September 16, 2003

Boise State Offers Lecture From Bioethics Researcher

Boise State University welcomes David Magnus to the Special Events Center Sept. 30. Magnus will deliver a “Greatest Hits” lecture covering topics that concern his research in bioethics, stem cell research and human cloning. Seating for Magnus’ lecture will open at 6:30 p.m., with the lecture beginning at 7 p.m. There will be a harp and violin performance from 6:30-7 p.m. from Juliet Tietjen and Katherine Currie. President Kustra will deliver the opening address and welcome. Tickets are free to Boise State students, faculty and staff at the Student Union information desk. Tickets will be available to the public for $5 Sept. 6 through Select-a-Seat. Parking will be free in the liberal arts and visitors lots. Call 426-1223 for more information.  Magnus’ lecture brings cutting edge science and research to the Boise State campus. His research bears contemporary relevancy because of its ultimate ramifications for global issues. With issues such as genetic testing and therapy constantly arising throughout the world, people are being challenged to examine the potential of a new eugenics movement, where groups and classes are genetically engineered rather than naturally selected. Magnus investigates these possibilities and consequences, some of which have already been witnessed in biological warfare and animal organ transplants, and how they have and continue to alter our world and society. Magnus is currently the graduate studies director and professor of bioethics at the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania. Some of his recent publications include “Cloning and the Regulative Dilemma,” and “Ethical Issues in the Move from Genome to Therapy.” Magnus serves as the associate editor of the American Journal of Bioethics and as an editorial advisor for the Encyclopedia of Life Sciences and directs the Center for Bioethics project on the “Ethics of Genetically Modified Foods.” This event is cosponsored by the Student Programs Board, the department of biology, Boise State University chapter of Sigma XI, the Scientific Research Society, and the Office of Research Administration. -30- Contact Autumn Haynes Student Activities 208 426-1223 Media Contacts Kathleen Craven communications and marketing 208 426-3275 Angela Jones communications and marketing 208 426-3196