Show Capecchi to speak at Patricia Isom Contributing Writer On Wednesday November 19 is hosting an event that for some represents a once- once lifetime in-a-lifetime opportunity On that day Nobel Prize Laureate Dr Mario R. R Capecchi will speak as part of the Tanner Forum on Social Ethics The event eventis is free and open to the public Capecchi who shared a aNobel aNobel aNobel Nobel Prize in Medicine last year will speak at the South City Campus' Campus Grand Theatre from noon to 1 pm p.m. in Capecchi's honor is planned from 1 15 to 1 45 pm p.m. in the east foyer of the South City Campus Campusand and will be followed by an informal discussion with the Nobel Laureate in room from to pm p.m. The title of Capecchi's November 19 lecture is The Promise of Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy Euphoria or Ethical Quagmire Capecchi is best known for pioneering the technology that targets genes of embryo-derived embryo stem ES cells in mice The technology allows scientists to create desired mutations in the genes o of f mice The use of stem cells particularly ES cells is a divisive subject Pro lifers certain religious groups a awell as aswell aswell s well as ot rip fH of r. r j vehemently opposed to to the use of ES cells for research or and/or gene manipulation On the flip side people with chronic illnesses cancer and other maladies are hopeful that ES cells might provide a cure cureto to or relief from their medical conditions Students planning to attend the informal discussion with Capecchi are urged to prepare by reading informed opposing views about stem cell research Readers can visit and type in stem cell research to read more about the subject Born in V Verona rona Italy Capecchi received his BS in chemistry and physics from Antioch College in hi hiOhio Ohio in 1961 He received his PhD Ph.D. in biophysics from Harvard University in 1967 At Harvard Capecchi became a Junior Fellow then Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the Harvard School of Medicine In 1971 he was promoted to Associate Professor Capecchi joined the University of Utah in 1973 as a Professor of Biology Since 1993 he has been beena a Professor of Human Genetics at the Us U's School of Medicine Some of the awards and prizes Capecchi has received over the years for his work include the Kyoto Prize in hi Basic Sciences 1996 Foundation International Award for Cancer Research 2003 and March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology 2005 If students students- or proof staff members need p proof i Pf of Batten dance ethey they can can pick up an an amnesty card at the end of the lecture Faculty and supervisors are encouraged to allow students and staff to attend the event The Tanner Forum on Social Ethics brings nationally and internationally recognized speakers in the area of social ethics to Salt Lake Community College annually The Tanner Forum enhances the Colleges College's mission as asa asa asa a community-based community learning institution by providing opportunities for the students faculty staff and wider community to come together for the thoughtful examination of critical issues in contemporary social ethics The Tanner Forum on Social Ethics is funded by the O. O C. C Tanner Company the entity that funds the Tanner Charitable Trust and sponsored co-sponsored by the Fine Arts and Lectures Fee Committee From |