GeneConvene Global Collaborative Webinar Series Genetic Biocontrol Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 11 am- 12:30pm (Washington, D.C.) In the mid 20th century various ideas emerged concerning how genetics and genetic principles could be directly applied to age-old problems of managing insects that threaten food security and public health. This series of webinars will explore the […]
This is the second in a series of Panel Discussions—Considering the Case of Gene Drive Technologies Through Social Science Theories on Stakeholder Engagement.
Through The Gene Drive Research Forum, The Genetic Biocontrol of Invasive Rodents (GBIRd) Partnership and The FNIH GeneConvene Global Collaborative are co-hosting a series of virtual panel discussions to provide a forum for social scientists, researchers and developers, funders, and other stakeholders engaged in or contemplating work in the gene drive technologies space to explore the case of gene drive technologies through social science theories on stakeholder engagement. A different panel will meet for 1.5 hours on the second Tuesday of each month for five months starting in February 2021 at 10 am US east coast time to discuss a specific topic and entertain questions from participants.
This is the first in a series of four webinars that explores the topic of Ecological Modeling in Risk Assessment of Gene Drives. Dr. John Mumford from Imperial College, London and Dr. Michael Bonsall from Oxford University will speak on the use of models and modelling in the assessment of the risks to the environment from the release of insects containing engineered gene drives.
Models and modelling will be needed to help forecast the ecological consequences of gene drive organisms following their release. Unlike non-gene drive GM organisms, which can be limited in time and space, the potential for large-scale spread gene drive-containing organisms even from limited releases in well-isolated field sites, means that risk assessors will need to consider models and forecasts in their decision-making.
We describe how quantitative tools can reduce risk uncertainty, streamline empirical research, guide risk management, and promote cross-sector collaboration throughout the process of gene drive technology development and implementation.
What are gene drives ?
What makes gene drives attractive for malaria control & elimination
What are the pathways for testing and deployment of gene drive mosquitoes for malaria control?
What are the main limitations & challenges of gene drive technologies for malaria control
Can gene drives be contained?; Can they be recalled? What is the worst that can happen?
Will gene drives work in all major malaria vector species in Africa?
How would we regulate gene drives
How do we build relevant capabilities and experiences in Africa to advance or regulate the technology
What do the people in malaria-endemic say?
How would we use gene drives alongside other malaria control approaches such as ITNs and IRS?
Models and modelling will be needed to help forecast the ecological consequences of gene drive organisms following their release. Unlike non-gene drive GM organisms, which can be limited in time and space, the potential for large-scale spread gene drive-containing organisms even from limited releases in well-isolated field sites, means that risk assessors will need to consider models and forecasts in their decision-making.
This is the third in a series of Panel Discussions—Considering the Case of Gene Drive Technologies Through Social Science Theories on Stakeholder Engagement.
Through The Gene Drive Research Forum, The Genetic Biocontrol of Invasive Rodents (GBIRd) Partnership and The FNIH GeneConvene Global Collaborative are co-hosting a series of virtual panel discussions to provide a forum for social scientists, researchers and developers, funders, and other stakeholders engaged in or contemplating work in the gene drive technologies space to explore the case of gene drive technologies through social science theories on stakeholder engagement. A different panel will meet for 1.5 hours on the second Tuesday of each month for five months starting in February 2021 at 10 am US east coast time to discuss a specific topic and entertain questions from participants.
Speaker: Steven Juliano, Ph.D. Illinois State University
An often-raised concern for the development of genetically modified mosquito technologies is the limitation of our understanding of mosquito ecology.
This series of webinars will explore mosquito ecology with an emphasis on interspecific interactions.
The speakers will describe methods by which potential interactions that may impact human or animal health and the environment can be examined in the context of case-by-case risk assessment and safety testing.
During each of the 5 meetings 2 speakers will present on related topics followed by a question and answer period.
These webinars will provide valuable information for those considering issues of risk associated with population-suppression and -modification forms of vector control such as gene drive.
An often-raised concern for the development of genetically modified mosquito technologies is the limitation of our understanding of mosquito ecology.
This series of webinars will explore mosquito ecology with an emphasis on interspecific interactions.
The speakers will describe methods by which potential interactions that may impact human or animal health and the environment can be examined in the context of case-by-case risk assessment and safety testing.
During each of the 5 meetings 2 speakers will present on related topics followed by a question and answer period.
These webinars will provide valuable information for those considering issues of risk associated with population-suppression and -modification forms of vector control such as gene drive.
