We are hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Global Observatory for Genome Editing! more details at: sts.hks.harvard.edu/home/pos… Application deadline: May 5, 2023. Spread the word! #STSjobs #Bioethics #GenomeEditing #STS #SciencePolicy
For our 6th panel, we are joined by @Mathur_Roli, Daniel Wikler, @VictorDzau, Philip Campbell, and Carrie Wolinetz in conversation on “Modalities of Governance, the Asilomar Conference to CRISPR Summits.”
Starting off today with our first panel on Sources of Moral Authority with a great conversation on religious traditions, science, and self-doubt.
With @ArnoldEisen, @Jacob_Hanna, @cartersnead, John Evans, Jennifer Herdt, and James Keenan, tune in now!
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Vardit Ravitsky @hastingscenter met @Jiankui_He in China.
He thinks:
- treating monogenic disorders is not ambitious
- HHGE = preventative public health tool to “embed immunity into our DNA as a species”
- The West is thinking too small
@GenomeObserv
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Interview:
Moving Therapeutic Genome Editing into Global Clinical Trials and Medicine
-- A timely interview with @kiranmusunuru and @UrnovFyodor @GenomeObserv
liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/c…
For our Keynote Panel on Cosmopolitan Bioethics, we are joined by @SJasanoff, @VarditRavitsky, @alondra, @sahakris, and Benjamin Hurlbut.
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Introducing Perspectives from the Global Observatory for Genome Editing
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Jacob Moses, Ben Hurlbut, Sheila Jasanoff, Kris Saha provide an overview of the @GenomeObserv collection of Perspectives.
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We are delighted to work with @GenomeObserv to publish a powerful collection of 18 Perspectives to accompany this week's Global Observatory for Genome Editing summit (free access):
liebertpub.com/toc/crispr/0/…
These essays will be published as a special issue in August 2025.
Honored to have @Marcia4Science delivering our Keynote Address today, speaking about the foundations of public science and governance— why do we need science “for the people?”
Tune in now to catch it!
We are kicking off Day 2 of the Global Observatory International Summit with a panel on Health in the CRISPR Era! Follow along online at summit.global-observatory.or….
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Global Observatory Gathers to Expand Debate on Human Genome Editing
Experts are gathering to debate heritable genome editing. To mark the event, @CRISPRjournal published 18 invited Perspectives from participants.
@KevinADavies @LiebertPub @GenomeObserv
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More from today’s opening events!
Excerpt from “The Choreography of CRISPR” —
A performance by the Pigeonwing Dance Co. to open the
@GenomeObserv summit
Today, the Global Observatory for Genome Editing kicked off its International Summit @americanacad , with a panel with @SJasanoff, Françoise Baylis, @Geochurch, @CohenProf, and Patricia Williams!
Follow along tomorrow and Friday at summit.global-observatory.or…
Follow along for day 2 of our workshop 'A Question of Beginnings: Lab Embryos Between Nature and Synthesis'
Join virtually: harvard.zoom.us/j/9265568081…
Complete program: global-observatory.org/embry…
Starting at 4:30pm today!
Join the live stream: harvard.zoom.us/j/9236590827…
Follow along for today's session of our workshop 'A Question of Beginnings: Lab Embryos Between Nature and Synthesis.'
Join us in-person or online: global-observatory.org/embry…
Follow along for today's session of our workshop 'A Question of Beginnings: Lab Embryos Between Nature and Synthesis.'
Join us in-person or online: global-observatory.org/embry…
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Join us this Thursday, Mar 21!
A Question of Beginnings: Lab Embryos Between Nature and Synthesis
with @jacob_hanna, @cartersnead, @ArnoldEisen, @SJasanoff, @JudyNorsigian, @jdhardin1959 + many more.
@GenomeObserv
global-observatory.org/embry…
Registration: forms.gle/qeQBWg1sY64SWZvH8
Join us this Thursday and Friday for our next convening focused on the ethical limits of synthetic embryo research!
Follow along here: global-observatory.org/embry…
.@kvijayraghavan wrapping up today's session on Transnational Governance of Genome Editing Technologies
.@Mathur_Roli from the Indian Council of Medical Research discusses ethical considerations for the governance of technology in India


















