Innovation 2008

INNOVATION CONFERENCE

Renewing America through Smarter Science and Technology Policy

KEYNOTES
1. Peter Agre:
The human side of science
2. Ira Flatow:
Science in America today

SESSIONS
1. Innovation & the Future
2. Education & STEM
3. Health & Policy
4. News & Culture
5. Energy Security
6. Art & Science



Although we got answers from the candidates for President to the 14 top science questions facing America, we wanted to take the discussion further.

In a world economy completely dominated by science and technology, nearly every major challenge facing the nation revolves around science policy.  What are some of the problems the president and congress should be aware of?

We decided to hold a national conference to find out.  We teamed up with the outstanding Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute.

Science Debate gratefully acknowledges the contributions of conference organizers Steve Kelley, Leah Wilkes, and Sophia Ginis of the Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy and Shawn Lawrence Otto and Erik Beeler of ScienceDebate.org



Session 3: US Health Science & Politics

A Path to Renewal of America’s Global Role in Health Science Policy

Oct 21, 2008 | Innovation 2008
http://www.viddler.com/explore/sciencedebate/videos/16/
Panelists
  • Andrew Fire, Professor of Pathology and Genetics, Stanford University; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2006
  • Michael T. Osterholm, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) Director, Minnesota Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (MCEIRS)
  • Stacie Propst, Vice President of Science and Policy Outreach, Research!America
  • Susan Wood, Research Professor, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (Former Asst. Commissioner for Women’s Health for FDA)
Moderator
  • Jennifer Kuzma, Associate Professor, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Health sciences research from cancer to stem cells to genetics has gone global.  Academic and industry leaders explore paths the new U.S. Administration can take to compete in this new global landscape and renew American innovation and leadership in the health sciences.