{"id":595,"date":"2014-04-25T09:19:20","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T09:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/?p=595"},"modified":"2014-04-25T09:52:09","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T09:52:09","slug":"international-genetics-conference-the-ethics-of-embryo-profiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/2014\/04\/25\/international-genetics-conference-the-ethics-of-embryo-profiling\/","title":{"rendered":"International Genetics Conference -The ethics of embryo profiling"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"image1\"<\/a>Ethical issues surrounding embryo profiling\u00a0will come under the spotlight at an international genetics conference at the University of Kent\u2019s Canterbury campus, 29 April-2 May.<\/p>\n

Other topics to be discussed at the Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis International Society\u00a0(PGDIS)\u00a0annual meeting include the impact of IVF on embryonic and long-term health and various aspects of whole genome\u00a0analysis\u00a0of IVF embryos.<\/p>\n

More than 300 experts from the field of preimplantation genetics are expected to attend the conference, with IVF pioneer Professor Sir Robert Winston giving the keynote address on 2 May.<\/p>\n

Darren Griffin, Professor of Genetics<\/a> at the University of Kent and conference organiser, said: \u2018PGD continues to be a controversial topic. This conference aims to address the past, present and future of this ever-evolving area of science.\u2019<\/p>\n

Professor Griffin, of the University\u2019s School of Biosciences<\/a>, will give a presentation entitled Counting chromosomes: from sexing to Karyomapping, which will take place as part of a session looking at early discoveries in the history of PGD and how they have led to more recent innovations.<\/p>\n