Dr. Clement Persaud, Ph.D

OCTOBER 2010

Dr. Clement Persaud was a Professor of Medical Microbiology and Biotechnology at Canadore College in Northern Ontario for 23 years.  In December 2002, he gave expert testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health in relation to Bill C13; in February 2004, he was a member of a Senate-appointed panel on embryo research in relation to Bill C-6.  Dr. Clement is an advisor to Medistem, an Arizona-based company that uses only ethical stem cells for therapy.

Past Talks

Biomedical Breakthroughs: Promise & Peril – Startling biomedical breakthroughs have been reported which include reprogramming, cloning, embryo, IVF and epigenetics technology.  This presentation walks through the benefits and promises and then considers the ethical and moral implications of these breakthroughs.

Epigenetics: The Signs & The Ethics – This workshop reviews recent findings in the exploding field of epigenetics relative to gene expression, teaching, learning and overall health can change gene expression, and how these changes may be transgenerational.