Events
Defining Death in a Technological Age: The Scientific, Moral, & Philosophical Debate About The Legal End of Life
A lecture by Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P. (University of Santo Tomas - Philippines)
When:
October 29, 2024 | 7:45 PM EDT
Location:
Penn Newman Center
Chapter:
University of Pennsylvania/Drexel University
This lecture is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required.
About the speaker:
Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, OP, received his PhD in Biology from MIT and his S.Th.D. in Moral Theology from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. He currently serves as Professor of Biological Sciences and Professor of Sacred Theology at the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines. He returns to the USA several times during the year when he is available to give lectures for the Thomistic Institute (TI). Fr. Austriaco moved his laboratory to the Philippines in 2022 to help his homeland prepare for the next pandemic. In biology, his research team is developing an inexpensive, oral vaccine delivery system using probiotic yeasts and bacteria. In ethics, Fr. Austriaco writes on a diverse range of topics in bioethics. He is also interested in the faith and science dialogue and has written and spoken extensively on the engagement of evolutionary thought with the Catholic faith.