Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Gene Drive Research in Non-Human Organisms: Recommendations for Responsible Conduct for a webinar series to explore the science, ethics and governance of gene drive research. Gene drives are systems to ensure that a gene modification will be inherited by an organism’s offspring, effectively driving modifications throughout a population from one generation to the next.
These free events are part of the Committee’s information-gathering process as it prepares its consensus report, expected to be released in 2016, and will feature presentations and Q&A sessions with the leading researchers and decision-makers in the field. The first webinar, which takes place on Thursday, October 15, will focus on the latest gene drive research in different organisms, including mosquitoes and rodents, with topics including: • The Landscape of Gene Drive Research in Different Organisms – Fred Gould, Professor of Entomology at North Carolina State University • Gene Drives in Mosquitoes for Disease Vector Control – Zachary Adelman, Associate Professor of Entomology at Virginia Tech • Gene Drives in Rodents for Invasive Species Control – John Godwin, Associate Professor of Biology at North Carolina State University For more information and to register, please visit the study website: http://nas-sites.org/gene-drives/2015/10/02/webinar-gene-drive-research-in-different-organisms/
