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> Nina, I wil be there and look forward to seeing you and Joe. Michelle > From: "Nina P. Brown" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 2005/06/07 Tue AM 02:10:31 EDT > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Conf in Houston > > This is who to contact for the conference this weekend. It is going to be fantastic....try to > come if at all possible! > Contact: Eve Herold, 703-425-8831 or 703-598-6732 (cell) or [log in to unmask], Bernard Siegel, > 305-801-4928 (cell) or [log in to unmask], both of the Genetics Policy Institute > > The Genetics Policy Institute (GPI) will host a landmark event on stem cell research policy, the > "Stem Cell Policy and Advocacy Summit: Sustaining the Mandate for Cures" on June 11-12, 2005 at the > Baylor College of Medicine at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Woo Suk Hwang, D.V.M., > Ph.D., at the Republic of Korea's Seoul National University and Gerald Schatten, Ph.D., professor of > research development at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine will address the Summit on > the impact of their most recent research, as published online by the journal Science on May 19, > 2005. > > "Last year at the GPI United Nations Science Conference on Human Cloning Issues, both Dr. Hwang > and Dr. Schatten, joined other leading stem cell scientists from around the world and provided > critical testimony which helped the UN decide to cease work on a treaty that would have called for a > ban on cloning of stem cells. Now, with their latest extraordinary breakthrough in the efficacy of > therapeutic cloning (nuclear transfer), humankind's most devastating diseases and injuries will > likely be treated with therapeutic stem cells decades sooner than previously thought possible. GPI > is delighted that we can present these brilliant researchers to the leaders of the stem cell > community." > > "The purpose of this Summit is to provide a gathering of policy-makers, advocacy leaders, > researchers, political strategists, bioethicists and legal experts to discuss critical issues > pertaining to stem cell policy, in order to develop strategies to sustain the mandate for cures in > the post- Proposition 71 world," said Siegel. "The Summit is the next logical step to advance the > cause of stem cell research. The establishment of a broad public policy framework is critically > needed at this juncture, when public policy seems to be lagging behind the enormous breakthroughs > being made by science." > > The two-day summit will also feature welcoming comments by two legends of cardiovascular > medicine-Dr. Michael E. DeBakey and Dr. Denton Cooley," said Siegel. "It will be fascinating to hear > these 20th century giants of medicine express their views about embryonic stem cell research, which > is potentially the greatest medical breakthrough of our time." > > The Summit is co-hosted by the Baylor College of Medicine, with institutional co-organizers the > James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University and the Texas A&M Health Science > Center. > > The Genetics Policy Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing scientific > research for the development of cures. GPI is a sponsored project of the National Heritage > Foundation, a federally recognized 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization. For more information and > registration details, please visit http://www.genpol.org > > > > Nina > > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Jerry Amussen > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 8:17 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Conf in Houston > > I need to cxl attendance at conf. Plse send phone # or E-mail of > sponsoring org. Thks > > Jerry > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn