Wednesday, March 5, 2008

9:10 a.m.
Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research:
Science, Achievements and Potential;
Synergy With Human Cloning and
Genetic Engineering

11:10 a.m.
Keynote Address:
Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Research:
Progress and Promise

John D. Gearhart, Ph.D.
C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Medicine
Director, Stem Cell Program
Institute for Cell Engineering
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

1:50 p.m.
Religious Positions About Research and
Therapy Using Human Embryonic Stem Cells,
Cloning and Genetic Engineering

4 p.m.
Ethical And Societal Positions About
Research and Therapy Using Human
Embryonic Stem Cells, Cloning and
Genetic Engineering

Thursday, March 6, 2008

9 a.m.
History of the Political and Legal Response
in the United States to Human Embryonic
Stem Cell Research, Cloning and Genetic
Engineering

10:45 a.m.
Present Federal Law And States’ Initiatives
on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

2:15 p.m.
Impact of Patent and Other Intellectual
Property Law on Research Utilizing Human
Embryonic And Adult Stem Cells, Cloning
and Genetic Engineering

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