IAP 2001 Activities by Sponsor

MIT Hippocratic Society

Crossroads of Biotechnology Lecture Series ChiaoChun Joanne Wang , Steve I.S. Hoberman, Pei-Hsin Lin No enrollment limit, no advance sign up Participants welcome at individual sessions (series) Prereq: None Interested in the gray areas of ethics, medicine, law, and politics? Concerned about the impact that biotech has on everything from venture capitalism to your privacy? All students, faculty, and staff are invited to join us in examining the medical, legal, ethical, economic, and political implications that developments in biotechnology have on our society. Speakers from different academic disciplines and biotechnology industry experts will highlight general directions in their areas of expertise with insights punctuated by their personal experiences. The discussion following each lecture will be informal, with plenty of opportunities for questions and debate. Sessions will be announced on the IAP on-line Guide. Keep checking! Contact: ChiaoChun Joanne Wang, x5-9448, chun@mit.edu Advances in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering Robert Langer, Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Tue Jan 9, 05-06:00pm, 4-370 Protein Folding Errors and Human Disease Jonathan King, Professor of Molecular Biology Thu Jan 18, 05-06:00pm, 4-370 Biotechnology after HUGO is Done Joe Davie, Senior VP of Research, Biogen (Retired) Wed Jan 31, 05-06:00pm, 4-370

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