Impact Ethics

Events, By Category and Date:

Human Gene Editing: At the Cutting Edge

Posted by nte on November 28, 2016 in Bioethics in the City

Image courtesy of Paola Marignani Lab

RSC-Atlantic Symposium on the science of gene editing and its social, cultural, economic, and ethical implications.

Monday, November 28, 2016 (9:00-12:40 + lunch, 12:40-13:30)
Theatre D, Sir Charles Tupper Building, 5850 College St., Dalhousie University, Halifax NS
Light lunch provided.
All are welcome.

Join experts from Dalhousie and abroad for an RSC-Atlantic Symposium on the science of gene editing and its social, cultural, economic, and ethical implications. Each presentation will be followed by a question period and general discussion.

Topics for discussion:

how gene editing technologies can assist in understanding how life on this planet works, giving new possibilities for treating and preventing diseases;
the current patent dispute regarding CRISPR;
the imagined future(s) that this science makes possible; and,
some of the ethical concerns regarding the potential modification of the human species.

Co-moderators: Françoise Baylis & Paola Marignani
Presenters

Françoise Baylis (PhD), Novel Tech Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Imogen Coe (PhD), Dean of the Faculty of Science, Ryerson University
Teresa Heffernan (PhD), Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, St. Mary's University
Paola Marcato (PhD), Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Paola Marignani (PhD), Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Andrea McCormick (MSc), Life & Health Sciences, Industry Liaison and Innovation, Research Services, Dalhousie University

Agenda

9:00-9:15	Françoise Baylis	Welcome
9:15-10:15	Imogen Coe	Gene-editing and gender equity: Connecting the consequences
10:15-10:40	Paola Marignani	Applying gene-editing platforms to better understand human diseases
10:40-11:00	BREAK
11:00-11:25	Paola Marcato	RNAi screening to better understand & treat cancer
11:25-11:50	Andrea McCormick	Freedom to edit – the CRISPR legal battle
11:50-12:15	Teresa Heffernan	Where science meets fiction
12:15-12:40	Françoise Baylis	Human gene editing: Insights from slow science
12:40-12:45	Paola Marignani	Closing remarks
12:45-13:30	LUNCH
19:00-21:45	Françoise Baylis, Jason Haslam, Paola Marignani	Public screening of GATTACA followed by expert-led panel discussion. Royal Bank Theatre, 1796 Summer St., main floor entrance, Halifax Infirmary. Click here for more details.