Genome Editing: Formulating an Australian Community Response

Project Lead

• Prof Dianne Nicol

External Collaborators

• Associate Prof Simon Niemeyer
• Prof John Dryzek
• Prof Nicole Curato
• Sonya Pemberton

Funding Source: Medical Research Future Fund, Genomics Health Futures Mission ELSI scheme ($460,631)

Project Duration: 2020-2023

Project Status: Completed

Project Summary

Nicol, along with collaborators Professors Simon Niemeyer, John Dryzek and Nicole Curato from the University of Canberra, and Sonya Pemberton from Genepool Productions have been working on the Australian Citizens’ Jury on Genome Editing project, funded by the Genomics Health Futures Mission of the Medical Research Futures Fund. The citizens’ jury was held at the Museum for Australian Democracy in Canberra. The project also included interviews and surveys with members of the Australian public and interviews, surveys and workshops with international experts. Analysis of these inputs led to the development of five themes for policy development, which have been reported to key national and international policy makers. The final report was published in our Occasional Paper series.