9:30-17:30 JST
The Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi) is pleased to announce its international bioethics symposium on Friday 2 December 2022. It will explore ethical, legal, and social issues in the rapidly developing fields of brain organoid research and application.
All those interested are welcome to join a lively discussion with the speakers and other participants.
Basic info
- Yoshida Campus
- Online
Hybrid meeting (Kyoto University Shiran Kaikan [building 21 on this map]/online via Zoom)
For online participants:
- High-speed LAN/WiFi environment advised for stability
- Update the software to the latest version
- Current Students & Staff
- Corporations & Researchers
Academic researchers and students
100 for on-site participation
(Registration will close when capacity is reached.)
Free of charge
Details
Schedule
| Introductory remarks & ELSI overview | |
|---|---|
| 9:30 | Tsutomu Sawai, Hiroshima University / Kyoto University |
| Session 1: Brain Organoids in Vitro – Science | |
| 10:00 | Momoko Watanabe, University of California, Irvine |
| 10:30 | Hideya Sakagushi, RIKEN BDR |
| Session 2: Brain Organoids in Vitro – Consciousness | |
| 11:00 | Takuya Niikawa, Kobe University |
| 11:30 | Yoshiyuki Hayashi, Saitama Medical University |
| Lunch break | |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| Session 3: Transplantation of Brain Organoids into Animal Brains – Science & Ethics | |
| 13:00 | Tetsuhiro Kikuchi, Kyoto University |
| 13:30 | Alexander Erler, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University |
| Session 4: Empirical Approach to Brain Organoid Research and Application | |
| 14:00 | Tetsushi Tanibe, Saitama Prefectural University |
| 14:30 | Masanori Kataoka, Hiroshima University |
| Coffee break | |
| 15:00 | Coffee break |
| Session 5: Future Clinical Transplantation, Legislation and Regulations | |
| 15:20 | Elizabeth Thomas, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 15:50 | Tsung-Ling Lee, Taipei Medical University |
| Keynote speech | |
| 16:20 | Julian Savulescu, National University of Singapore |
| Commentary & closing remarks | |
| 17:00 | Tadashi Isa, Kyoto University |
For more details, visit:
International Bioethics Symposium "Ethical, Legal, and Social issues of Human Brain Organoid Research and Application"
Language
English, with no interpretation provided
Registration
Register via:
Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues of Human Brain Organoid Research and Application (Google Form)
Registered participants will receive a Zoom link approximately one week before the workshop.
IMPORTANT:
Participants must agree not to disclose to third parties any confidential information presented during the workshop, including unpublished data.
Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (WPI-ASHBi)
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