Program
Provisional program
Mon, 18 November 2024 (all times are CET)
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09:00 - 09:30 |
OpeningRenzo Pegoraro, Pontifical Academy for Life, VA Welcome Ralf Stutzki, NCCR MSE, CH Ethics and Engineering Life, introduction and overview |
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09:30 - 10:15 |
Randall Platt, ETH Zurich, CH Harnessing the CRISPR toolbox to engineering biology |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Coffee break |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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17:00 - 17:30 |
Bridging HorizonsAn ArtSci project |
Tue, 19 November 2024 (all times are CET)
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09:15 - 10:00 |
Søren Holm, University of Manchester, UK Regulating organoids ethically |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee break |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |