Stem Cell Research: What Do We Know?

What are the known facts behind stem cell research?

A conversation with Emerson C. PERIN , MD, PhD, Director, Clinical Research for Cardiovascular Medicine; Medical Director, Stem Cell Center, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, and Daniel P. SULMASY, OFM., MD, PhD, Kilbride-Clinton Professor of Medicine and Ethics, Department of Medicine and Divinity School; Associate Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Chicago

Presented by Crossroads Cultural Center-Houston
in collaboration with Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital

Most of us want to believe human ingenuity will someday bring about a future free from suffering, sickness, and senility.

Many think stem cell research holds the key to this future. What is stem cell research? What are stem cells? What is the difference between adult and embryonic stem cells? Where and how do we get stem cells? What do we know so far about the pros and cons of stem cell therapy? What are the moral implications? Should we care?

About this Event

Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
The Denton A. Cooley Auditorium
1101 Bates Street, Houston, Texas 77030

About the Speakers

Emerson C. Perin, MD, PhD
Director, Clinical Research for Cardiovascular Medicine; Medical Director, Stem Cell Center, Texas Heart Institute, Houston

Daniel P. Sulmasy, OFM, MD, PhD
Kilbride-Clinton Professor of Medicine and Ethics, Department of Medicine and Divinity School; Associate Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Chicago

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