The Ethical, Philosophical, and Legal Implications of Genomic Research
A Symposium
Thursday, 15 Nov 2007 at 9:30 am – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Featured speakers in this daylong symposium include: Lori Andrews, J.D., a Distinguished Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law and director of the Institute for Science, Law and Technology at the Illinois Institute of Technology; Troy Duster, the director of the Institute for the History of the Production of Knowledge and a professor of sociology at New York University; Jeffrey Murray, MD, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Iowa whose research in human molecular genetics focuses the identification of genes and environmental factors involved in birth defects; and Karen-Sue Taussig, faculty in the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Department of Anthropology and in the U of M Medical School. Part of the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities series "The Book of Life in a Genomic Age."Cosponsored By:
- Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities
- Center for Integrated Animal Genomics
- Humanities Iowa
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.