The Twelfth Annual Symposium of the St. John’s Journal of Legal Commentary

February 25, 2005

ENGINEERING EDEN: INVESTIGATING THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS OF MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Date:  Friday, February 25, 2005

Time:  9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Please join us for the Twelfth Annual Symposium of the St. John’s Journal of Legal Commentary. A panel of pre-eminent attorneys, scientists, authors, and ethicists will address legal and ethical issues emerging in new fields of biological research and reproductive technologies. A continental breakfast and formal lunch will be served.

Agenda:

9:00 a.m. – Solarium - Continental Breakfast & Registration

9:30 a.m. – Moot Court Room - Opening Remarks
                  Andrew J. Simons, Associate Academic Dean
                  St. John’s University School of Law

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. -  Moot Court Room – Technologies Panel

  • Bioethics
  • Biotechnology & Future Technologies
  • Personalized Medicine & Race-Based Drug Development
  • Assisted Reproductive Technologies
  • Health Care
  • Abortifacient Technology & Policy
  • Therapeutic Cloning
  • Stem Cell Research
  • State Legislation & Policy
  • Medical Ethics


For More Information:
Nancy Brady, Manager of Special Events
St. John’s University School of Law
Tel: (718) 990-1946
Email: holihann@stjohns.edu
www.law.stjohns.edu