Date: 6/30/2007
Tehran university of medical sciences, Public relations news service: Professor Ryuichi Ida who is known worldwide for his innovative views in medical ethics lectures in Tehran congress as one of the keynote speakers.
Professor Ida has served as on UNESCO's IBC since 1996 and was appointed Chairperson in 1997. He was awarded Palmes Academiques by the French Government in November 2001 for his achievements.
He is Graduate of the doctoral program, Kyoto University and right now is working as the professor of Graduate School of Law Kyoto University. He says in one of his famous quotes: "I find the same values in bioethics and international law, so being involved with both suits me nicely and feels natural."
Listening to Prof. Ida speak in his eloquent, calm way one senses the reality of one of his own comments: "The formation of bioethics is a process of persuasion." He serves as an advocate for causes he believes in by encouraging the participation of ordinary citizens in debates. That is because they originally donated tissue samples for research on the human genome and should therefore reap the benefits of that project. In addition, with regard to the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights (as adopted in 1997), Prof. Ida feels that it represents "minimum common principles shared by all humankind" and refuses to compromise on his stance that the diversity of human values must be respected. He feels that what is needed is the establishment of a mature relationship between scientists and the general public. As a student in France 30 years ago he visited the old battlefields of two world wars. This was the origin of his determination to study international law. Today he is actively working too as a consensus builder in the hope of building stronger connections between cutting edge scientific research and human happiness.
The 2nd International Congress of medical ethics in Iran will be held in Tehran on November 22-24, 2007 with participation of some of world's most famous researchers in this field to discuss the ways of how to reach common perspectives.
http://publicrelations.tums.ac.ir/english/news/detail.asp?newsID=4034
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