DATE: 4:30-6 p.m. Sept. 22, 2008.

EVENT:> The Institute of Medicine’s regional meeting, “The promise of embryonic stem cell research.” Open to the public.

PLACE: Biomedical Sciences Research Building Auditorium, 109 Zina Pitcher Place, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

SPEAKERS AND TOPICS:

• Lawrence Goldstein, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and director of the University of California-San Diego stem cell program. “Scientific and medical challenges and opportunities for human embryonic stem cell research.”

• Jonathan D. Moreno, the David and Lyn Silfen University Professor, University of Pennsylvania, and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.”Ethical and Policy Issues in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research.”

• Question-and-answer session moderated by Sean Morrison, director of the University of Michigan Center for Stem Cell Biology. Reception to follow.

SPONSORS: Co-hosted by the U-M Office of the President and Dr. Harvey V. Fineberg, Institute of Medicine president. Established in 1970 under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine provides independent, objective, evidence-based advice to policymakers, health professionals, the private sector, and the public.

WEB LINKS: Registration is requested at http://umich.edu/stemcell/events/index.php. Live web-streaming of the event will be available at http://umich.edu/stemcell.

RegistrationLive web-streaming of the event