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Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D.
After earning a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Yale University, Rev. Dr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk did post-doctoral research at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He later studied in Rome where he did advanced studies in theology and in bioethics. He has testified at state legislative hearings, and given presentations on stem cells, cloning and other biotechnologies throughout the U.S. and in Europe. He serves as Director of Education for the National Catholic Bioethics Center and on the Ethics Committee of St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts. Visit www.ncbcenter.org and www.donumvitaecenter.org for further information on Rev. Dr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk.

David A. Prentice, Ph.D.
Dr. David A. Prentice is Senior Fellow for Life Sciences at Family Research Council, formerly Professor of Life Sciences at Indiana State University, and Adjunct Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics for Indiana University School of Medicine.

He is a Founding Member of Do No Harm: The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics, a Fellow of the Wilberforce Forum Council for Biotechnology Policy, the Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future, and an Advisory Board Member for the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity. He has provided scientific advice for U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon, other Members of Congress and the administration, and international legislators and organizations.

Dr. Prentice received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Kansas, and was at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Texas Medical School-Houston before joining Indiana State University. He has served as Acting Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, Assistant Chair of Life Sciences, and been recognized with the University's Distinguished Teaching Award and Distinguished Service Award. He has taught courses ranging from non-majors biology to advanced courses including developmental biology, embryology, cell and tissue culture, history of biology, science and politics, pathophysiology, medical genetics, and medical biochemistry; several courses were also taught on-line.

His research investigates cell growth control; one focus of his laboratory is adult stem cells. He has reviewed for various professional publications including The Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Prentice is an internationally-recognized expert on stem cell research and cloning, and has testified before the U.S. Congress and numerous state legislatures, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the President's Council on Bioethics, European Parliament, British Parliament, Canadian Parliament, Australian Parliament, German Bundestag, French Senate, Swedish Parliament and United Nations.

Pearson Education/Benjamin Cummings recently published his first book on stem cells and cloning. He has given frequent invited lectures and media interviews regarding stem cell research, cloning, and bioethics.

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