Biotechnology
2008.05.06
Visionaries :
- Leroy Hood [President, Institute for Systems Biology]
- Aubrey D.N.J. de Grey [Chairman and Chief Science Officer / Methuselah Foundation]
- David Galas [Chief Science Officer for Biology and Life Sciences, Battelle Memorial Institute]
- Michael West [CEO, BioTime / Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering, UC Berkeley]
- Byeong-Chun Lee [Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University]
Symposiarch : Gina Smith [New York Times best-selling author of iWOZ and The Genomics Age]
A discussion on the development of medicine and related technologies :
An in-depth look at what the medical-science community is doing to make the world a healthier place.
- When will we be free of epidemics and fatal diseases, such as cancer and AIDS?
- Can scientific imagination make the world a healthier place through the discovery of new medicines and technologies?