The George McMillan Fleming Center for Law and Innovation in Biomedicine and Healthcare

Law and Innovation: the Embryonic Stem Cell Controversy

A conference sponsored by the George McMillan Fleming Center for Law and Innovation in Biomedicine and Healthcare

The use of human embryonic stem cells in research has been controversial since the ability to culture human stem cells was first announced in 1998. This conference will examine how law, science, and ethics has affected stem cell science and the pace at which its promise will be realized. Presenters include national experts on religious, legal, scientific, and policy aspects of the embryonic stem cell controversy. They will address both the role of ethics and politics in science and the health policy and regulatory implications of a novel area of research. The outcome of the conference will be an up-to-date and comprehensive assessment of how law and ethics affect scientific innovation.

See the conference program for more information about the panels.

Friday and Saturday, May 1–2, 2009

Eidman Courtroom
University of Texas School of Law
727 East Dean Keeton Street
Austin, Texas

This conference is free and open to the public.

For information about finding the Eidman Courtroom and parking, please visit the “Maps and Directions” pages on the Law School’s website.

Please contact Maria Allen at (512) 232-4604, or aallen@law.utexas.edu, with any questions.