Lecture: Lida Anestidou

You are cordially invited to join us for the following presentation.

“Animal Pain and Biomedical Research: Ethics and Practice” will be presented by Dr. Lida Anestidou, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, The National Academies.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Psychology Bldg, Room 101
1101 East 10th Street
4:00-5:30 p.m.

How are we to approach the ethical issues involved in using animals in biomedical research? Dr. Lida Anestidou, Program Officer at the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research at The National Academies, will address the issues Wednesday, June 10, in the Psychology Building, Room 101, from 4:00-5:30 p.m.

Dr. Anestidou, DMV and PhD in Biomedical Sciences, was a research instructor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center prior to coming to The National Academies. She has published numerous articles and presented at many conferences.

Dr. Anestidou’s presentation is supported by a New Frontiers in Arts and Humanities grant from the IU Office of the Vice Provost for Research and by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. The project is directed by Colin Allen, from the department of History and Philosophy of Science and the Cognitive Science Program, and Brian Schrag, the executive secretary of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, an international membership organization housed at the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions.

Dr. Anestidou’s presentation is prior to her participation in a pre-conference workshop on Animal Neuroethics on June 11. The workshop is part of the annual meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology, June 12-14. Registration and program information for the conference and workshop can be found at http://www.socphilpsych.org/localinfo.html.

For further information, contact: Colin Allen, colallen@indiana.edu, 855-8916.