Titel: Leopoldina-KAST Symposium “Genome Editing in Germany and Korea”

Termin: 19.9.2016, 10:00 Uhr, bis 20.9.2016, 16:00 Uhr

Veranstaltungsort:
Symposium and Morning Keynote:

Tagungs- und Kongresszentrum Reinhardtstraßenhöfe
Reinhardtstraße 14
10117 Berlin

Evening Keynote:

Landesvertretung Sachsen-Anhalt
(State Representation Saxony-Anhalt)
Sachsen-Anhalt-Saal
Luisenstraße 18
10117 Berlin

Referenten: Jörg Hacker (President Leopoldina) *** Myung Chul Lee (President KAST) *** Bärbel Friedrich (Member of the Leopoldina Experts Committee on Genome Editing and of the Leopoldina Presidium) *** Sukhan Lee (Vice President KAST) *** Jin-Soo Kim (Institute for Basic Science, Seoul) *** Ulla Bonas (University of Halle, Vice President Leopoldina) *** Jens Boch (Leibniz University Hannover) *** Lennart Randau (Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg) *** Frank Buchholz (TU Dresden) *** Hyung Bum Kim (Yonsei University, Seoul) *** Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker (LMU Munich) *** Emmanuelle Charpentier (Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin) *** Jochen Kumlehn (Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research Gatersleben) *** Sunghwa Choe (Seoul National University) *** Dae-Yeul Yu (Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon) *** Ralf Kühn (Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin) *** Toni Cathomen (University of Freiburg) *** Jeong Hun Kim (Seoul National University)

Weitere Informationen:
http://www.leopoldina.org/de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltung/event/2415/

Kurzbeschreibung: In May 2012, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) signed a Memorandum of Understanding, thus highlighting their strategic partnership. Within the framework of this cooperation agreement, high-profile joint symposia on topics of high scientific, global and social relevance have been organized on a regular basis.

The fourth Leopoldina-KAST bilateral symposium will be dedicated to the discussion of key issues in the field of genome editing, focusing on technology development and the application of genome editing tools in plants, animals and for therapeutic purposes.

Modern molecular techniques, often referred to as “genome editing”, are currently revolutionizing molecular biology research. Technologies such as CRISPR-Cas9 allow for surprisingly simple, controlled gene modifications that are more efficient than the previously available methods. This opens up a new scope for molecular biological basic research, particularly into organisms that were not previously accessible for molecular genetic purposes, and for elucidating poorly understood gene functions. It also allows for far-reaching applications, from new options for plant breeding and biotechnology to somatic gene therapy for human genetic diseases. Focused basic research is still necessary. At the same time, a safe and responsible application of genome editing should be ensured respecting the needs of humanity and the environment.

Renowned scientists from Germany and South Korea will address current trends in these fields of research and discuss possible options for future scientific cooperation. Keynotes will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Jin-Soo Kim, Seoul, and Prof. Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, Berlin.

The symposium is organized under the joint leadership of Leopoldina members Ulla Bonas, Bärbel Friedrich, and Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker. Conceptual support was also provided by Jens Boch. On the Korean side, KAST members Ook Joon Yoo and Sukhan Lee, as well as Jin-Soo Kim jointly took the scientific lead.

Kontakt: Dr. Ruth Narmann
International Relations Department
Leopoldina
Jägerberg 1
06108 Halle (Saale)

Tel.: +49 (0)345 - 47 239 - 835
Fax: +49 (0)345 - 47 239 - 919
ruth.narmann@leopoldina.org
http://www.leopoldina.org/de/leopoldina-home/

Veranstalter: The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, The Korean, Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)

Schlagworte: Genforschung/-technik, Genomanalyse, Humangenetik