Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing
The Committee will examine the scientific, ethical, social and legal challenges associated with Human Genome editing. The aim will be to advise and make recommendations on appropriate governance mechanisms for Human Genome editing.
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The Human Genome Editing (HGE) Registry
The HGE Registry is a central database that collects information of clinical trials using human genome editing technologies.
Publications
12 July 2021
Human genome editing: position paper
The recent application of tools, such as CRISPR-Cas9 (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats; Cas9 nuclease), to edit the human genome...
12 July 2021
Human genome editing: recommendations
The recent application of tools, such as CRISPR-Cas9 (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats; Cas9 nuclease), to edit the human genome...
12 July 2021
Human genome editing: a framework for governance
The recent application of tools, such as CRISPR-Cas9 (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats; Cas9 nuclease), to edit the human genome...
20 May 2021
Current capabilities for human genome editing: report for the WHO expert advisory committee on developing...
Context To develop enduring global standards for governance and oversight of human genome editing, it is necessary both to define the genome editing...
25 February 2021
Enabling researchers to report concerns about human genome editing research: report for the WHO expert...
IntroductionConcerns have been reported that some researchers, both in China and the United States of America, knew about Dr He Jiankui’s work with...
Meetings reports
20 May 2021
WHO expert advisory committee on developing global standards for governance and oversight of human genome...
BackgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) has established a global, multi-disciplinary expert panel to examine the scientific, ethical, social...
BackgroundIn December 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) established a global, multidisciplinary expert advisory committee to examine the scientific,...
10 December 2020
WHO expert advisory committee on developing global standards for governance and oversight of human genome...
BackgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) has established a global, multi-disciplinary expert panel to examine the scientific, ethical, social...
14 October 2020
WHO expert advisory committee on developing global standards for governance and oversight of human genome...
BackgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) has established a global, multi-disciplinary expert panel to examine the scientific, ethical, social...
16 June 2020
WHO expert advisory committee on developing global standards for governance and oversight of human genome...
BackgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) has established a global, multi-disciplinary expert panel to examine the scientific, ethical, social...
16 September 2019
WHO expert advisory committee on developing global standards for governance and oversight of human genome...
BackgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) has established a global, multi-disciplinary expert panel to examine the scientific, ethical, social...
16 April 2019
WHO expert advisory committee on developing global standards for governance and oversight of human genome...
BackgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) has established a global, multi-disciplinary expert panel to examine the scientific, ethical, social...
Meeting recordings
Human Genome Editing: A framework for Governance and Recommendations: Next steps for implementation - Also available in: Español
