Schedule of Gene Drives: Technologies, applications & biosafety challenges

Gene Drives: Technologies, applications & biosafety challenges

Schedule of Déinfection - Décontamination - Stérilisation du matériel biologique: Notions de bases (French)

On Thursday 13 May:
9:30 - 12:30 Schedule By Patrick Rüdelsheim, Fred Wassenaar
  1. From 9:30 to 12:30

    Schedule

    By Patrick Rüdelsheim, Fred Wassenaar

    09:30 Introduction

    • General rules of the webinar
    • Course documentation
    • Speakers / participants
    • Course schedule


    09:45 What are gene drives

    • Definition
    • Overview of techniques
    • Focus on nuclease systems (including CRISPR/Cas)
    • Applications of different types gene drives (low & high thresholds drives, suppression & replacement drives, daisy drives) (examples)
    • Speed of development and future developments


    10:30 Ethics and Society

    • Ethics general
    • Ethical questions and dilemmas
    • Public perception and acceptation
    • Public engagement


    11:00 Break


    11:15 Principles of the ERA

    • Risk assessment principles
    • EFSA approach


    11:45 Risk considerations specific for gene drives

    • Safety issues risk assessment of gene drives


    12:15 Closure

    • Feedback / Last questions


    12:30 Close webinar

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EBSA member € 100.00