2nd CALL FOR PAPERS (17 DECEMBER 2017) | Research Workshop on Science, Technology, Society (STS)/History, Technology, Society (HTS): Bioeconomy, Biotechnology, Medical Technologies (original) (raw)

Call for Papers | Research Workshop on Science, Technology, Society (STS)/History, Technology, Society (HTS): Bioeconomy, Biotechnology, Medical Technologies Location: Historical Archive of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece Dates: Thursday 19th and Friday 20th of April 2018 Organizers: Constantinos Morfakis and Katerina Vlantoni, Postdoctoral Fellows, Department of History and Philosophy Science, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The workshop is organized in the context of the research project “The public debate on umbilical cord blood banking in Greece: Approaches from the interdisciplinary field Science, Technology, Society (STS)”. This project is funded by the Onassis Foundation and is hosted by the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Sponsored by: Department of History and Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Onassis Foundation, and EASST (European Association for the Study of Science and Technology) We invite contributions from scholars who are interested in critical approaches to the theoretical framework and the methodology involved in STS/HTS perspectives on UCB biobanking. Possible topics include: • Commercialization initiatives in UCB biobanking / the production of biovalue(s). • Ideologies of UCB biobanking. • Varieties of UCB biobanking institutional configurations and regulatory issues. • Public awareness and citizen participation in UCB donation/storage: the perspective of the voluntary donor, the organization of patient engagement, other non-expert involvement in UCB banking settings. • UCB biobanking in global, national and local media (newspapers, tv broadcasting, social media). The connection between media coverage/framing and UCB banking practices and health policies. • Futuristic discourses and science/technology forecasting of UCB bioeconomies: challenges, public health policies and cooperation strategies (e.g. the financial sustainability of UCB banks, the future value of UCB as inscribed in current banking configurations). • Big data issues in UCB banking settings. • Approaches to the use of UCB in therapeutic practices (allogeneic and autologous transplants) and regenerative medicine.