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Dr. Landry to discuss state of stem cell research
Kaitlin O'Reilly
Issue date: 2/28/08 Section: News
Next month, Dr. Donald Landry will discuss his newly proposed techniques for conducting stem cell research that will abolish the question of morality.
This controversial topic will question such topics as: Is the use of potential life to conduct stem cell research unethical and what if the cells no longer had the potential for life when they were taken?
Landry, a professor in medicine and leading scientist, will be presenting the lecture "The Current State of Stem Cell Research: A Catholic Scientist's Perspective" in the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday March 11 at 7:30p.m.
"I think it is important and it is definitely something that the students should learn about. Coming from a personal view, my uncle has MS and this research could be vital to his survival," said sophomore Lauren Meberg.
Dr. Landry is the director of the division of Experimental Therapeutics and the interim chair of the Department of Medicine at Columbia University in New York.
"I'm looking forward to what he has to say. I think what is most intriguing from a philosophical standpoint and a theological standpoint is that he's trying to work within the field of scientific research and do it in a way that respects the catholic teachings. Recent research has shown hope in terms of being able to find alternate sources for embryonic type stem cells," said Dr. Matthew Dr. Kenney
The event, impart of the annual Bishop Walter Curtis Lecture, will include remarks made by Dr. Kenney, executive assistant to the president and bioethics instructor at Sacred Heart University.
Dr. Kenney holds a Clinical Ethics Certificate from Duquesne University's Center for Health Care Ethics and serves on the Institutional Ethics Committee of St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport.
He is also on the Community Advisory Board at the Yale University School of Nursing in New Haven.
"I can't wait until the lecture to find out more information about stem cell research. I can't wait to see how they solve the moral problem that many people have about it," said sophomore Michelle Rodriguez.
This controversial topic will question such topics as: Is the use of potential life to conduct stem cell research unethical and what if the cells no longer had the potential for life when they were taken?
Landry, a professor in medicine and leading scientist, will be presenting the lecture "The Current State of Stem Cell Research: A Catholic Scientist's Perspective" in the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday March 11 at 7:30p.m.
"I think it is important and it is definitely something that the students should learn about. Coming from a personal view, my uncle has MS and this research could be vital to his survival," said sophomore Lauren Meberg.
Dr. Landry is the director of the division of Experimental Therapeutics and the interim chair of the Department of Medicine at Columbia University in New York.
"I'm looking forward to what he has to say. I think what is most intriguing from a philosophical standpoint and a theological standpoint is that he's trying to work within the field of scientific research and do it in a way that respects the catholic teachings. Recent research has shown hope in terms of being able to find alternate sources for embryonic type stem cells," said Dr. Matthew Dr. Kenney
The event, impart of the annual Bishop Walter Curtis Lecture, will include remarks made by Dr. Kenney, executive assistant to the president and bioethics instructor at Sacred Heart University.
Dr. Kenney holds a Clinical Ethics Certificate from Duquesne University's Center for Health Care Ethics and serves on the Institutional Ethics Committee of St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport.
He is also on the Community Advisory Board at the Yale University School of Nursing in New Haven.
"I can't wait until the lecture to find out more information about stem cell research. I can't wait to see how they solve the moral problem that many people have about it," said sophomore Michelle Rodriguez.
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