ConferenceEmerging Biotechnologies and Ethics
The rapid advancement of biotechnologies presents unprecedented opportunities and challenges across various domains of human life. The conference „Emerging Biotechnologies and Ethics“ at the Marsilius Kolleg of Heidelberg University seeks to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue between researchers and scholars engaged in ethical, philosophical, and social reflection on these advancements. By bringing together the very diverse perspectives from the sciences and the humanities, the conference aims to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the scientific, ethical, and societal implications of cutting-edge biotechnologies.
Date:
28-30 November 2024
Venues:
Neue Universität (28 Nov) and
Marsilius Kolleg (29/30 Nov)
Schedule
Tabelle
Thursday, 28.11.2024: | |
19.00 - 22.00 | Public Session: No Brain(er)!? - Science, Philosophy and Ethics of Neural Organoids |
Nora Heinzelmann, S. Matthew Liao & Simone Mayer, Neue Aula (followed by a reception) | |
Friday, 29.11.2024: | |
09.00 - 09.30 | Welcome and Introduction |
09.30 - 11.00 | Session #1: Germline Editing and Theology |
Michael Boutros & Friederike Nüssel | |
11.00 - 11.30 | Break |
11.30 - 13.00 | Session #2: AI/Data Science and Bioethics |
N.N. & S. Matthew Liao | |
13.00 - 14.30 | Lunch |
14.30 - 16.00 | Session #3: Biotechnology and Global Health/Justice |
Till Bärnighausen & Nora Heinzelmann | |
16.00 - 16.30 | Break |
16.30 - 18.00 | Session #4: Between Living and Non-Living I |
Christine Selhuber-Unkel & Magnus Schlette | |
19.00 - 21.30 | Conference Dinner |
Saturday, 30.11.2024: | |
09.00 - 10.30 | Session #5: ELSI of Genomomic Newborn Screening |
Christian Schaaf & Eva Winkler | |
10.30 - 11.00 | Break |
11.00 - 12.30 | Session #6: Between Living and Non-Living II |
Peer Fischer & Thomas Fuchs | |
12.30 - 13.00 | Closing remarks |
13.00 - 14.00 | Lunch |