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Human Genome Editing Initiative

The National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine launched this initiative in 2015 to inform decision-making related to recent advances in human genome-editing research. Activities under this initiative include two international summits (in 2015 and 2018), a consensus study released in 2017, and the consensus report of an international commission (2020). A third international summit will take place in London, UK in March 2023.

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Human Genome Editing Summit Kicks Off in Hong Kong

News Release

Nov 27, 2018

Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing

  • March 6 - 8, 2023
  • Summit
  • Past

This was the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing. It was organized as a collaborative activity of the the U.K.’s Royal Society and Academy of Medical Sciences, the U.S. National Academy...

Heritable Human Genome Editing: Rare Disease Week Discussion - Virtual Event

  • February 26, 2021
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (EST)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Heritable human genome editing has been proposed as a means of helping parents with a known risk of passing on a genetic disease to avoid that risk. But can the technology be used safely and if so, in...

International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing - Report Release Webinar

  • September 3, 2020
  • 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

This webinar presented the findings and recommendations of the International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing. View video of the event here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/...

International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing - Teleconference 18

  • August 7, 2020
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Tele Conference
  • Past

This will be a conference call of the international commission developing a framework for considering technical, scientific, medical, regulatory, and ethical requirements for germline genome editing (...

International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing - Teleconference 17

  • August 6, 2020
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Tele Conference
  • Past

This will be a conference call of the international commission developing a framework for considering technical, scientific, medical, regulatory, and ethical requirements for germline genome editing (...

International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing - Teleconference 16

  • July 31, 2020
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Past

This will be a conference call of the international commission developing a framework for considering technical, scientific, medical, regulatory, and ethical requirements for germline genome editing (...

International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing - Teleconference 15

  • July 24, 2020
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Tele Conference
  • Past

This will be a conference call of the international commission developing a framework for considering technical, scientific, medical, regulatory, and ethical requirements for germline genome editing (...

International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing - Teleconference 14

  • July 10, 2020
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Tele Conference
  • Past

This will be a conference call of the international commission developing a framework for considering technical, scientific, medical, regulatory, and ethical requirements for germline genome editing (...

International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing - Teleconference 13

  • June 26, 2020
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Past

This will be a conference call of the international commission developing a framework for considering technical, scientific, medical, regulatory, and ethical requirements for germline genome editing (...

International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing - Teleconference 12

  • June 19, 2020
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Tele Conference
  • Past

This will be a conference call of the international commission developing a framework for considering technical, scientific, medical, regulatory, and ethical requirements for germline genome editing (...

International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing - Teleconference 11

  • June 12, 2020
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Tele Conference
  • Past

This will be a conference call of the international commission developing a framework for considering technical, scientific, medical, regulatory, and ethical requirements for germline genome editing (...

International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing - Teleconference 10

  • June 5, 2020
  • 9:36 AM - 10:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Tele Conference
  • Past

This will be a conference call of the international commission developing a framework for considering technical, scientific, medical, regulatory, and ethical requirements for germline genome editing (...

International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing - Teleconference 9

  • April 24, 2020
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Tele Conference
  • Past

This will be a conference call of the international commission developing a framework for considering technical, scientific, medical, regulatory, and ethical requirements for germline genome editing (...

International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing - Teleconference 8

  • April 17, 2020
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Tele Conference
  • Past

This will be a conference call of the international commission developing a framework for considering technical, scientific, medical, regulatory, and ethical requirements for germline genome editing (...

International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing - Commission Teleconference 7

  • March 20, 2020
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Tele Conference
  • Past

This will be a conference call of the international commission developing a framework for considering technical, scientific, medical, regulatory, and ethical requirements for germline genome editing (...

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