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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras: Science, Ethics, and Governance. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26078.

Appendix B

Committee Meeting Agendas

Meeting 1

June 1, 2020

OPEN SESSION

12:30pm Welcome, Introductions, and Meeting Overview
Committee Co-Chairs:
Bernard Lo, The Greenwall Foundation (retired)
Joshua Sanes, Harvard University
12:40 pm Charge to Committee
Speaker:
Carrie Wolinetz, National Institutes of Health
1:30 pm Neural Organoids: The State of the Science
Speaker:
Arnold Kriegstein, University of California, San Francisco
1:50 pm Q&A with Committee
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras: Science, Ethics, and Governance. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26078.
2:30 pm Neural Chimeras: The State of the Science
Speaker:
Steven Goldman, University of Rochester Medical Center
2:50 pm Q&A with Committee
3:30 pm Adjourn to Closed Session

June 2, 2020

OPEN SESSION

12:00 pm Welcome
Committee Co-Chairs:
Bernard Lo, The Greenwall Foundation (retired)
Joshua Sanes, Harvard University
12:05 pm The Ethics of Neural Organoid and Chimera Research
Speaker:
Nita Farahany, Duke University School of Law
12:25 pm Q&A with Committee
1:00 pm The Regulatory Landscape for Neural Organoid and Chimera Research
Speaker:
I. Glenn Cohen, Harvard Law School
1:20 pm Q&A with Committee
2:00 pm Adjourn to Closed Session
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras: Science, Ethics, and Governance. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26078.

Meeting 2
July 15, 2020

3:00 pm Sponsor Perspective
Speaker:
Steven E. Hyman, Harvard University and Board Chair, Dana Foundation
3:10 pm Discussion with Committee
3:30 pm Improving Scientific Communication about Complex Concepts
Speaker:
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, University of Pennsylvania
3:40 pm Discussion with Committee
4:00 Adjourn to Closed Session

Meeting 3
August 10, 2020

OPEN SESSION

Framing Questions for Meeting Discussions:
  • How would researchers define or identify enhanced or human awareness in a chimeric animal?
  • Do research animals with enhanced capabilities require different treatment compared to typical animal models? What are appropriate disposal mechanisms for such models?
  • How large or complex would the ex vivo brain organoids need to be to attain enhanced or human awareness?
1:00 pm Welcome, Introductions, and Meeting Overview
Committee Co-Chairs:
Bernard Lo, The Greenwall Foundation (retired)
Joshua Sanes, Harvard University
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras: Science, Ethics, and Governance. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26078.
1:05 pm Consciousness and Awareness
Speakers:
Anil Seth, University of Sussex
Christof Koch, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Eva Jablonka, Tel-Aviv University
1:45 pm Q&A with Committee
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Understanding and Measuring Consciousness in Animals
Speakers:
David DeGrazia, George Washington University
Frans B. M. de Waal, Emory University
3:15 pm Q&A with Committee
4:00 pm States of Consciousness in Humans
Speakers:
Emery Brown, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Brian Edlow, Massachusetts General Hospital
4:30 pm Q&A with Committee
5:30 pm Adjourn

August 11, 2020

OPEN SESSION

12:00 pm Welcome
Committee Co-Chairs:
Bernard Lo, The Greenwall Foundation (retired)
Joshua Sanes, Harvard University
12:05 pm Understanding and Measuring Pain in Animals
Speakers:
Megan Albertelli, Stanford University
Allan Basbaum, University of California, San Francisco
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras: Science, Ethics, and Governance. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26078.
12:35 pm Q&A with Committee
1:15 pm Break / Adjourn to Closed Session

Meeting 4
September 25, 2020

OPEN SESSION

12:00 pm Welcome
Committee Co-Chairs:
Bernard Lo, The Greenwall Foundation (retired)
Joshua Sanes, Harvard University
12:10 pm Neural Chimeras and Organoids and Other Human Organoids: Research Methods and Materials
Speakers:
Bjoern Schwer, University of California, San Francisco
Sergiu Pasca, Stanford University
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Columbia University
1:15 pm Discussion with Committee
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Nonhuman Primate Neural Research
Speakers:
Mu-Ming Poo, Institute of Neuroscience of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guoping Feng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3:00 pm Discussion with Committee
4:00 pm Adjourn to Closed Session
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras: Science, Ethics, and Governance. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26078.

Meeting 5
October 29, 2020

OPEN SESSION

12:00 pm Welcome
Committee Co-Chairs:
Bernard Lo, The Greenwall Foundation (retired)
Joshua Sanes, Harvard University
12:15 pm Communication and Engagement with the Public
Speakers:
Dietram Scheufele, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Brad Margus, Cerevance
Evelynn Hammonds, Harvard University
1:00 pm Q&A with Committee
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Religious Perspectives, Pt. 1
Speakers:
Sarra Tlili, University of Florida
John Loike, Columbia University
2:45 pm Q&A with Committee
3:30 pm Break and Adjourn to Closed Session

October 30, 2020

OPEN SESSION

1:00 pm Welcome
Committee Co-Chairs:
Bernard Lo, The Greenwall Foundation (retired)
Joshua Sanes, Harvard University
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras: Science, Ethics, and Governance. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26078.
1:05 pm Religious Perspectives, Pt. 2
Speaker:
Charles Camosy, Fordham University
1:20 pm Q&A with Committee
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Animal Welfare
Speakers:
Margaret Landi, GlaxoSmithKline
Joyce Tischler, Lewis & Clark Law School
2:45 pm Q&A with Committee
3:30 pm Break and Adjourn to Closed Session

Meeting 6
November 13, 2020

OPEN SESSION

12:00 pm Welcome
Committee Co-Chairs:
Bernard Lo, The Greenwall Foundation (retired)
Joshua Sanes, Harvard University
12:05 pm Forthcoming ISSCR Guidelines
Speaker:
Insoo Hyun, Case Western Reserve University
12:25 pm Discussion with Committee
1:00 pm Public Engagement and International Governance
Speaker:
Robin Lovell-Badge, The Francis Crick Institute
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras: Science, Ethics, and Governance. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26078.
1:20 pm Discussion with Committee
1:55 pm Break and Adjourn to Closed Session
3:00 pm Adjourn to Open Session
OPEN SESSION
3:00 pm Mechanism for Governance: NeXTRAC
Speaker:
Margaret Foster Riley, University of Virginia School of Law
3:20 pm Discussion with Committee
4:00 pm International Regulation of Neural Organoids and Chimeras
Speakers:
Valerie Bonham, Ropes & Gray LLP
Mark Barnes, Ropes & Gray LLP
4:30 pm Discussion with Committee
5:00 pm Adjourn to Closed Session

Meeting 7
December 15, 2020

OPEN SESSION

2:00 pm Religious Perspectives, Pt. 3
Moderator:
Bernard Lo, The Greenwall Foundation (retired)
Speaker:
James Peterson, Roanoke College
2:15 pm Q&A with Committee
3:00 pm Adjourn to Closed Session
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras: Science, Ethics, and Governance. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26078.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras: Science, Ethics, and Governance. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26078.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras: Science, Ethics, and Governance. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26078.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Emerging Field of Human Neural Organoids, Transplants, and Chimeras: Science, Ethics, and Governance. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26078.
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