Summer Workshop on Adult & Alternative Stem Cell Research
Summer Workshop on the
Ethical, Philosophical, Legal & Theological
Dimensions of Adult & Alternative Stem Cell Research
June 26 – July 2, 2011
Presenters:
| Rev. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P. Ph.D. Dept. of Biology, Providence College, Rhode Island |
Prof. Gerald McKenny, Ph.D. Department of Theology and Outgoing Director, Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values, University of Notre Dame |
| Prof. John Cavadini, Ph.D. Director, Institute for Church Life & Former Chair, Department of Theology, University ofNotre Dame |
Prof. Gilbert Meilaender, Ph.D. Department of Theology, Duesenberg Chair of Christian Ethics, Valparaiso University |
| Dr. Carlos Cordon-Cardo, M.D, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York |
Prof. John O’Callaghan, Ph.D. Department of Philosophy and Director, Jacques Maritain Institute, University of Notre Dame |
| Prof. Rebecca Dresser, J.D. Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor and Professor of Ethics in Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law |
Dr. Jean Peduzzi-Nelson, Ph.D. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan |
| Dr. Kathleen Eggleson, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Center for Nano Science & Technology, University of Notre Dame |
Prof. Ryan Roeder, Ph.D. Dept. of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame |
| Rev. Kevin FitzGerald, S. J., Ph.D. Lauler Chair in Catholic Health Care Ethics Department of Oncology, Georgetown University |
Prof. Robert Schulz, Ph.D. Mark and Josie Harper Cancer Research Institute Department of Biology, University of Notre Dame |
| Rev. Kevin Flannery, S.J., S.T.D., Ph.D. Dean of the Philosophy Faculty, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome |
Prof. Phillip R. Sloan, Ph.D. (co-organizer) The Program of Liberal Studies/ Program in History and Philosophy of Science, University of Notre Dame (Emeritus) |
| Prof. Malcolm Fraser, Ph.D. Department of Biology, University of Notre Dame |
Prof. O. Carter Snead, J.D. (co-organizer) University of Notre Dame School of Law |
| Dr. Markus Grompe, M.D. Director, Oregon Stem Cell Center Director, Pape Family Pediatric Research Institute Ray Hickey Chair, Oregon Health & Science University |
Prof. David Solomon, Ph.D. Department of Philosophy, and Director, Center for Ethics and Culture, University of Notre Dame |
| Prof. Benjamin Hurlbut, Ph.D. Division of Bioethics, Policy and Law School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University |
Msgr. Melchor Sánchez De Toca, M.A., S.T.D., D. Phil. Undersecretary, Pontifical Council for Culture, Vatican City |
| Dr. William Hurlbut, M.D. Consulting Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine |
Prof. Christopher Tollefsen, Ph.D. Department of Philosophy University of South Carolina |
| Dr. Peter Kilpatrick, Ph.D. Matthew H. McCloskey Dean, College of Engineering University of Notre Dame |
Rev. Tomasz Trafny, S.T.D., D. Phil. Executive Director, Science, Theology and the Ontological Quest (STOQ) Project, Head, Science and Faith Department, Pontifical Council for Culture, Vatican City |
| Dr. Donald Landry, M.D., Ph.D. Chair, Department of Medicine, Columbia University School of Medicine, New York |
Prof. Diane Wagner, Ph.D. Dept. of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering University of Notre Dame |
| Prof. Glen Niebur, Ph.D. Dept. of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame |
Prof. Maura Ryan, Ph.D. Dept. of Theology & Office of the Dean of Arts and Letters, University of Notre Dame |
| Prof. Rebecca Wingert, Ph.D. Center for Zebrafish Research, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame |
Workshop Schedule
Sunday, June 26
Remarks & Keynote Address
7:00 PM, Jordan Hall of Science
Welcome by Organizers:
Greetings from the Office of the President: Rev. James McDonald, C.S.C.
Greetings from the Pontifical Council for Culture: Msgr. Melchor Sánchez De Toca, Undersecretary, Pontifical
Council for Culture
Remarks: Rev. Tomasz Trafny, Head, Office of Science and Faith, Pontifical Council for Culture
Keynote Address: Dean Peter Kilpatrick, Notre Dame College of Engineering: “Ethical Life Science Research in a Catholic University”
Monday, June 27
(All Sessions in Eck Hall of Law)
Stem Cell Research: The Scientific Issues
8:30-9:45: Participants’ Seminar 1: Reflections on Life and Organism (2713, Eck Hall)
10:00-11:15: Participants’ Seminar 2: Rethinking the Reductionist Paradigm (2713, Eck Hall)
11:30 – 12:15; 1:30 – 3:30: Presentations: (1130 Eck Hall)
Chair and Moderator: Robert Schulz (Notre Dame)
Presenters;
Rebecca Wingert (Notre Dame), “The Development of Stem Cell Concepts and Current Stem Cell Vernacular”
David Hyde (Notre Dame), “Can Adult Stem Cells Regenerate the Damaged Nervous System?”
