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JOLT Symposium: Ethics in the Age of Innovation: Navigating Bioethics and Tech Law
February 1 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Join us for an engaging exploration of the ethical challenges at the intersection of biotechnology and the law. This year’s symposium brings together leading scholars to discuss how advancements in technology have shaped our understanding of bioethics and the laws that govern them.
Schedule
9:00 AM–9:30 AM: Arrival and Breakfast
9:30 AM: Introductions from Symposium Editor Alberto Bufalino and Editor-in-Chief Daniel Self
9:40 AM: Introductions from Professor Joan Krause
- Joan Krause, Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law
10:00 AM–10:30 AM: Regenerative Medicine & Brain Organoids
- Christine Coughlin, Professor of Law, Director of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research, Wake Forest University School of Law
10:30 AM–11:00 AM: Pediatric Predisposition Genetic Testing and the Right to Future Privacy
- Allison Whelan, Assistant Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law
11:00 AM–11:30 AM: Assisted Reproductive Justice
- Seema Mohapatra, M.D. Anderson Foundation Endowed Professor in Health Law and Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
11:30 AM–12:00 PM: Lunch
12:00 PM–12:30 PM: The Bioethics of Patents & Licensing
- Tabrez Ebrahim, Associate Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School
12:30 PM–1:00 PM: “How to Be Pro-Life”
- Christopher Robertson, N. Neal Pike Scholar and Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Boston University School of Law, Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management, Boston University School of Public Health
1:00 PM–1:30 PM: Organ Procurement & The Dead Donor Rule
- Lois Shepherd, Peter A. Wallenborn, Jr. and Dolly F. Wallenborn Professor of Biomedical Ethics, Professor of Public Health Sciences, Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
1:30 PM–2:00 PM: Closing Remarks
