2nd UCI Shri Parshvanath Presidential Chair in Jain Studies Lecture in Ethical Innovations

Department: Center for Knowledge, Technology & Society

Date and Time: May 7, 2021 | 12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Event Location: Online

Event Details


You are warmly invited for the 2nd UCI Shri Parshvanath Presidential Chair in Jain Studies Lecture in Ethical Innovations on Friday, May 7 at noon, hosted by the Center for Medical Humanities.

The free registration link is here.

This second lecture continues our theme of Alternatives to Animal Testing.

Kunal Parikh, co-founder of the Jain Innovation Network, affiliate with the Center for Bioengineering Innovation & Design in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a Forbes 30 under 30, will offer opening remarks.

The featured speaker is Dr. Kathrin Herrmann DVM, PhD of the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The talk is titled:

"Replacement, Reduction & Refinement in Practice: Are We Doing All We Can?"

Questions will be moderated by Dr. Aaron Kheriaty of the UCI School of Medicine and Brianne Donaldson, Shri Parshvanath Presidential Chair in Jain Studies.