While recent discoveries in stem cell research have raised the hope among scientists that there will be breakthrough cures for diseases, it has also brought new ethical and regulatory questions that require attention. To reflect on some of the emerging ethical issues, AKU and the Nova University in Portugal brought together experts in a co-hosted international symposium held in Lisbon in June 2019. We are pleased to share the talks by experts and panel discussions to stimulate your thinking and learning about stem cell research ethics.
Ethical Issues in Stem Cell Research - International Society for Stem Cell Research
Ethics and Society - Euro Stem Cell
Professor Rose Carter
Bennett Jones LLP, Canada
Ethical and legal obligations in stem cell research
Helena Pereira de Melo
NOVA University, Portugal
Stem cell science, regenerative medicine, ethics and society – underlying ethical and legal concerns
Professor Ilhan Ilkiliç
Istanbul University, Turkey
Ethical challenges of new biotechnological research and interventions in value-pluralistic societies
Professor Timothy Caulfield
University of Alberta, Canada
Twisted science, tokens of legitimacy and unproven stem cell therapies
Professor Ángel Raya
Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Spain
iPSC-based modelling of human neurodegenerative diseases: possibilities, trials and tribulations
Professor Arnold Kriegstein
University of California San Francisco, USA
Genomic insights into human-specific brain development, evolution, and disease
Professor Azim Surani
University of Cambridge, UK
Creating human germ cells in culture: scientific and ethical challenges
Professor Janet Rossant
University of Toronto, Canada
Embryos, embryoids, chimeras and gene editing – the promise for improving human health and the ethical concerns
