European Course on Biotechnology Ethics
April 27, 2007| |
The 4th European Course on Biotechnology Ethics will be held on August 20-27, 2007 in Vilnius University, Lithuania. The graduate course is aimed at Ph.D. students / young researchers of Life Sciences and Ethics. It is designed to provide, through a case-based approach, an interactive, interdisciplinary forum of discussion, covering the themes of ethical theory and practice, European law on biotechnology and New Member States problems, risk and risk perception, social & ethical factors in new research and developments, and technological policy and politics. Participations in the
course are limited to 30 selected candidates. Deadline for applications is June 1, 2007.
For more information about the course and the requirements for application, visit http://www.biotethics.org/ and http://www.biotethics.org/downloads/conferences/vilnius/Announcement.pdf or email lbek@sam.lt.
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