JULY 24-25, 2003
Meeting Agenda

The Ritz-Carlton
1150 22nd Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
202-835-0500

9:00 am	Session 1: The “Research Imperative”: Is Research a Moral Obligation? Daniel Callahan, Ph.D., Director, International Programs, The Hastings Center
10:30 am	Break
10:45 am	Session 2: Stem Cell Research: Current Ethical Literature Paul Lauritzen, Ph.D., Director, Applied Ethics Program, John Carroll University
12:15 pm	Lunch
2:00 pm	Session 3: Stem Cell Research: Recent Scientific and Clinical Developments John Gearhart, Ph.D., Professor, Institute for Cellular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Rudolf Jaenisch, M.D., Member, Whitehead Institute; Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology David Prentice, Ph.D., Professor, Life Sciences, Indiana State University; Adjunct Professor, Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine
3:30 pm	Break
3:45 pm	Session 4: Stem Cell Research: Current Law and Policy with Emphasis on the States Lori Andrews, J.D., Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law; Director, Institute of Science, Law and Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology
5:15 pm	Adjournment

8:30 am	Session 5: Biotechnology and Public Policy: Discussion of Findings and Identification of Policy Options Staff Working Paper, “U.S. Public Policy and the Biotechnologies That Touch the Beginnings of Human Life: Findings” Staff Working Paper, “U.S. Public Policy and the Biotechnologies That Touch the Beginnings of Human Life: Some Policy Options”
10:00 am	Break
10:15 am	Session 6: Beyond Therapy: A Progress Report
11:30 am	Session 7: Public Comments
12:30 pm	Adjournment