Preliminary Panel Discussion: Christ Church, University of Oxford, 17 May 2022

A panel discussion was held at Christ Church, University of Oxford, on 17 May 2022.

This was intended as an introductory exploration and framing of the questions that would be raised within the research project itself. 

The event included a presentation of the current situation with respect to gene drive science, leading to analysis of its implications from the perspectives of philosophy and ethics. 

Panellists included: 

• Professor Luke Alphey: leader of the Vector-borne Viral Diseases group at The Pirbright Institute and Visiting Professor of Genetics, University of Oxford 
• Dr Jonathan Pugh: Parfit-Radcliffe Richards Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre, University of Oxford
• Professor Peter Scott: Samuel Ferguson Professor of Applied Theology and Director of the Lincoln Theological Institute at the University of Manchester
• Dr Johanna Jauernig: Research Associate at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies

Findings from this event are being integrated into ongoing project work.