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Program

Provisional program

Mon, 18 November 2024 (all times are CET)

09:00 - 09:30

OpeningRenzo Pegoraro, Pontifical Academy for Life, VA
Welcome

Ralf Stutzki, NCCR MSE, CH
Ethics and Engineering Life, introduction and overview

09:30 - 10:15

Randall Platt, ETH Zurich, CH
Harnessing the CRISPR toolbox to engineering biology
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 - 12:00

Panel 1: Life moderator: Kevin FitzGerald Nick Lane, University College London, UK
Sigrid Müller, University of Vienna, AT
Johnjoe McFadden, University of Surrey, UK

12:00 - 12:20

Flash Talks
Gaetano Granatelli, University of Augsburg, DE
Theory of RNA Replication and Evolution in Phase-Separated Systems

Erik Poppleton, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, DE
Building Biomimetic Hardware for Synthetic Cells
12:20 - 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 - 14:45

Panel 2: Responsibility moderator: Sigrid MüllerRoberto Dell'Oro, Loyola Marymount University, USA
Mylene Botbol-Baum, UCLouvain, BE
Markus Maurer, Champalimaud Foundation, PT

14:45 - 15:15

Flash Talks
Andrea Belluati, TU Darmstadt, DE
A New Skin: Self-Synthesizing Artificial Cells via Enzymatic Polymerization

Samuel Santhosh Gomez, University of Augsburg, DE
Role of Surface Phase Transcitions in Biology

Florian Schmidt, ETH Zurich, CH
Record-seq
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 - 17:00

Panel 3: Governance moderator: Federico de MontalvoRobert Smith, University of Edinburgh, UK
Laura Palazzani, LUMSA, IT
Andreas Reis, World Health Organization, CH
Carter Snead, University of Notre Dame, USA

17:00 - 17:30

Bridging HorizonsAn ArtSci project

 

Tue, 19 November 2024 (all times are CET)

09:15 - 10:00

Søren Holm, University of Manchester, UK
Regulating organoids ethically
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 - 12:00

Panel 4: Religions moderator: Renzo PegoraroCharles Davis, St. John's Medical College, IN
Andrea Genazzani, University of Pisa, IT
Guido Giordano, Roma Tre University, IT
Mustafa Rashed Qaddourah, Pediatrician, Rome, IT

12:00 - 12:30

Flash Talks
Tess Johnson, University of Oxford, UK
The Ethics of Engineering Life: Individualist vs Collectivist Approaches

Mattia Pozzebon, University of Trieste, IT
Using Animal Models to Enhance the Welfare of Future Animal Models

Tommaso Ropelato, University of Turin, CH
Playing God or Playing Good? Moving from an Engineering Paradigm to a Designer's Posture Toward Life
12:30 - 13:45 Lunch break

13:45 - 15:15

Panel 5: Medicine & Society moderator: Alberto TozziSai Reddy, ETH Zurich, CH
Simona Bellagambi, EURORDIS - Rare Diseases Europe, IT
Luigi Ripamonti, Corriere della Sera, IT
Tim Hunt, Alliance for Regenerative Medicine, USA
15:15 - 15:45 Flash Talks
Gianmarco Di Palma, Italian Society of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, IT
Empowering Ethical LLMs Interaction for End Users: Scoping Review of Available Models and Tools Adaptation

Diana Ferro, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, IT
Prioritizing Healthcare AI-Driven Innovations: Key Insights and Strategic Interventions Focusing on Ethical Challenges

Yasaman Yousefi, University of Bologna, IT
The Quest to AI Fairness: Ethical, Legal and Technical Solutions
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee break
16:15 - 17:30 Panel 6: Artificial Intelligence / Artificial Life moderator: Monica ConsolandiKerstin Göpfrich, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, DE
Mauro Dragoni, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, IT
Roger Strand, University of Bergen, NO

 

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