Faith and emerging bioethics
Dr. Tara Sander Lee will discuss the bioethics issues behind today’s latest embryonic technologies such as AI in artificial reproduction (IVF), gene editing, “designer babies,” stem cells, cloning and synthetic "parentless" embryos, as well as other emerging issues which most Christians know very little about. SALT (Science Alliance for Life and Technology) exists to “season” public debate with trustworthy science and ethics, and to protect human life and dignity as biotech rapidly rewrites what’s possible. Science, ethical stakes, and faith implications will be discussed.
Sander Lee, Ph.D., is a Founding Board Member of Science Alliance for Life and Technology (SALT), Science Advisor, and Consultant who earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is a scientist with over 30 years experience in public policy, academic research, and clinical medicine with an emphasis on the cause of pediatric disease. Dr. Sander Lee has provided policy advice to legislators and policymakers, given testimony before the U.S. Congress and state legislatures, and was a member of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality. Her training includes a fellowship in cell and molecular biology from Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. She was an appointed faculty member at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she directed a research laboratory investigating congenital heart disease in children and served as Scientific Director of Molecular Diagnostics at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, as well as Vice President at Charlotte Lozier Institute. Dedicated to promoting ethical advancements in science and healthcare that protect the sanctity of every human life, Dr. Sander Lee has given invited expert legislative testimony and numerous national media interviews. She is published in various medical journals and textbooks, including her most recent contribution to the book, Choose Life: Answering Key Claims of Abortion Defenders with Compassion.