Ethical aspects of research on interspecies embryos and iPS cells

Date: 10/02/2008, 11:00h to 10/03/2008, 13:30h

Location:
Grand Hotel
Lund, Sweden

Speaker: Austin Smith *** Christian Desaintes (DG Research, Health, European Commission) *** Demetrio Neri (University of Messina Italy) *** Elisabeth Rynning (Uppsala University, Sweden) *** Giuseppe Testa (European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy) *** Göran Hermerén (Lund University, Sweden) *** John Harris (University of Manchester, UK) *** Kate Millar (University of Nottingham, UK) *** Marcus Duewell (Utrecht University, The Netherlands) *** Nils-Eric Sahlin *** Outi Hovatta *** Peter Andrews (University of Sheffield, UK) *** Peter Sandoe (The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark) *** Robin Lovell-Badge (National Institute for Medical Research, UK) *** Stephen Minger (Kings College London, UK)

Further information: http://www.estools.eu/estools/events/2nd-ethics-workshop

Description: The main focus of this workshop will be on ethical aspects of interspecies embryo research. Scientific, ethical and regulatory aspects will be discussed. Why do scientists want to carry out such research? Are there important distinctions between different types of inter-species embryos? What ethical concerns does such research raise? How should these concerns be addressed and dealt with?

Contact:
Anita Frank
Lund University
Department of Medical Ethics
BMC, C 13
221 84 Lund
Sweden
Phone: +46 - (0)46 - 2 22 12 80
anita.frank@med.lu.se

Organizer: estools Advances with Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Keywords: embryonic stem cells; embryo research; research ethics; research ethics committees; research law; genetic tests/counselling; genetic research/technology; genetics; animal ethics