Nicanor Austriaco, O.P. (Providence College), “Systems Hylomorphism: A Post-Genomic Theory of Nature”
Public Lecture: 4:00 – 5:30 – McCartan Courtroom
“Towards a Unifying Theory of Stem Cells” Prof. Carlos Cordon-Cardo, (Mount Sinai Medical Center)
Tuesday, June 28
Ethical and Philosophical Rationale for Adult & Alternative Forms of Stem Cell Research
8:30-9:45: Participants’ Seminar 3: Moral Boundaries of Scientific Research (2713, Eck Hall)
10:00-11:15: Participants’ Seminar 4: Stem Cell Research and the Problem of Complicity (2713, Eck Hall )
11:30 – 12:15: 1:30 – 3:30: Research Ethics and Stem Cell Research: Philosophical and Theological Presentations.
Chair and Moderator: Maura Ryan (Notre Dame)
Presenters:
David Solomon (Notre Dame), “Bioethical Authority in the Stem Cell Debate”
Kevin Flannery, S.J. (Gregorian University), “The Classical Understanding of Complicity as Applied to Stem Cell Research”
Kevin Fitzgerald, S.J. ( Georgetown), “Ethical Stem Cell Research as a Developmental Stage for a Comprehensive Ethic for All Biomedical Research”
Public Lecture: 4-5:30 – Room 1130 “The Ethical Challenges of the Molecular View of Life.” Prof. Phillip Sloan, Notre Dame
Wednesday, June 29
The Promise of Adult & Alternative Stem Cell Research
8:30-9:45: Participants’ Seminar 5: The Promise of Nonembryonic Stem Cell Research (2713, Eck Hall )
10:00-11:15: Participants’ Seminar 6: Issues and Challenges in Alternative Stem Cell Research (2713, Eck Hall)
11:30 – 12:15; 1:30 – 3:30: Presentations: Current Directions in Alternative Stem Cell Research (1130 Eck Hall )
Chair and Moderator: Ryan Roeder (Notre Dame)
Presenters:
Markus Grompe (Oregon Health and Science U.), “New Developments in Stem Cell Research Without Embryo Destruction”
Jean Peduzzi-Nelson (Wayne State), “The Usefulness of Adult Olfactory Stem Cells in Spinal Cord Injury and Brain Injury”
Malcolm Fraser (Notre Dame), “The piggyBAC Transposon: Discovery, Development, and Utility for Applied Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Research in Mammalian Systems”
Public Lecture: 4-5:30: Room 1130 “Human Embryonic Stem Cells: The Need for Embryo-sparing Alternatives”. Dr. Donald Landry, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Medicine, Columbia University School of Medicine.
Thursday, June 30
Legal, Philosophical, and Public Policy Issues in Stem Cell Research
8:30-9:45: Participants’ Seminar 7: Public Bioethics and the Stem Cell Debates (2713, Eck Hall)
10:00-11:15: Participants’ Seminar 8: Setting Public Policy on Stem Cell Research (2713, Eck Hall )
11:30 – 12:15; 1:30 – 3:30: Presentations: Ethical and Political Issues in Stem Cell Research (1130 Eck Hall)
Chair and Moderator: O. Carter Snead (Notre Dame)
Presenters:
Rebecca Dresser (Washington U), “Stem Cell Research: Three Neglected Ethical and Policy Issues”
Benjamin Hurlbut (Arizona State), “Representing Reason: Science and Democracy in the Human Embryo Research Debates”
Christopher Tollefsen (U. of South Carolina), “‘Good Science’ and Stem Cells”
Public Lecture: 4:00 – 5:30: Room 1130 “Legal and Public Policy Dimensions of Stem Cell Research.” Prof. Orlando Carter Snead, University of Notre Dame School of Law
Friday, July 1
Defending the Human in a Biotechnological World
8:30-9:45: Participants’ Seminar 9: Finding the Human in the World of Science (Room 2713, Eck Hall)
10:00-11:15: Participants’ Seminar 10: Can We Speak of Human Dignity? (Room 2713, Eck Hall)
11:30 – 12:15; 1:30 – 3:30: Presentations: Examining Biotechnology (Room 1130 Eck Hall)
Chair and Moderator: John Cavadini (Notre Dame)
Presenters:
John O’Callaghan (Notre Dame), “Aristotelian Nature, Autonomy, and Community”
William Hurlbut (Stanford), “A Platform for Progress: The Importance of Moral Principles in Stem Cell Research”
Gerald McKenny (Notre Dame), “Biotechnology and Our Humanity: Some Theological Reflections.”
Public Lecture: 4-5:30: Room 1130 “Human Dignity & Biotechnology.” Prof. Gilbert Meilaender, Department of Theology, Valparaiso University.
Saturday, July 2
(Eck Hall of Law 1130)
9:00-11:00: Roundtable Discussion: Building an Institute for Integral Stem Cell Research
Sponsors
· OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ·
· THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR CULTURE, VATICAN CITY ·
· NOTRE DAME OFFICE OF RESEARCH·
· NOTRE DAME COLLEGE OF SCIENCE· NOTRE DAME COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING·
· NOTRE DAME COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS· NOTRE DAME COLLEGE OF LAW ·
· NOTRE DAME CENTER FOR ZEBRAFISH RESEARCH· THE CENTER FOR ETHICS AND CULTURE·
· THE JOHN J. REILLY CENTER FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND VALUES· THE JACQUES MARITAIN CENTER·
· THE NANOVIC CENTER FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES·
THE PROGRAM OF LIBERAL STUDIES· THE DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY·
