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Preliminary Programme |
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MONDAY 22 MARCH
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9h00 |
Welcome by Giuseppe Pericu, Mayor of Genoa |
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10h00 |
Opening |
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Addresses by |
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Philippe Busquin, European Commission, European Commissioner for
Research
Victor de Lorenzo, President of the European Group on Life Sciences
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| Session 1: Life sciences and
the belief in progress |
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Co-Chairs: Leonardo Santi - Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker |
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10h20 |
Challenge 1 |
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Axel
Kahn: part 1, part 2, part 3 |
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10h50 |
Challenge 2 |
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Evandro Agazzi: part 1, part 2 |
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11h20 |
Panel discussion: part 1, part 2, part 3
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Anne Fagot-Largeault
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Gilbert Hottois
- Fotis Kafatos
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Karin Knorr Cetina
- Helga Nowotny
- Dan Sperber
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| Session 2: The challenge and limitations of
reductionism in life sciences research |
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Co-Chairs: Victor de Lorenzo, Patrick Cunningham |
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14h30 |
Challenge 1 |
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Marilyn Strathern: part 1, part 2 |
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15h00 |
Challenge 2 |
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Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza: part 1, part 2 |
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15h30 |
Panel discussion: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4
- Cyril Hoeschl
- Hans-Jörg Rheinberger
- Steven Rose
- Fraser Watts
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TUESDAY 23 MARCH 2004 |
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| Session 3: Life Sciences and
Democracy |
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Co-Chairs: Hans Wigzell, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard |
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10h00 |
Challenge 1 |
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Lewis
Wolpert: part 1, part 2, part 3 |
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10h30 |
Challenge 2 |
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Gianni
Vattimo: part 1, part 2, part 3 |
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11h00 |
Panel discussion: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5
- Klaus Amman
- Sophie Bessis
- Massimiano Bucchi
- José Mariano Gago
- Ladislav
Kovác
- Federico
Mayor
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| Session 4: Science Fiction:
the cultural spin-offs from the life sciences |
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Co-Chairs: Nadia A. Rosenthal |
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13h45 |
Challenge 1 |
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Inez
de Beaufort: part 1, part 2 |
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14h15 |
Challenge 2 |
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Carl Djerassi: part 1, part 2, part 3 |
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14h45 |
Challenge 3 |
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Ronald
Plasterk: part 1 |
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15h15 |
Panel discussion: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4
- Christopher Bigsby
- James J. Bono
- Edoardo
Sanguineti
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16h30 |
Conclusions by Halldór Stefánsson |
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16h35 |
Final address by Patrick Cunningham |
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16h50 |
End of the meeting |
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