Titel: International Conference on Genomics and Society: Reinventing Life?

Termin: 27.10.2008 bis 28.10.2008

Veranstaltungsort:
Savoy Place
2 Savoy Place
London WC2R 0BL
United Kingdom

Referenten: PAUL RABINOW (Professor of Anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley) *** PROFESSOR BARTHA MARIA KNOPPERS (Canada Research Chair in Law and Medicine, Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Montreal) *** DR IAIN GILLESPIE (Head of Biotechnology, OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development))

Weitere Informationen:
http://www.genomicsandsociety.org/

Kurzbeschreibung: • Can society keep pace with current and future developments in the new life sciences?

• Will research in this area reinvent the world in which we live?

This international conference will seek to provide some of the answers and encourage knowledge exchange between policy makers, academic researchers, industry, media and NGO representatives and citizens’ groups.
Showcasing research evidence from across the ESRC genomics network, this conference will examine the issues from a broad range of perspectives. It will reflect on many applications of genomics research - from pharmaceuticals to fuel - and consider the implications of the life sciences for policy and practice - from innovation and global competitiveness to what this might mean for our personal identity and the ethics of genomics research.

Kontakt: ESRC Innogen Centre
Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation (ISSTI)
The University of Edinburgh
Old Surgeons' Hall
High School Yards
Edinburgh EH1 1LZ
United Kingdom
Tel.: +44 - 131 - 6 50 91 13
Fax: +44 - 131 - 6 51 42 78
innogen@genomicsnetwork.ac.uk
http://www.genomicsnetwork.ac.uk/

Veranstalter: ESRC Genomics Network

Schlagworte: Gesundheitswesen