SJLSP aims to foster a discussion on how recent changes in stem cell policy will impact stem cell science, funding for research, clinical trials, and intellectual property.
How to fund and regulate stem cell research has been a long standing issue for debate. Despite previous federal limits placed on stem cell research, the fields of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine have continued to grow and hold promise for important therapeutic advances in disease. On March 9, 2009, President Obama issued an executive order lifting the federal ban on stem cell research, and allowed the NIH to determine guidelines for funding. SJLSP recognizes that this is a unique time to stimulate the public dialogue on what these policy changes will mean for scientific research and the legal field that is involved in this topic. To foster this discussion, the Stem Cell Policy Symposium will include four focused panels on the following topics: Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Clinical Trials, Funding Mechanisms and Regulation, and Intellectual Property Considerations. A diverse group of panelists, who are at the forefront of these topics from the fields of science, public policy, law, industry, and from private foundations, will gather to share their research and experience with the Stanford community and public.
To present a poster, please send abstract submissions to: stemcell.sjlsp@gmail.com
Past Symposia
Friday, April 10, 2009
Climate Change and Marine Systems: Managing for Resiliency
Climate change represents one of the most pervasive threats to the ocean and its ecosystems, touching every corner of the globe. Impacts are already being felt in the form of warmer temperatures, more frequent storms, and massive bleaching of coral reefs. On land, everyone from urban planners to superintendants of national parks is considering how to mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases and how to adapt to expected changes. Public dialogue about global warming and the oceans, however, is exceptionally rare, despite the potential for impacts that are at least as large and the potential for renewable energy strategies that are at least as promising to mitigate emissions. This symposium aims to stimulate the public dialogue onclimate change and the oceans through a focus on fisheries, marine reserves, and renewable energy.
The symposium was sponsored by the Center for Ocean Solutions, by the Mel Lane Student Student Program (Woods Institute for the Environment), and by Hopkins Marine Station.
Symposium Agenda: Speakers' Powerpoint presentations are now available by clicking on their name in the agenda.