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Stem Cell Boot Camp, Spring 2006

Monday, March 20, 2006 - Thursday, March 23, 2006

 

As savvy journalists know, several fields of human endeavor are joining -- or more often, colliding -- on the fast-moving frontier of medical research and treatment using human embryonic stem cells. Sometimes it seems that to cover this well, you need to be not just a science or medical writer, but a religion writer, a specialist in law and the courts, and a political writer.
 
To help journalists make sense of it all, MIT's Knight Science Journalism Fellowships is joining forces with the Harvard Stem Cell Institute to offer a short course in stem cells --  from the basic science to the legal and ethical issues.
 
Boot camp will be intensive. You'll be in a lecture room or lab all day every day. Some sessions will be at Harvard and some at MIT, including its affiliated Whitehead Institute. By the end of the week you'll understand the science and the broader issues of stem cell research.You'll be inoculated against the hype, but you'll also have a solid understanding of why there is real hope in this field.

People Attending this Bootcamp

Jonathan Bor
Medical Reporter , Baltimore Sun
Alicia Chang
Science Writer , The Associated Press
Julia Cort
Producer , NOVA
Diana Keough
Medical Reporter , The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Marie McCullough
Medical Reporter , The Philadelphia Inquirer
Alice Park
Writer , TIME magazine
Jim Ritter
Health and Science Reporter , Chicago Sun-Times
Bijal Trivedi
Freelance Writer and Editor , Mainly: New Scientist
Dan Vergano
Science Reporter , USA Today
Dave Wahlberg
Health/Medicine Reporter , Wisconsin State Journal
Robert Waters
Health Writer , Bloomberg News Service
Akemi Yoshimoto
Washington Science Correspondent , Kyodo News