List:
I will be attending this lecture next week--
send me appropriate questions that could be asked,
and I'll see what I can do.
I will be trying to meet Dr. Verfaille
the next time I see my neurologist,
Dr. Tuite (University of Minnesota Medical School).
R A Y
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>
> To the UMM Community--
>
>
> Please join us for the third program
> of the "Great Conversations" series next Tuesday,
> March 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Science Auditorium (broadcast on
> theatre-size T.V.). This conversation features two of
> the world's foremost authorities on stem cell research discussing
> the inspiring potential and complex issues surrounding this
> revolutionary medical breakthrough.
>
>
> Dr. Catherine Verfaillie is Director of the University of
> Minnesota's Stem Cell Institute. Her 1997 discovery that adult stem
> cells derived from bone marrow can grow into a variety of human
> tissues catapulted her and the University to the forefront of one of
> the most hotly debated issues in medical research. U.S. News and
> World Report featured Verfaillie and her groundbreaking research as
> part of its special issue "Innovators 2001: The Best Minds at
> Work." She will be joined by Dr. Austin Smith,
> Director of the Centre for Genome Research at the University of
> Edinburgh in Scotland. Smith is a pioneer in embryonic stem cell
> biology and manipulation. Verfaillie and Smith will discuss the
> importance of being able to compare different methods of stem cell
> research to alleviate human suffering.
>
>
> The five-part "Great
> Conversations" is designed to bring together University of
> Minnesota faculty and renowned experts from around the world to
> discuss some of the most pressing and compelling issues of our
> times. Each conversation will last about an hour, followed by a
> short question and answer period. Refreshments will be
> served.
>
>
> The series is broadcast from the Ted Mann
> Concert Hall on the University of Minnesota West Bank to the
> coordinate campuses. While there is a charge for the series there,
> it is free and open to the campus and community here in
> Morris.
>
>
> Upcoming programs in the series
> are:
>
>
>
> * April
> 2 "The
> Media" (Professor Jane Kirtley and Brian Lamb, CEO and
> creator of C-Span)
>
>
>
> * May 7"Black Intellectual History" (Professor John
> S. Wright and Cornel West,
>
> Harvard professor and best-selling
> author)
>
>
> "Great Conversations" is
> sponsored by the College of Continuing Education with additional
> support from the University of Minnesota McKnight Arts and Humanities
> Endowment. Additional support is provided by Anchor Bank of
> Wayzata and the Roberta Mann Foundation.
>
>
> Please join us for this exciting and
> first-of-its kind series!
>
>
> Karen
>
>
>
Ray Strand
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