This summer HSCI collaborated with the Department of Bioethics at the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine in Cleveland to offer an intensive seminar, "At the Cutting Edge of Stem Cell Science: Ethical and Policy Issues," on the Harvard University campus.

Led by multidisciplinary faculty from HSCI, CWRU School of Medicine, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the week-long program addressed the major issues in the science, ethics, and policies of stem cell research. Geared to a broad audience that included policymakers, patient advocates, and industry representatives, as well as clinicians and scientists, topics included donation and procurement of human materials for research, intellectual property, and genetic modification. Click here to download the program.

Building on the success of this year's course, we plan to offer the program again next summer. Please check back for more details in early 2010.