You are cordially invited to our upcoming webinar entitled “The Governance of the Progress of Gene-Editing Technologies: A Critical Response from a Biomedical, Ethical, and Legal Perspective”.
The Governance of the Progress of Gene-Editing Technologies: A Critical Response from a Biomedical, Ethical, and Legal Perspective
24 March 2022 (Thursday)
10:00 am – 12:00 pm (Hong Kong Time)
11:00 am – 1:00 pm (South Korea Time)
23 March 2022, Wednesday
10:00 pm – 12:00 am (US EDT Time)
Live Zoom Session
Programme, Abstracts & Biographies: click here
Presentation 1
Reconsidering the 14-day Rule of Human Embryo for Human Germline Genome Editing: A South Korean Perspective
Prof Hannah Kim
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, South Korea
Presentation 2
A Study on Researchers’ Responsibility for Research on CRISPR-Cas9 for Embryos in South Korea
Dr Minsung Kim
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, The University of Hong Kong
Presentation 3
Chimeras and Personhood — The question of whether the advent of chimeras such as pig-human and mouse-embryos alters legal concepts of personhood
Prof Yvonne Cripps
Harry T. Ice Chair of Law Professor, Maurer School of Law, Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Organiser:
Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, The University of Hong Kong
Prior registration is required.
This event is free of charge.
All are welcome!
