The New Biology Conference
Friday, March 08, 2002
Third Floor, Levis Faculty Center
919 W. Illinois St.
Urbana (View Map)
This two-day event features thematic sessions addressing issues arising from the new biology from a broad interdisciplinary perspective.
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2002
Tracing the Roots of the New Biology
Charles Darwin and the New Biology of the Nineteenth Century Richard Burkhardt, CAS Resident Associate and Department of History
From Gene Action to Genetic Programs: Narratives of Development and the Molecular Revolution Evelyn Fox Keller, Program in Science, Technology and Society, MIT (cancelled due to illness)
Issues in Agriculture and the Environment
Moderator: Bruce Chassy, Associate Executive Director, Campus Biotechnology Center
Animal Cloning and its Applications in Agriculture and Medicine Neal L. First, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Geobiology: New Perspectives on Planet Earth Bruce Fouke, Department of Geology
Biology as Enabling Science of the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries Gregory Stephanopoulos, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT
How GMOs Might Change Agriculture: Biology, Economics and Politics Jerry Nelson, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
The Ethics of Genetically Engineered Animals Robert Streiffer, Program in Medical Ethics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Keynote Address
From Stem Cells to Jail Cells -- The Politics of Embryo Research R. Alta Charo, Law School, University of Wisconsin, Madison
SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2002
The Human Condition: Life Span
Moderator: Harris Lewin, CAS Resident Associate and Department of Animal Sciences
The Genetics of Aging and the Plasticity Within Caleb E. Finch, Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California
Genomic Variation in Human Disease Aravinda Chakravarti, McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
Unexpected Plasticity of Adult Marrow-Derived Stem Cells Catherine Vervaillie, Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota
Genetic Citizenship: Bench Scientists, Physicians and Patient Group Activism in the Shadow of the Genome Rayna Rapp, Department of Anthropology, New York University
The Human Condition: The Nature of Human Nature
Moderator: William T. Greenough, Director, Center for Advanced Study
How Will the Progress in Genetics Change our Lives? Rex L. Chisholm, Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University
Synapse-Specific Gene Expression: Role in Synaptic Plasticity and Memory Storage? Oswald Steward, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine
Humans as Microbial Planets Abigail Salyers, Department of Microbiology
Genomic Enthusiasms, Biological Reality, and the Spectre of Eugenics: What Can We Learn From History? Garland Allen, Evolutionary and Population Biology Program, Washington University
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