Concurrent Paper Sessions: Saturday Oct. 13th, 10:30 - Noon

Council Suite Session: Genetic Science, Faith and the Future (Heidi Deditius-Island, Chair)

• "Forebodings of the Forbidden Fruit" (Leonard Ortman, Senior Associate for Programs, Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care)
• "Forecasting the Impact of Religious Self-Understanding on Genetics and Genetic Research in the Year 2033" (Susan Doyle, Futurist)

Forum Suite Session: Faith, Education, & Conflicting Commitments (Jaye Cee Whitehead , Chair)

• "Genetic Counselors and Cognitive Dissonance: How Genetic Counselors Address Holding Different Personal and Professional Attitudes Toward Abortion" (Ryan Cragun, Amy Woltanski, Melanie Myers, Deborah Cragun, University of Tampa, Sanford's Children's Specialty CLinic, Cincinnati Children's Hospital/University of Cinninnati)
• "Teaching Genetic Science and Policy within Communities of Faith: Unique Challenges at a Catholic College" (Donna Yarri, Spencer Stober, Alvernia College, Pennsylvania)

Director's Suite Session: Genetic Technologies, Policy-Making & the Law (Lisa Sardinia, Chair)

• "On Genetically Modified Crops in Agriculture - The Past and the Present, the Peril and the Potential" (Ming Y. Zheng, Gordon College, Massachusetts)
• "Where Art Thou? Show me the Way: Optimistic Assumptions Meet Factual Misconceptions at the Crossroads of Genetic Medicine and Law" (Mark Anderson, Attorney, Oregon)