Consortium on Law & Values in Health, Environment &
the Life Sciences


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Governing Nanobiotechnology:
Reinventing Oversight in the 21st Century


Thursday, April 15, 2010
Cowles Auditorium
Hubert H. Humphrey Center
University of Minnesota

 

8:30am
Welcome
R. Timothy Mulcahy, PhD, Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota
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8:45am
The Science of Nanobiotechnology & Oversight Challenges
Moderator: Susan M. Wolf, JD, Consortium & Joint Degree Program, University of Minnesota
Mauro Ferrari, PhD, Professor and Director, Division of Nanomedicine, University of Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering
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9:30am
Oversight Developments & Proposals
Moderator: Susan M. Wolf, JD, Consortium & Joint Degree Program, University of Minnesota
Andrew Maynard, PhD, Chief Science Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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10:15am
Consensus Recommendations from Project
Moderator: Ubaka Ogbogu, LLD, LLM, Consortium & Joint Degree Program, University of Minnesota
Jordan Paradise, JD, Seton Hall Law School
Jennifer Kuzma, PhD, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Efrosini Kokkoli, PhD, Chemistry and Materials Sciences, University of Minnesota
Gurumurthy Ramachandran, PhD, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Susan M. Wolf, JD, Consortium & Joint Degree Program, University of Minnesota
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10:45am
Break
11:00am
Panel—Reaction to Recommendations (10 min. presentation each, then 60 mins. Q/A)
Moderator: Gurumurthy Ramachandran, PhD, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health View Online
Carlos L. Peña, PhD, MS, FDA View Online
Jeff Morris, PhD, US Environmental Protection Agency View Online
Terry L. Medley, JD, DuPont Environment and Sustainable Growth Center View Online
Steve Suppan, PhD, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) View Online
Gary Marchant, JD, MPP, PhD, Arizona State University View Online
Q&A View Online
1:00pm
Networking Lunch
2:00pm
Concurrent
Workshops
Session A: Public Engagement
Moderator: Jennifer Kuzma, PhD, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Michael Cobb, PhD, North Carolina State University View Online
Maria C. Powell, PhD, Madison Environmental Justice Organization View Online
David Chittenden, MS, Science Museum of Minnesota View Online
Q&A View Online

Session B: Nanoethics: Bioethics for Emerging Technologies
Moderator: Susan M. Wolf, JD, Consortium & Joint Degree Program, University of Minnesota
George Khushf, PhD, University of South Carolina View Online
Jeffrey Kahn, PhD, University of Minnesota View Online
Susan Foote, JD, University of Minnesota emerita View Online
Q&A View Online

Session C: Creative Legal & Regulatory Approaches
Moderator: Jordan Paradise, JD, Seton Hall Law School
George Kimbrell, JD, The International Center for Technology Assessment and The Center for Food Safety View Online
Brad Karkkainen, JD, University of Minnesota View Online
Kristen Nelson, PhD, University of Minnesota View Online
Q&A View Online

Session D: How Can Oversight Advance Science and Industry?
Moderator: Efrosini Kokkoli, PhD, Chemistry and Materials Sciences, University of Minnesota
Robbin Johnson, Cargill Foundation View Online
Christy Haynes, PhD, University of Minnesota View Online
David Pui, PhD, University of Minnesota View Online
Q&A View Online

Session E: Challenges in Risk Assessment
Moderator: Gurumurthy Ramachandran, PhD, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota View Online
Robert Hoerr, MD, PhD, Nanocopoeia, Inc. View Online
Ralph Hall, JD, University of Minnesota View Online
Milind Kandlikar, PhD, University of British Columbia View Online
Q&A View Online
3:30pm
Break
3:45pm
Reports from Concurrent Workshops & Audience Discussion
Moderator: Jennifer Kuzma, PhD, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Moderators of workshops (5 minutes each) then discussion & Q/A
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4:30pm
Next Steps/Project PIs
Moderator: Jennifer Kuzma, PhD, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Susan M. Wolf, JD, Consortium & Joint Degree Program, University of Minnesota
Jordan Paradise, JD, Seton Hall Law School
Efrosini Kokkoli, PhD, Chemistry and Materials Sciences, University of Minnesota
Gurumurthy Ramachandran, PhD, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
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4:45pm
Adjourn


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