Organised by Leuven MindGate in cooperation with imec and UZ Leuven
Genome editing is a powerful new tool for making precise alterations to an organism’s genetic material. In this way it is possible to edit, add or even delete some of the genetics of plants, animals and humans in a precise, affordable and quick way.
The advances in genome editing can be traced back to quiet beginnings in the 1990s, but the current remarkable surge is largely because of the introduction of the CRISPR-CAS9, a genome-editing tool that can used to make changes in sections of the DNA sequence, in 2012.
Recent scientific advances have spurred an explosion of interest from around the globe in the possible ways in which genome editing can improve human health.
The central question of this visionary seminar isn’t whether or not we will use human genome editing, but in which way and for which applications we will use it.
Date: | Thursday 14 December 2017 |
Location: |
imec Auditorium, Kapeldreef 75, 3000 Leuven |
16h00: | Welcome coffee |
16h30: | Welcome by Leuven MindGate and short intro by prof. Wim Robberecht, Chairman of the programme Prof. KU Leuven, Chairman UZ Leuven |
16h45: | Mutational mechanisms in human disease and genome editing potential Eric Legius, Prof. KU Leuven - Center for Human Genetics |
17h30: |
CrispR: where are we at, and where are we going? |
18h00: | To CrispR or not to CrispR, biological pros and cons of human genome editing Hilde Van Esch, Prof., Deputy head of clinic UZ Leuven, Center for Human Genetics |
18h30: | Coffee break |
19h00: | Ethical frameworks and social challenges of genome editing Kris Dierickx, Prof. KU Leuven - Interfacutly Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law |
19h30: | Genome editing at Janssen Pharmaceutica: towards disease interception and cure Pieter Peeters, Senior Director Computational Biology at Janssen Pharmaceutica and Araz Raoof, Head of External Early Drug Development Europe at Janssen Pharmaceutica |
20h00: | Q&A |
20h20: | Networking with drinks and snacks |
The interventions will be held in English.
135 euro (excl. VAT): members of Leuven MindGate/ Leuven.Inc - 175 euro (excl. VAT): all others Special fee available for Master and PhD students affiliated and billable to KU Leuven or other universities. Please contact us by e-mail. |
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