Friday, October 21, 2015 2 p.m. Center for the Arts Questions and comments by distinguished panelists to follow Free and open to the public For more information: www.law.buffalo.edu/mitchell E merging biotechnologies like CRISPR and gene drives are ushering in a new era of genetic engineering. Whereas existing ethical and legal debates have focused primarily on the genetic modification of humans, this year’s Mitchell Lecture will venture beyond the human applications of gene editing technologies to consider their broader cultural and ecological consequences. Three distinguished speakers – as well as a dozen scholars from a wide array of disciplines and professional backgrounds – will examine the evolving scientific, legal, and political frameworks that inform the regulatory regimes pertaining to gene editing. Kevin Esvelt, Media Lab, MIT Sculpting Ecosystems, Responsive Science Kevin Esvelt is an assistant professor and leader of the Sculpting Evolution group at the MIT Media Lab. He is the first scientist to outline the potential for CRISPR-based gene drive systems to alter the traits of wild populations. Lori Andrews, Chicago-Kent College of Law Controlling Our “Nature”: Gene Editing in Law and in the Arts Lori Andrews is Distinguished Professor at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. Andrews is the author of 11 non-fiction books, more than 150 articles, and three mystery books with a female geneticist protagonist. She chaired the federal ethics advisory committee to the Human Genome Project. Sheila Jasanoff, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University The Moving Finger Writes: Gene Editing and Imaginaries of Control Sheila Jasanoff is Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Harvard Kennedy School. She has authored more than 100 articles and chapters and is author or editor of a dozen books, including Controlling Chemicals , The Fifth Branch, Science at the Bar and Designs on Nature. Her work explores the role of science and technology in the law, politics, and policy of modern democracies. ••• Facilitator Irus Braverman, University at Buffalo School of Law Irus Braverman is Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Geography at SUNY Buffalo. She writes at the intersections of nature, animals, and the law. Braverman’s books include Zooland: The Institution of Captivity and Wild Life: The Institution of Nature. Emerging Issues in Genetics and the Law EDITING the ENVIRONMENT The Mitchell Lecture fall 2016 2016UBSchoolOfLawMitchellPoster_edit 7/15/16 1:47 PM Page 1

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Friday, October 21, 20152 p.m. Center for the ArtsQuestions and comments by distinguished panelists to follow

Free and open to the public

For more information:

www.law.buffalo.edu/mitchell

Emerging biotechnologies likeCRISPR and gene drives areushering in a new era of geneticengineering. Whereas existing

ethical and legal debates have focusedprimarily on the genetic modification ofhumans, this year’s Mitchell Lecture willventure beyond the human applications ofgene editing technologies to consider theirbroader cultural and ecologicalconsequences. Three distinguished speakers –as well as a dozen scholars from a wide arrayof disciplines and professional backgrounds –will examine the evolving scientific, legal, andpolitical frameworks that inform theregulatory regimes pertaining to gene editing.

Kevin Esvelt, Media Lab, MITSculpting Ecosystems, ResponsiveScienceKevin Esvelt is an assistant professorand leader of the Sculpting Evolution

group at the MIT Media Lab. He is the first scientistto outline the potential for CRISPR-based genedrive systems to alter the traits of wild populations.

Lori Andrews, Chicago-KentCollege of LawControlling Our “Nature”: Gene Editingin Law and in the ArtsLori Andrews is Distinguished

Professor at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.Andrews is the author of 11 non-fiction books,more than 150 articles, and three mystery bookswith a female geneticist protagonist. She chairedthe federal ethics advisory committee to theHuman Genome Project.

Sheila Jasanoff, KennedySchool of Government,Harvard UniversityThe Moving Finger Writes: Gene Editingand Imaginaries of Control

Sheila Jasanoff is Pforzheimer Professor of Scienceand Technology Studies at the Harvard KennedySchool. She has authored more than 100 articlesand chapters and is author or editor of a dozenbooks, includingControlling Chemicals , The FifthBranch, Science at the Bar and Designs on Nature.Her work explores the role of science and

technology in the law, politics, and policy ofmodern democracies.

• • •Facilitator

Irus Braverman, University atBuffalo School of Law Irus Braverman is Professor of Lawand Adjunct Professor of Geography atSUNY Buffalo. She writes at the

intersections of nature, animals, and the law.Braverman’s books include Zooland: TheInstitution of Captivity andWild Life: TheInstitution of Nature.

Emerging Issues in Genetics and the Law

EDITING theENVIRONMENT

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