Ethical Issues Surrounding Stem Cell Research
Robert Streiffer
Monday, 11 Feb 2002 at 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, having received his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999. His research interests are in ethical theory, political philosophy, and applied ethics, with a focus on ethical issues arising from modern biotechnology, especially modern agricultural biotechnology. 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. Don Sakaguchi, associate professor of Zoology and Genetics, and Surya Mallapragada, associate professor of Chemical Engineering at ISU, will respond. Gary Comstock, Bioethics Program, will moderate.
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