Human Genetic Engineering – Today’s Science and Future Society

What’s on offer?

Workshop bringing together academics/experts in the Social and Life Sciences and civil society representatives. It will comprise of talks by experts on the latest developments in human genetic engineering and the social-political considerations stemming from them, followed by discussions with third-sector participants. Lunch provided.

What’s it about?

The workshop seeks to bring to participants’ attention cutting-edge developments in human genetics and genetic engineering technologies. Among such technologies, whole human genome sequencing, human embryo editing, physical and cognitive genetic enhancement, reversing ageing and longevity, gene therapies, and others, will be touched upon.

The participants will be invited to reflect on and debate the possibly profound implications of these developments for individuals and society at large, and to envisage courses of action for socio-political actors in assessing and dealing with such implications.

Who’s leading the event?

• Anca Pop, PhD candidate in Philosophy of Life Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London

Speakers include:

• Joy Zhang (Professor of Sociology, Director Centre for Global Science and Epistemic Justice, University of Kent)
• Luke Robert Mason (Futures Theorist, Host @futurespodcast, Director @virtualfutures, University of Warwick)
• Sarion Bowers (Head of Policy and Advocacy, Wellcome Sanger Institute)

Open to

The workshop is directed at representatives of third-sector civic organisations, in the London area.

Of particular interest to

Civil and human right organisations, local community organisations, minority community organisations, citizen science voluntary associations, science communication non-profits, citizen jury associations, bioethics committees, etc.