IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics, 777 UN Plaza, New York City
Bioethics: a humanist Approach
Global Ethical Implications of Biotech Advances

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Friday: April 22
9:00-10:00 am Registration
10:00-10:30 am Welcome and introductory remarks - Levi Fragell, Chair, IHEU Committee for Growth and Development and Ana Lita,Director, IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics

Ethical Aspects of Engineering Prolongevity

Day: Saturday, April 22   Hour: 12:30 - 1:00 pm

By: Peter Derkx

Peter Derkx

Defining Success: Assessing the Feasibility of Pig-to-Human Transplantation

Day: Saturday, April 22   Hour: 12:00 - 12:30 pm

By: Ololade Olakanmi

Ololade Olakanmi

Day: Saturday, April 23
Hour: 12:00 - 12:30 pm
Presentation: Defining Success: Assessing the Feasibility of Pig-to-Human Transplantation

James Taylor

Markets in Human Organs and the Ethics of Inducements

Day: Saturday, April 22   Hour: 11:30 - 12:00 pm

By: James Taylor

Still Forgetting Women: Genetic Information, Moral Obligations, and Gender

Day: Saturday, April 22   Hour: 11:00 - 11:30 pm

By: Inmaculada de Melo-Martín

The purpose of this paper is to show that a decontextualized approach to ethical issues is not just unhelpful for the decision making process of real, situated human beings, but dangerous.

Inmaculada de Melo-Martín

Day: Saturday, April 23
Hour: 11:00 - 11:30 am
Presentation: Still Forgetting Women: Genetic Information, Moral Obligations, and Gender

Inmaculada de Melo-Martín is Associate Professor of Philosophy at St.

The Bioethics of Information: Intellectual Property and Global Science

Day: Saturday, April 22   Hour: 10:00 - 10:30 pm

By: Austin Dacey

Science is a collective enterprise.