SWU News:

February 19, 2004

Southern Wesleyan seminar addresses AIDS research

AIDS research and bioethics will be the focus of the “Ethical Issues in AIDS Research” seminar at Southern Wesleyan University.

Dr. Carol Apt, associate professor of sociology at South Carolina State University will present the seminar March 25 at 2:30 p.m. in the Mitchell Conference Room at Southern Wesleyan University’s Central campus.

The seminar is sponsored by a grant from the South Carolina Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network and Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Southern Wesleyan University was awarded a grant to host speakers on various aspects of biomedical research from across the state. The university is planning to offer three additional seminars this spring.

"Dibetes as a Disease of Accelerated Aging" by Dr. John Baynes, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia on Friday, April 2, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. in Ellenburg Lecture Hall.

"Mental Retardation in South Carolina: A Cytogenetic Approach," by Dr. Barbara DuPont, Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory, Greenwood Genetic Center on Friday, April 30, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. in Ellenburg Lecture Hall.

For details, contact Dr. Walt Sinnamon at 644-5265 or wsinnamon@swu.edu.