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CRISPRcon 2020 Virtual: Hope and Hype

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Speakers

Chris Newman

Co-founder, Sylvanaqua Farms

Michael Doane

Global Managing Director for Sustainable Food and Water, The Nature Conservancy

Modesta Abugu

Fellow, Cornell Alliance for Science

Leland Glenna

Professor of Rural Sociology and Science, Technology and Society, Penn State University

Franklin Holley

Director, Agriculture and Food Program, Keystone Policy Center

Lea Witkowsky

Project/Policy Analyst, Innovative Genomics Institute

Larry Au

PhD candidate, Department of Sociology, Columbia University

judy wang

Senior Consultant, Corteva AgriScience

Yangyang Cheng

Particle Physicist and Writer, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cornell University

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Keystone Policy Center

CRISPRcon is a unique forum bringing diverse voices together to discuss the future of CRISPR and related gene editing technologies across applications

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What is CRISPRcon?

Rather than a traditional science conference, CRISPRcon is a dialogue across disciplines and perspectives

Sponsor: Corteva Agriscience

Growing progress and ensuring the success of generations to come

Sponsor: United Soybean Board

Our ability to reduce pesticides is already in its DNA.

Sponsor: Genus plc

Producing superior breeding livestock through genetic improvement

Sponsor: Illinois Soybean Association

Upholding the interests of Illinois soybean producers through promotion, advocacy, and education

Sponsor: Bayer

Science for a better life

Sponsor: Cornell Alliance for Science

Promoting access to scientific innovation as a means of enhancing food security, improving environmental sustainability and raising the quality of life globally.

Keystone Policy Center

Empowering leaders to thoughtfully engage on complex policy issues

What is CRISPR?

Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cas9

What is CRISPR?

Introduction to CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing

What is CRISPR?

What is gene editing, and what is somatic vs. germline editing?

CRISPR Consensus? panel: Governance and Its Gaps

This 2019 conference was organized by Innovative Genomics Institute, Keystone Policy Center, and Arizona State University

2020 panel: Indigenous Perspectives

On Gene Editing in Health and Agriculture

2019 Midwest: Who Owns Gene Editing?

panel segment from CRISPRcon Midwest

2019 panel: Gene Editing on the Global Stage

Considerations for Governance and Leadership

2019 panel: CRISPR Cures

Gene Editing in Personal and Public Health

2019 panel: Growing for Good?

Gene Editing and Agriculture

2019 panel: Double Helixes and the Circular Economy

Gene Editing, Sustainability, and the Environment

2019 keynote: A Conversation on CRISPR Science and Policy

with Louise Fresco and John van der Oost, Wageningen University & Research

2019 panel: Personal Reflections

The Promise and Perils of Gene Editing

2019 flash talk:

Removing Dopaminergic Inhibition to Study Sexual Maturation in Zebrafish

2019 flash talk:

Gene Editing to Reduce Gluten Immunogenicity in Wheat

2019 flash talk:

Killing of Day-Old Chicks Can Be Stopped Using Genetic Modification

2019 flash talk: Breeding Healthier Crops

Dietary Fibre and Medicinal Terpenes from Chicory Roots

2019 flash talk:

Drawing on Experts, Publics, and Stakeholders to Inform Genome Editing Research

2018 panel: Of the People, By the People, For the People

Gene Editing and Technology Democratization

2018 panel: What's At Stake

Diverse perspectives on the promise and perils of gene editing

2018 flash talk: Snap! Crackle! Pop!

Rice CRISPRs for Tolerance to Disease and Environmental Stress

2018 flash talk:

The Hope and the Hype

2018 flash talk:

Genome Editing of the Staple Crop Cassava to Eliminate Toxic Cyanogen Production

2018 flash talk:

Genome Editing to Produce Virus Resistant Pigs

2018 flash talk:

Engagement, Values, and the Future of Gene Editing

2018 panel: Crossing Borders

International dynamics and influences on gene editing and society

2017 panel: If We Edit It, Will We Eat It

Social acceptance of CRISPR in food

2017 panel: CRISPR in the Wild

Environmental Considerations for Gene Editing

2017 panel: Envisioning the Future

Where might CRISPR take us – and do we want to go there