Health sciences research from cancer to stem cells to genetics has gone global. Academic and industry leaders explore paths the new U.S. Administration can take to compete in this new global landscape and renew American innovation and leadership in the health sciences.
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This text will be replaced- Andrew Fire, Professor of Pathology and Genetics, Stanford University; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2006
- Jennifer Kuzma, Associate Professor, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota – Moderator
- Michael T. Osterholm, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) Director, Minnesota Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (MCEIRS)
- Stacie Propst, Vice President of Science and Policy Outreach, Research!America
- Susan Wood, Research Professor, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (Former Asst. Commissioner for Women’s Health for FDA)
INNOVATION 2008 CONFERENCE
Although we got answers from the candidates for President to the 14 top science questions facing America, we wanted to take the discussion further.
In a world economy completely dominated by science and technology,
nearly every major challenge facing the next president revolves around
science policy. What are some of the problems the next president
should be aware of?
We decided to hold a national conference to find out. We teamed up with the outstanding Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute to host Innovation 2008: Renewing America through Smarter Science and Technology Policy on Oct 20-21, 2008.
SESSIONS
1. Innovation
2. Education
3. Health
4. News & Culture
5. Energy
6. Peter Agre on the human side of science
7. Science, Art and the Public
8. Ira Flatow on science in America today
Science Debate 2008 gratefully acknowledges the contributions of
conference organizers Steve Kelley, Leah Wilkes, and Sophia Ginis of
the Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy and Shawn Lawrence Otto and Erik Beeler of Science Debate 2008