Announcements

Fellowships in Molecular and Clinical Genetics

The Program in Biomedical Ethics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, announces a multidisciplinary postdoctoral fellowship program for professionals who are not biological scientists, but have demonstrated strong interest in the ethical, legal, and social implications of molecular and clinical genetics. Two to four month fellowships will be available beginning in the fall of 1994. The application deadline is January 1, 1994. For applications and information contact: Jay Horton, Program in Biomedical Ethics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 112 MEB, Iowa City, IA 52242. Tel. 319-335-6706.

World Congress on Medicine and Philosophy

The First World Congress on "Medicine and Philosophy: Sciences, Technologies, and Values" will be held May 30-June 4, 1994, in Paris, France. Papers addressing philosophical, ethical, and historical dimensions of areas including intensive care, oncology, pediatrics, geriatrics, nursing, and clinical genetics are invited. Abstracts not exceeding 500 words are due before January 15. For abstract submission and further information on topics, contact: Henk ten Have, Department of Ethics, Philosophy, and History of Medicine, Catholic University of Nijmegen, Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. FAX 31-80-540254.

NIH/FDA Workshops on the Protection of Human Subjects

The National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration are sponsoring a workshop on "Ethical Issues in Human Subject Research: Catastrophic Diseases and Minorities," January 23-24, 1994, in Pasadena, CA; and one on "Recent Trends in Human Subjects Research," February 17-18, 1994, in New Orleans, LA. For information contact: Darlene Marie Ross, Office for Protection from Research Risks, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 31, Rm. 5B63, Bethesda, MD 20892. Tel. 301-496-8101.

KIE Annual Bioethics Courses

The Kennedy Institute of Ethics will hold its fifth annual Advanced Bioethics Course, "Theories and Methods in Bioethics: Principlism and Its Critics," March 5-9, 1994, and its 20th annual Intensive Bioethics Course, June 5-11, 1994, at Georgetown University. For information contact: Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Room 214, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057. Tel. 202-687-6771; FAX 202-687-6770.