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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>Fulbright
Forum!!<br>
<br>
Fulbright in Seoul (the Korean American Educational Commission) is pleased to
invite you to attend the Fulbright Forum for August<b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>,</span></b> which will be held on Friday, August 26, 2005, at 6:30 p.m.
at the Commission offices in Mapo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The topic is </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold'>The Ethics and Science of Human Research Cloning in
South Korea</span></b></font><font color=black><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'> and the presenter will be
Insoo Hyun, Fulbright <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Research
Scholar and </span>Assistant Professor of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve
University School of Medicine. </font><font color=black><span style='color:
black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:black'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Professor Hyun received
his BA and MA in philosophy from Stanford University and his Ph.D. in
philosophy from Brown University.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>His areas of research include the global dynamics of embryonic stem cell
research and human research cloning, multicultural issues involving patient
autonomy and informed consent, the ethics of health resource prioritization,
and international public health ethics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>His articles have appeared in the<i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-style:italic'> Hastings Center Report</span></i>, <i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic'>The
Cambridge Quarterly of Health Care Ethics</span></i>, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-style:italic'>The Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal</span></i>,<i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic'> </span></i>and
<i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic'>The
Journal of Value Inquiry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></i></span></span></font><font
color=black><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black'><br>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><br>
</span>On May 12, 2005, Dr. Woo Suk Hwang and colleagues from Seoul National
University announced in the journal <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-style:italic'>Science</span></i> that they had used somatic cell
nuclear transfer (SCNT) to produce 11 different patient-specific,
immune-matched human stem cell lines for biomedical research.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>While this astounding advancement in
stem cell research has drawn much international media attention, Professor Hyun
argues that the true nature of Dr. Hwang¡¯s research has been largely
misunderstood up to this point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Through
many personal conversations with Dr. Hwang and key members of his scientific
team, Professor Hyun develops and advances two key claims. </font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:black'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>First, he offers scientific
reasons for thinking that Hwang¡¯s SCNT blastocysts are biological artifacts,
not true human embryos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If the
science behind this claim is correct, then Hwang¡¯s SCNT techniques may generate
a completely new category of stem cells: <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-style:italic'>non-embryonic, pluripotent human stem cells</span></i>.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(Prior to Hwang <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-style:italic'>et. al</span></i>, pluripotent stem
cells could only be derived from fertilized embryos.)<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span></span></span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:black'><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Second, the
existence of non-embryonic pluripotent human stem cells could offer a
conciliatory alternative in the interminable public debate over embryonic stem
cell research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Opponents could
embrace SCNT as an alternative source of pluripotent human stem cells without
compromising their own deeply-held beliefs about the destruction of early human
embryos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In light of these two
claims, Professor Hyun concludes that the reality of Hwang¡¯s stem cell research
may turn out to be even more exciting than previously thought.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>The
presentation will be followed by a buffet reception. If you plan to
attend the lecture and buffet, please <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>R.S.V.P</span></b>.
to Lee Kee Won at </span></font><font color=black><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:black'><a href="mailto:executive.assistant@fulbright.or.kr"><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>admin@fulbright.or.kr</span></a></span></font><font
color=black><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black'> so we can plan accordingly. We hope many friends will come
to enjoy the lecture, the discussion, and the food. <br>
<br>
Place: Fulbright Building<br>
168-15 Yomni-dong, Mapo-gu<br>
see maps on our website: </span></font><font color=black><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'><a
href="http://www.fulbright.or.kr/"><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>www.fulbright.or.kr</span></a></span></font><font
color=black><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black'> <br>
Date: Friday, August 26, 2005<br>
Time: 6:30 p.m. <br>
<br>
</span></font><font color=black><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Jai Ok Shim<br>
Executive Director<br>
Korean American Educational Commission (Fulbright)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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