Lawyers and Scientists to Address the Intersection of Law, Ethics and Science

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Thanks to Jeannette Prasifka and Allen Pusey for sharing this valuable information. FYI, I have already shared with THLN under separate cover. Margaretjprasifka wrote: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:58:36 -0600Lawyers and Scientists to Address the Intersection of Law, Ethicsand ScienceAllen Pusey Jeanette Prasifka Release: ImmediateContact: Deborah WeixlPhone: 312/988-6126E-Mail: weixldOnline: http://www.abanews.org LAWYERS AND SCIENTISTS TO ADDRESS THE INTERSECTION OF LAW, ETHICS AND SCIENCE CHICAGO, Nov. 8, 2007 ­ Lawyers and scientists will review emerging legalissues in the use of animals in bioengineering

and research and the ethicalconcerns that have resulted in new laws governing scientific advancementduring an American Bar Association program at Duke University this week.WHAT: Animals and Bioengineering ­ A Consideration of Law,Ethics and ScienceWHEN: Nov. 9-10WHERE: Duke University School of LawSPEAKERS: Justice Michel Bastarache of the Supreme Court of CanadaNorka Ruiz Bravo, Ph.D., National Institutes of HealthDeborah Runkle, American Association for the Advancement of ScienceCharles Hamner, D.V.M., Ph.D., chairman of the board, the Hamner Institutesfor Health Sciences and former president of the North Carolina BiotechnologyCenterSPONSORS: ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice SectionABA Section of Science & Technology LawDuke University School of LawPROGRAMS: A Little HistoryIntroduction to the Science of Animal

Genetics Bioengineering Research and Health: The NIH PerspectivePerspectives on Public PolicyWhat is Happening Out in the Field Ethical Issues in the Use of AnimalsFuture Prospects of Law and RegulationProgram information can be obtained at the TIPS web site at:http://www.abanet.org/tips/animal/home.html .- 30 -