Alta Charo has been appointed to co-chair the consensus study committee on human gene editing, an element of the overarching gene editing initiative of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. The committee, an international mix of scientists, physicians, lawyers, entrepreneurs, ethicists and sociologists, will make recommendations for regulation within the U.S. and for overarching international principles to foster harmonization of policies globally. Charo is a member of the governance group for the overarching initiative as well, and Pilar Ossorio is a member of the planning group for the upcoming international summit on gene editing, another one of the elements of the initiative.

Submitted by Law School News on November 12, 2015

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