WEDNESDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER 2015 – (Open as a PDF)
5-7pm Informal Cocktail Reception for participants arriving on Wednesday – Manchester Institute for Biotechnology (MIB) in John Garside Building
THURSDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2015
7-8:55am Breakfast & Introductions (8am) – Pendulum Hotel
9-10am Welcome, Meeting Overview and Charge– MIB, John Garside Building
10-11am Session 1: State of the Science: Gene Editing Research
- What do we know? What data do we have regarding these technologies?
- In nonhuman animals
- In humans
- Pluripotent stem cell-derived gametes
- What scientific questions remain un(der) explored?
- What essential data are still missing?
- Are there scientifically important questions that are answerable only with these methods?
11-11:15am Break
11:15-12:15pm Session 2: Potential Applications
- What are the current and proposed applications?
- Are there alternatives to proposed applications of this technology?
- Are there applications for which there are no obvious alternatives?
12:15-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-2:30pm Session 3: Concerns and Challenges Raised by the Research
- Arguments via the literature
- Ethical challenges related to policy responses (or non-responses)
- Public opinion and engagement
2:30-2:45pm Break
2:45-3:45pm Session 4: Concerns and Challenges Raised by Applications
- Ethical challenges raised by applications in nonhuman animals
- Ethical challenges raised by applications in humans
- Public opinion and engagement
- Areas of agreement that can serve as the basis for building consensus
3:45-4:30pm Session 5: Global Policy Landscape
- Existing landscape
- Current debates
- Implications for policy change/responsiveness to evolving science
4:30-5:45pm Break Out Groups: Critical Issues and Recommendations
5:45pm Recess
6:30pm Dinner in Manchester
FRIDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER 2015
7-8:55am Breakfast – Pendulum Hotel
9-11:00am Session 6: Issues & Recommendations – MIB, John Garside Building
Distribute draft recommendations
- Critical issues and data/analysis needs
- Consensus recommendations
- Remaining points of departure/tensions
11:00-11:15am Break
11:15-12:30pm Session 7: Issues & Recommendations – Full Group
12:30-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-4pm Session 7, Continued
4-4:30pm Closing Thoughts, Next Steps
4:30pm Adjourn
