NUGO Bioethics workshop in Potsdam

19th May 2005

09:00-09:30: Welcome at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE)
09:30-10:00: John Mathers, Newcastle University:
"Revolutionising human nutrition research using "omics" approaches"
10:00-10:30: Mark Cutter, Lancaster University:
"The genetic data and the lowest common denominator: the difficulties of European governance"
10:30-10:45: Coffee break
10:45-11:15: Givi Javashvili, State Medical Academy of Georgia, Member of the Council of Europe Steering Committee on Bioethics:
"The work of the Council of Europe on Human Genetics and Research on Stored Human Biological Materials"
11:15-11:35: Manuela Bergmann, DIFE:
Overview of the NUGO ethics inquiry
11:35-12:00: Visit of the Department Epidemiology
12:00-13:00: LUNCH

(Chairpersons: John Mathers, Newcastle University, Marek Bodzioch, Jagellonian University, Krakow)

13:00-13:30: David Castle, University of Guelph:
"Informed consent to what? - Problems arising in nutritional genomics"
13:30-13:45: Marek Bodzioch, Jagellonian University, Krakow:
NUGO recommendations
13:45-15:00: General discussion
15:00-15:15: Coffee break

(Chairpersons: John Mathers, Newcastle University, Manuela Bergmann, DIFE)

15:15-15:45: Henriette Roscam Abbing, University of Utrecht:
"Human DNA samples, nutrition research and informed consent: from norm to practice"
15:45-16:00: Manuela Bergmann, DIFE:
NUGO recommendations
16:00-17:00: General discussion
17.00: Official end of the day
18.00: Boat tour around Brandenburg's Lakes

8:30-9:00: John Mathers, Newcastle University, Manuela Bergmann, DIFE: Summary of the previous day

(Chairpersons: John Mathers, Newcastle University, Catherine Defoort, INSERM)

09:30-10:00: Mark Cutter, Lancashire University:
"Whose ethics is it anyway? The difficulties of regulating data exchange"
10:00-10:15: Coffee break
10:15-10:30: Catherine Defoort, INSERM:
NUGO recommendations
10:30-11:30: General discussion
11:30-12:30: LUNCH

(Chairpersons: John Mathers, Newcastle University, Georg Lietz, Newcastle University)

12:30-13:00: Eve-Marie Engels, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen:
"Biobanks - Ethical Aspects of Human Tissue and Data Banking"
13:00-13:15: Georg Lietz, Newcastle University:
NUGO recommendations
13:15-14:15: General discussion
14:15-15:45: Discussion of NUGO guidelines to improve recognition by the scientific community
15:45-16:00: Coffee break
16:00-17:00: Summary of the workshop and Conclusion
17.00: END of the workshop