Institute for Bioethics & Health Humanities Events Seminar Series Upcoming Seminars - All Are Welcome The Spirit of Asilomar Samuel G. Dunn Lectureship in the Medical HumanitiesPresents: The Spirit of AsilomarLuis Campos, PhDBaker College Chair for the History of Science, Technology, and InnovationDepartment of HistoryRice UniversityThursday, September 14, 202312:00-1:00 pmRoom 3.222 Health Education Center (HEC)OrRegister in advance for the Zoom lecture HERE After registering, you receive a confirmation emailcontaining information about joining the lecture. From the dawn of genetic engineering and the emergence of synthetic biology to the prospects for germline genome engineering today, biologists and their interlocutors have frequently referred to the 1975 meeting at Asilomar (on the potential biohazards of new recombinant DNA techniques) as a touchstone for contemporary issues. They debate whether “Asilomar” was a paradigmatic or exemplary event; recount how it unfolded and what it all meant for laboratory protocols, research agendas, scientific governance, and for society at large; and question whether “another Asilomar” meeting is necessary today to deal with the emergence of newer techniques in biotechnology. But with so many contested meanings does it make sense to speak of a unitary 'spirit of Asilomar'? In this talk, I will explore the resonances and tensions between the famed historical Asilomar (which saw itself as a future-directed event), and contemporary claims for its putative lessons. As memories, folk histories, and competing analyses intersect with the pressing demands of cutting-edge science, 'the spirit of Asilomar' remains a contested reference point, haunting science-and-society relations and the emergence of new prospects in biology today. Event Information The Spirit of Asilomar September 14, 2023 - 12pm-1pm Add to Calendar: Outlook Google Calendar Departmental Events Lecture by Dr. Kirstin R.W. Matthews December 12, 2024 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Kirstin R.W. Matthews will present on Dec. 12 Reproductive Ethics Conference January 9-10, 2025 - 8am-5pm The Ninth Annual Reproductive Ethics Conference will be held Jan. 9 and 10, 2025, in Galveston. Abstracts for individual presentations, panels, and posters are accepted through Aug. 1, 2024. Lecture by Dr. Amy Hinterberger April 10, 2025 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Amy Hinterberger will present on April 10 Lecture by Dr. Emily Anderson May 15, 2025 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Emily Anderson will present on May 15 All Previous Events Lecture by Dr. Jeremy Greene November 21, 2024 - 11am-12pm Dr. Jeremy Greene will present on Nov. 21 Lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Petrick November 7, 2024 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Elizabeth Petrick will present on Nov. 7 Developing Metrics for Responsible Data Stewardship in Genomics October 10, 2024 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Vasiliki N. Rahimzadeh will present Developing Metrics for Responsible Data Stewardship in Genomics Lecture by Dr. Gregory Koblentz September 24, 2024 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Gregory Koblentz will present on Sept. 24 The TSU SHAPE Initiative "A SWAG Movement" September 11, 2024 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Grace Loudd will present The TSU SHAPE Initiative "A SWAG Movement" The Elizabeth and Chauncy Leake Memorial Fund presents September 11, 2024 - 12pm-1pm Health Education Center (HEC) 2.220 - Galveston, TX "The TSU SHAPE Initiative: A SWAG Movement" by Grace Loudd, PhD, MPA
The Spirit of Asilomar Samuel G. Dunn Lectureship in the Medical HumanitiesPresents: The Spirit of AsilomarLuis Campos, PhDBaker College Chair for the History of Science, Technology, and InnovationDepartment of HistoryRice UniversityThursday, September 14, 202312:00-1:00 pmRoom 3.222 Health Education Center (HEC)OrRegister in advance for the Zoom lecture HERE After registering, you receive a confirmation emailcontaining information about joining the lecture. From the dawn of genetic engineering and the emergence of synthetic biology to the prospects for germline genome engineering today, biologists and their interlocutors have frequently referred to the 1975 meeting at Asilomar (on the potential biohazards of new recombinant DNA techniques) as a touchstone for contemporary issues. They debate whether “Asilomar” was a paradigmatic or exemplary event; recount how it unfolded and what it all meant for laboratory protocols, research agendas, scientific governance, and for society at large; and question whether “another Asilomar” meeting is necessary today to deal with the emergence of newer techniques in biotechnology. But with so many contested meanings does it make sense to speak of a unitary 'spirit of Asilomar'? In this talk, I will explore the resonances and tensions between the famed historical Asilomar (which saw itself as a future-directed event), and contemporary claims for its putative lessons. As memories, folk histories, and competing analyses intersect with the pressing demands of cutting-edge science, 'the spirit of Asilomar' remains a contested reference point, haunting science-and-society relations and the emergence of new prospects in biology today. Event Information The Spirit of Asilomar September 14, 2023 - 12pm-1pm Add to Calendar: Outlook Google Calendar
Lecture by Dr. Kirstin R.W. Matthews December 12, 2024 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Kirstin R.W. Matthews will present on Dec. 12
Reproductive Ethics Conference January 9-10, 2025 - 8am-5pm The Ninth Annual Reproductive Ethics Conference will be held Jan. 9 and 10, 2025, in Galveston. Abstracts for individual presentations, panels, and posters are accepted through Aug. 1, 2024.
Lecture by Dr. Amy Hinterberger April 10, 2025 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Amy Hinterberger will present on April 10
Lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Petrick November 7, 2024 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Elizabeth Petrick will present on Nov. 7
Developing Metrics for Responsible Data Stewardship in Genomics October 10, 2024 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Vasiliki N. Rahimzadeh will present Developing Metrics for Responsible Data Stewardship in Genomics
Lecture by Dr. Gregory Koblentz September 24, 2024 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Gregory Koblentz will present on Sept. 24
The TSU SHAPE Initiative "A SWAG Movement" September 11, 2024 - 12pm-1pm Dr. Grace Loudd will present The TSU SHAPE Initiative "A SWAG Movement"
The Elizabeth and Chauncy Leake Memorial Fund presents September 11, 2024 - 12pm-1pm Health Education Center (HEC) 2.220 - Galveston, TX "The TSU SHAPE Initiative: A SWAG Movement" by Grace Loudd, PhD, MPA