Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Spring Symposium
Ethical Issues in Research Involving Human Subjects
8-9 March 2002

     What are some of the ethical issues that researchers and the public face when conducting research? Do the ends of research justify the means of investigation? Should oversight mechanisms that apply in biomedical research also govern research in the social sciences? Why has the body been privileged for protection? Should such protection extend to parts of humans, for example, their tissues, cells or genes? Who is vulnerable to abuses of power in human experimentation and has this changed with time and place? What impacts do new technologies in reproduction, cyberspace and molecular genetics have on research ethics?

     This symposium at Trinity College on Ethical Issues in Research Involving Human Subjects will address a broad range of questions through the format of four panels, commentaries by faculty and students together with participant exchange. We hope to present a balanced and inter-disciplinary view of the issues facing researchers and the public on the brink of the 21st century.

     Panellists include academicians from the disciplines of philosophy, anthropology, political science, history and psychiatry, as well as scholars and activists from non-governmental organizations and other branches of civil society, together with industry representation.

This symposium would be of interest to:

•Trinity College Students, Staff and Faculty in all Departments and Programs
•Hartford Consortium for Higher Educations partners
•The Learning Corridor Staff and Students
•Hartford Health Professionals
•Interested members of the public

Symposium Program

Friday, March 8th, 2002

1:30-2:00 Registration - McCook Lobby

2:00-2:15 Introductions and Opening Remarks - McCook Auditorium

2:15-4:15 Panel I: Social Science Research Ethics - McCook Auditorium

4:15-5:15 Symposium Reception - Terrace Rooms B and C

8:00 Art, Science & Spirit, Department of Theater and Dance annual dance concert, featuring students, faculty and guest choreographer David Dorfman - Austin Arts Center

                              Tickets: Trinity ID free
                              $8.00 - general
                              $5.00 - seniors; other students
                              Box Office 297-2199

Saturday, March 9th, 2002

9:00-9:45 Breakfast and Registration McCook Lobby

9:45-12:00 Panel II: Standards of Research Practice: Human Rights of Experimental Subjects - McCook Auditorium

Noon - l:00 Lunch (free with registration)

l:00-3:00 Panel III: New Reproductive Technologies: Feminist Perspectives - McCook Auditorium

3:00-3:30 Tea Break McCook Lobby

3:30-5:30 Panel IV: Regulating Research on Parts of Humans: How adequate are guidelines for use of stem cells, cloning and xeno-transplantation? - McCook Auditorium

8:00 "Art, Science & Spirit", Department of Theater and Dance annual dance concert, featuring faculty, students and guest choreographer David Dorfman - Austin Arts Center
(NB: See Friday information)

Download Registration Form (Microsoft Word Format)

To register for this program, please complete the form below and mail along with a registration fee of $5.00 (free to those with a Trinity ID) to:

Robin Johnson, Office of the Luce Professor of Health and Human Rights
Trinity College
71 Vernon Street
Hartford, CT 06106

You may also fax this form and provide registration fee at the door. For additional information, please visit our website at: http://www.trincoll.edu/orgs/scialnce/SFR. Fax: (860) 297-4136 Phone: (860) 297-4014
E-mail: robin.johnson@trincoll.edu

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