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FutureFest 2018
7th July 2018
200 years ago, during a time of rapid change across the scientific landscape, Mary Shelley created the character of Doctor Victor Frankenstein... Spoke on panel debates: Future Frankenstein I: icons & iconoclasts & Future Frankenstein II: science & fiction regarding the possible parallels to draw with our present day and the role science fiction has to play in the public perceptions of science.
Interviewee
BIOHACKERS ARE USING CRISPR ON THEIR DNA AND WE CAN’T STOP IT
15th November 2017
Quoted in this New Scientist analysis article by Alex Perlman on CRISPR, gene-editing technologies & their regulation
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HowTheLightGetsIn: The Making of Us
22nd September 2019
Joined Angela Saini, Professors Simon Baron-Cohen and Robert Plomin in exploring whether our genetic make-up is more influential than our environment in determining who we are.
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Designer babies: the power to control our own evolution
26th February 2019
Discussed the ethics of CRISPR-Cas9 with Tom Whipple, Robert Winston and Inga Prokopenko as part of a partnership event for Imperial College London students with The Times.
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FutureFest 2018
7th July 2018
Spoke on two panel debates: Future Frankenstein I: icons & iconoclasts & Future Frankenstein II: science & fiction regarding the possible parallels to draw with our present day and the role science fiction has to play in the public perceptions of science.
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BE Futureproof
8th February 2018
Helping Belgian organisations understand how to generate value through technological transformation and become futureproof, in this case regarding genome editing.
In association with Econopolis and Deloitte, and in collaboration with iMEC.
[Testimonials]
Interview
BIOHACKERS ARE USING CRISPR ON THEIR DNA AND WE CAN’T STOP IT
15th November 2017
Quoted in this New Scientist analysis article by Alex Perlman on CRISPR, gene-editing technologies & their regulation
Podcast
THE CHATTY SCIENTIST: A LIFE DRIVEN BY CONNECTION
27th October 2015
Interviewed for the first episode of the Introspectology Podcast series (on iTunes). A personal & reflective conversation during my PhD.
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HowTheLightGetsIn: The Matrix or The Miracle
May 2020
Discussed artificial wombs, fertility technologies & the future of the family with David Pearce & Theadore Dalrymple
Podcast
Gene-edited babies: why are scientists so appalled?
7th December 2018
Spoke with Hannah Devlin on why Dr Jiankui He's announcement that he had created the world’s first gene-edited babies caused such uproar
14th May 2018
Joined a small group of scientists from The Francis Crick Institute for a whirlwind tour of some of your favourite body parts; from brains to sex organs, with a brief stop in the gut.
Questions addressed will include “What drives sex?” and “How do you poo?”
Volunteer
I Can Be
Sept 2017- March 2018
The I Can Be programme gives Year Three girls the opportunity to research, visit and interview a wide range of female professionals in their workplaces during their working day.
[Testimonial]
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VIRTUAL FUTURES: GENETIC PERFECTION
1st November 2017
Spoke at the Virtual Futures
panel discussion on the genetic modification of humans to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the release of the cult film GATTACA (1997).
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EUGENICS: MYTH AND
REALITY
17th October 2015
Speaker at the Battle of Ideas debating questions such as "Are we already going too far in our manipulation of human genes, or should we embrace the ability to conquer illness?" & "To what extent should we be concerned about attempts to improve human beings?"
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Battle of Ideas:
GENE EDITING:
Do we need global regulation?
2nd November 2019
Discussed global regulation of genome editing technologies with Philip Ball, John Harris & Sandy Starr.
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UK Film Premier: PERFECT
15th May 2019
Translated topics such as genome editing and human enhancement into clear, engaging and accessible language at this SCI-FI-LONDON premier.
Presented in association with The Biochemical Society.
Podcast
Beyond Today: What’s wrong with designer babies?
29th November 2018
If He Jiankui really has created the world’s first genetically modified babies, it marks the beginning of a new and controversial chapter for the human race. It leaves us asking two questions: how did he do it, and are we ready?
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The Future of Fertility
13th May 2018
Panel debate on what does the future of reproductive science hold for the human race? Is egg freezing the answer to fertility preservation for women? And now that we have the technology to edit the genome, will people start asking to make babies who are guaranteed to be tall and blond, or good at sports?
Podcast
DIY CRISPR: Biohacking your own Genome
20th December 2017
Spoke to Hannah Devlin in this episode of Guardian Science Weekly podcast on a new wave of biohackers using genome editing.
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SHOULD WE BE USING CRISPR/CAS9 TO EXPERIMENT ON HUMAN EMBRYOS?
20th January 2016
Spoke at this London Festival of Genomics debate on human embryo modification & genome editing organised by the Progress Educational Trust
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BANNING THE BRAVE NEW WORLD? THE ETHICS OF SCIENCE
21st October 2012
Speaker at the Battle of Ideas debating the question of how developments in biomedicine are understood and debated by the public, whether the public has any meaningful input & what role do democracy, morality and a grasp of the actual science play in the process?