Thursday, March 6, 2008

Session II

Rochelle and Irwin A. Lowenfeld Conference and Exhibition Hall
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, 10th Floor, South Campus

8 a.m. - 3 p.m.	Registration
8 - 9 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
9 - 10:30 a.m. Panel IV	History of the Political and Legal Response in the United States to Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Cloning and Genetic Engineering
	Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Moderator	John DeWitt Gregory, J.D. Sidney and Walter Siben Distinguished Professor of Family Law Hofstra Law School
	"The Political History of Stem Cell Research and Cloning" Eve Herold, B.A. Director of Public Policy, Research and Education Genetics Policy Institute Wellington, FL
	"Stem Cell Politics 2.0" Bernard Siegel, J.D. Executive Director Genetics Policy Institute Wellington, FL
	"Industry Collaborations to Support Stem Cell Research" Michael J. Werner, J.D. President The Werner Group Washington, DC
	Panel Discussion and Question and Answer Session
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Panel V	Present Federal Law and States' Initiatives on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
	Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Moderator	Ronald Colombo Associate Professor of Law Hofstra Law School
	"Shoals and Channels: An Industry Perspective on Laws Affecting Stem Cell Research and Development" Owen C. B. Hughes, J.D. Senior Corporate Counsel Pfizer Global Research and Development New London, CT
	"Federal and State Law and Funding Initiatives for Research With Human Pluripotent Stem Cells From Varying Sources" Alan L. Jakimo, J.D. Special Professor of Law Hofstra Law School Partner, Sidley Austin LLP New York, New York
	"Changing the Roles of Federal and State Government to Advance Human Embryonic Stem Cell Reserach: Biotech Research and Development Implications" Michael J. Malinowski, J.D. Ernest R. and Iris M. Eldred Professor of Law Paul M. Hebert Law Center Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA
	Panel Discussion and Question and Answer Session
12:30 - 2 p.m.	Conference Luncheon
	Rochelle and Irwin A. Lowenfeld Conference and Exhibition Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, 10th Floor, South Campus
Introduction	Herman A. Berliner Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Lawrence Herbert Distinguished Professor
Luncheon Address	"The Issue of Moral Complicity in Stem Cell Research"
	Dena S. Davis, J.D., Ph.D. Professor of Law Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Cleveland State University
2:15 - 4:30 p.m. Panel VI	Impact of Patent and Other Intellectual Property Law on Research Utilizing Human Embryonic and Adult Stem Cells, Cloning, and Genetic Engineering
	Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Moderator	Norman I. Silber, Ph.D., J.D. Professor of Law Hofstra Law School
	"Patents, Stem Cells, and Morality: Issues in the U.S. and Beyond" Margo A. Bagley, J.D. Professor of Law Class of 1941 Research Professor University of Virginia School of Law Charlottesville, VA
	"IP and the Drug Drought: Roadblock or Road to Renewal?" Merrill Goozner, M.A. Director, Integrity in Science Project Center for Science in the Public Interest Washington, DC
	"The Effect on the Profession of Medicine of Intellectual Property Rights on Stem Cells" Samuel Packer, M.D. Professor of Ophthalmology New York University School of Medicine Chair, Department of Ophthalmology North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Manhasset, NY
	"Specific Patent Threats to Stem Cell Research" Daniel B. Ravicher, J.D. Executive Director Public Patent Foundation New York, NY Adjunct Professor of Patent Law Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
	"Patenting Embryonic Stem Cells" Bratislav Stankovic, Ph.D., J.D. Intellectual Property Attorney Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Chicago, IL
	Panel Discussion and Question and Answer Session
4:30 - 4:45 p.m.	Coffee Break
4:45 - 5:30 p.m.	Plenary Session
	Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Moderator	Joel Weintraub, M.D., J.D. Special Professor of Law Co-Director, Institute for Health Law and Policy Hofstra Law School Conference Co-Director
	Conference Faculty Round-Table Open Comment
5:30 - 5:45 p.m.	Closing Remarks Janet L. Dolgin and Joel Weintraub Conference Co-Directors
6 - 7 p.m.	Conference Reception
	Rochelle and Irwin A. Lowenfeld Conference and Exhibition Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, 10th Floor, South Campus

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