[Past Event] Human Stem Cells: Facts and Frictions | Ryan Ranch
Course Description:Stem cell research holds great promise for understanding and curing many maladies, including diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, vision disease, and other debilitating conditions. However, embryonic, fetal, or genetically modified human stem cells can pose complex ethical and policy issues. Furthermore, rapidly evolving scientific developments have introduced new and unanticipated ethical challenges. Dr. Sidney Golub examines what stem cells are, their groundbreaking applications, and the areas of contention as he lends his considerable expertise to this exploration of a fascinating new world of science. |
Tuition: $40.00 Additional Fees: $0.00 |
Day/Time
Thursdays, Oct. 19, 26; Nov. 2 *1:00 - 3:00 pm* (3 sessions)
Location
Course will be presented live at CSUMB Ryan Ranch (8 Upper Ragsdale Road, Monterey) and will NOT be recorded or available for viewing later. Seats are limited.
Facilitator:
Sidney Golub, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus at UC Irvine and Director Emeritus of the Stem Cell Research Center at UCI. He received his doctorate in microbiology from Temple University and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, where he studied tumor immunology. A former Associate Dean of the UCLA School of Medicine,
Dr. Golub chaired the UC Irvine Human Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee for nearly a decade.