A Brave New (Genetics) World with Prof. George Church, Ph.D.!

[Vincent Chan]

*Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable (OBR) - Boston Presents:*

*A Brave New (Genetics) World: Into the Era of Personal Genomes, Synthetic
Biology, and De-Extinction*

*George Church, Ph.D.*
Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Monday, July 28th, 2014 at Armenise Amphitheatre, Harvard Medical School

Register for FREE tickets at:
http://www.oxbridgebiotech.com/events/brave-new-genetics-world-era-personal-genomes-synthetic-biology-de-extinction/

Biological engineering is on the verge of remarkable achievements that will
shape society in profound ways. The Human Genome Project completed the
mapping of the first human genome in 2003 and in the time since, we have
already made rapid strides in not only reading genomes but also engineering
genomes. The ability to modify genomes has not only opened up the field of
synthetic biology but has also led ambitious projects ranging from using
genome engineering for human therapy to introducing new codons into the
genetic code. These scientific breakthroughs, however, also raise social
policy and legal questions that will need to be addressed.

Professor George Church at Harvard Medical School has been on the forefront
of genetics. From being one of the first to develop direct genome
sequencing to his latest work in multiplexed subcellular RNA sequencing in
situ, Professor Church has opened up numerous technologies that have
transformed biological research. He is also the director of the NIH Center
for Excellence in Genomic Science and is the founder and board member of
numerous biotech companies, including Gen9 Bio, EnEvolv, Warp Drive Bio,
and Editas. He has been featured on The Colbert Report and in numerous
articles and magazines and was recently profiled in National Geographic,
where he describes a world touched by genetics. Crude oil will be produced
by microbes, medicine will be customized by personal genomes, and woolly
mammoths and passenger pigeons will be on display at zoos. In this event,
we want to explore this future world, the implications of the changes that
will be afoot, and how best regulation can drive innovation in a safe
manner. *How can we prepare for and adapt to the changes that will be
brought about as we enter this revolution in genetic engineering?*

*Program*
6:00pm – 6:30pm Registration
6:30pm – 7:30pm Keynote Speaker: Professor George Church, Ph.D.
7:30pm – 8:00pm Q&A Session with Audience
8:00pm – 9:00pm Networking Reception



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*Vincent Chan, Ph.D.*
President, Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable - Boston
Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable <http://www.oxbridgebiotech.com/>
Vice President, MIT Postdoctoral Association
MIT Postdoctoral Association <http://pda.mit.edu/>
Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
d'Arbeloff Laboratory <http://darbelofflab.mit.edu/>, 77 Massachusetts Ave,
#1-007, Cambridge, MA

Cell: (443) 838-2773 | Email: chanv at mit.edu
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