#  Synthetic Biology: Science, Policy, and Ethics 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 8, 2015** 

 04:00PM - 05:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Harvard Law School, Harkness South Dining Room (205), Casperson Student Center, Cambridge, MA**  



 

 



 

**Program:**

Synthetic biology, "which aims to apply standardized engineering techniques to biology and thereby create organisms or biological systems with novel or specialized functions to address countless needs,”**[\*](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bioethics.gov_sites_default_files_PCSBI-2DSynthetic-2DBiology-2DReport-2D12.16.10.pdf&d=BQMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=OyLCeamb-792r0mDmEPlznICanPJjNHKbLAl0btfDmo&m=8oNb7NubfJ6KmDKR2EPxaha5xyw0IB05ira6tJwG9LI&s=BQAUjBGo-i_ecpciDS1-Kw6QCmEw6O9FROCjMeux4z4&e=)** offers the potential for tremendous benefit, alongside a range of possible risks. How should these benefits and risks be balanced, from a scientific, ethical, and policy perspective? Please join us for a discussion of these issues with a leader in the field of synthetic biology and an expert in risk regulation and policy.

**Panelists:**

- **[**George Church**](http://arep.med.harvard.edu/gmc/),** Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School and Director, [PersonalGenomes.org](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.personalgenomes.org_&d=BQMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=OyLCeamb-792r0mDmEPlznICanPJjNHKbLAl0btfDmo&m=8oNb7NubfJ6KmDKR2EPxaha5xyw0IB05ira6tJwG9LI&s=Y2O6JJdbCSYsnM2nYwhS9DuvM2QV166rZqLL5ZAoO7U&e=)
- **[**Adam Finkel**](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.law.upenn.edu_cf_faculty_afinkel_&d=BQMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=OyLCeamb-792r0mDmEPlznICanPJjNHKbLAl0btfDmo&m=8oNb7NubfJ6KmDKR2EPxaha5xyw0IB05ira6tJwG9LI&s=M3p2iPX0Ll8Fn21qElRVcaIdKiP33EJI8vAa26aGbak&e=),** Senior Fellow and Executive Director, Penn Program on Regulation, University of Pennsylvania Law School and Clinical Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health
- Moderator: **[**Holly Fernandez Lynch**](http://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/about/bio/lynch-holly-fernandez)** Executive Director, the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School

This event is free and open to the public.

A video recording will be posted after the event on our [website](http://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/details/synthetic-biology).

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*Sponsored by the [*Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics*](http://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/) at Harvard Law School.*



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Biotechnology ](/event-disease-area/biotechnology)
- [ Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics ](/event-type/petrie-flom-center-health-law-policy-biotechnology-and-bioethics)
 
 

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