Stem Cell Research at Iowa State University
Don Sakaguchi
Tuesday, 05 Feb 2002 at 12:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Don Sakaguchi is associate professor of Zoology and Genetics at ISU. He was educated at the State University of New York, Albany, and did postdoctoral studies at the University of California, San Diego. His research interests include stem cell biology, developmental neurobiology, and development and regeneration of vertebrate visual systems. His current research focuses on stem cell transplants as a strategy for CNS rescue and repair. He participated in the International Bioethics Institute in Lisbon, Portugal, in the summer of 2000. Surya Mallapragada is associate professor of Chemical Engineering. She received her doctorate from Purdue University. Her research interests include micro and nanopatterned surfaces for nerve regeneration, mammary tissue regeneration, pH and temperature sensitive polymers for modulated drug delivery, membranes for bioseparations, and semicrystalline polymer drying. She participated in the 1998 Bioethics Institute at Iowa State University. Please look for the second event in this series: Ethical Issues Surrounding Stem Cell ResearchROBERT STREIFFER
Monday, February 11, 2002 12:00 pm - Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
Robert Streiffer recently joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin in both the Program in Medical Ethics
and the Department of Philosophy. He is the author of Moral
Relativism and Reasons for Action, and works with a group of ISU faculty on a USDA grant to expand and enrich
the discussion of the ethical dimensions of agricultural biotechnology.
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