Poster: poster – webinar Feb 22, 2024 Human Genome Editing

Encounters in Bioethics 2023-2024 offers a free webinar “Human Genome Editing: Unresolved Ethics Issues” on Thursday, February 22, 2024, 12:00-1:00 p.m. (ET).

Presenters:
Ryan Tonkens, PhD, Bioethicist, Lakehead University Centre for Health Care Ethics; Associate Professor, NOSMU; Adjunct, Department of Philosophy, Lakehead University
&
Maria Klimenko, MPH(C), BASc, CPHI(c), Policy & Program Advisor, Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health

• Discuss recently approved gene editing treatment for sickle cell disease.
• Present research on the ethics of gene editing, including impacts on reproductive autonomy and justice-based concerns.
• Reflect on the relationship between gene editing and the TRCC Calls to Action.

Free Webinar. Join via Zoom link:  https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/98950117444

No registration required. Everyone welcome.

Certificate of Attendance available upon request to chce@lakeheadu.ca