Live-streaming Gene Jury conference

To watch our conference live on the 29th March please follow this link. This link will not be active until the 29th March.

You and and your pupils can submit questions to our afternoon panel discussion, live of before the event by emailing us on genejury@ed.ac.uk the say's timetable is below:

TIMETABLE:

start end Event Time  
10:00 10:05 Welcome - Heather McQueen University of Edinburgh/ Gene Jury 5 mins  
10:05  

An introduction to stem cells

A student perspective on ethics of stem cell reserach, using films

25 mins
  10:30    
10:30 11:00

Speaker 1 - Christopher Armit 

To stem or not to stem: how stem cells make decisions

30 mins
           
       
13:30 14:00 Fioan Stewart SSERC/Gene Jury hosts afternoon session. Presentation of best work from tutorial session pupils plays and documentaries. 30 mins  
14:00  

Speaker 2 Helen Sang (Roslin Institute)

Genetic modification of farm animals or 'Hens that lay golden eggs?'

30 mins  
  14:30    
14:15  

Panel discussion

with Helen Sang, Chris Armit, Kevin Hardwick, Gene Jury member Sarah Keer-Keer andFiona Stewart chairing. Answering pre-submitted questions on topics covered during the conference, and live questions from the pupils

30 mins
       
  15:00    
15:00 15:10 Closing remarks 10  minutes

Having problems? email genejury@ed.ac.uk

 


  Scottish Initiative for Biotechnology Education (SIBE) Edinburgh univesity Wellcome Trust SSERC Scottish Goverment