What's the Big Idea?
Engage in discussion with UNC-Chapel Hill scholars, researchers, and clinicians—four consecutive Thursday evenings beginning April 3 from 7 to 9 pm at the Friday Center. What’s the Big Idea? is presented by the Friday Center in partnership with Endeavors Magazine and the Office of Research Development.
Spring 2008: Genetics, Ethics, and Human Health
This spring’s What’s the Big Idea? series features four evenings of lectures by six leading UNC-Chapel Hill scientists. The series begins with an overview of stem cell research and genetic engineering. It then considers specific areas of research, and looks at how research evolves into medical practice. The program concludes with a discussion of issues relating to public policy and ethics.
An Introduction to Stem Cell Research and Genetic Engineering
Thursday, April 3, 7-9 pm. Course #2449
Jeff Fair, Professor of Surgery, Division Chief of Abdominal Transplantation, and Director of Pediatric Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, UNC School of Medicine
Larysa Pevny, Associate Professor, Department of Genetics and the UNC Neuroscience Center, UNC School of Medicine
A Closer Look at Gene and Tissue Engineering
Thursday, April 10, 7-9 pm. Course #2450
David Gerber, Associate Professor, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, UNC School of Medicine
Genetic Research and Its Medical Applications
Thursday, April 17, 7-9 pm. Course #2451
Cam Patterson, Chief, Division of Cardiology, UNC School of Medicine, and Director of the Carolina Cardiovascular Center
James Evans, Professor of Genetics and Medicine, UNC School of Medicine, and Director of Clinical Cancer Genetics and the Bryson Program in Human Genetics
What’s the Big Deal? The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genetics/Genomics Research
Thursday, April 24, 7-9 pm. Course #2452
Gail Henderson, Professor of Social Medicine, UNC School of Medicine, Director of the International Core of the UNC Center for AIDS Research, and Director for the newly awarded UNC Center for Genomics and Society
Registration
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Location
Courses are held at the Friday Center, which offers ample free parking. The Friday Center is located approximately three miles east of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, just off Highway 54 East (Raleigh Road). The Center is a short distance from Interstate 40 (from Raleigh, I-40 exit 273A; from Greensboro, I-40 exit 273). See Directions to the Friday Center.