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Bioethics researcher to speak March 26
at Manchester College convocation
Bioethics – of stem cell research, cloning, genetic engineering – are
the subject of a Manchester College convocation on Monday, March 26
featuring Dr. Eric M. Meslin, director of the Indiana University Center
for Bioethics.
The convocation for all students begins at 10 a.m. Monday in Cordier
Auditorium. The public is invited to the free presentation, entitled
“Bioethics in the Genomic Century:
Rights, Responsibilities, and Reactions.”
Professor Meslin, who also teaches medicine and philosophy at IU,
is researching the ethics of research involving human subjects
and human biological materials, the conduct of research and treatment in
economically developing countries, and science and technology policy. He
has authored more than 80 articles and book chapters, has served as a
consultant to the World Health Organization, the U.S. Observer Mission
to UNESCO and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
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