The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and National Academy of Medicine (NAM) will organize an International Summit in Washington, DC, in December 2015 on recent scientific developments in human gene editing and the range of ethical and governance issues associated with these advances. The meeting will consider issues such as the current state of the science and available technologies; the rationale(s), potential benefits and risks inherent in conducting such research and in potential applications; existing (as well as potentially needed) regulatory principles, standards, or guidance for such research and potential applications; ethical concerns; legal considerations; and ways to engage critical stakeholders. The meeting will address these issues from various international perspectives.
An ad hoc committee of the NAS and NAM with US and non-US experts will organize the international meeting and may include commission papers to inform the discussions. The meeting will consist of invited presentations and discussions and will include participation from experts drawn from countries with significant research under way or being launched on human gene editing.
A brief rapporteur-authored workshop summary will be published.