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WHO expert advisory committee on developing global standards for governance and oversight of Human Genome editing

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BWC Meeting of Experts, UNOG. 31 July 2019

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• Introducing the expert advisory committee

• Charge• Method of work• Membership

• Work to date

• First meeting

• Plans for the future

• Timeline• Second meeting

• Opportunities to collaborate

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Outline

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• To examine the scientific, ethical, social & legal challenges associated with human genome editing

• Focus on both somatic and germline editing

• To advise the advise WHO DG & make recommendations on appropriate institutional, national, regional and global governance mechanisms for human genome editing

• To this end the committee will:

• Review relevant literature

• Consider existing & proposed governance measures

• Solicit societal attitudes to the use of technologies

• Explore methodologies for ensuring transparent & trustworthy practices

Charge to the committee

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• Work in a consultative manner

• Build on existing initiatives

• Liaise with relevant UN & other international agencies

• Communicate with other relevant bodies, including:

• Academies of Science and Medicine

• National or professional bodies

• Patient groups

• Civil society organizations

Method of work

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Membership

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Co-ChairCameron Edwin(South Africa)

Co-ChairMargaret A. (Peggy) Hamburg

(USA)

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Maneesha Inamdar(India)

Kazuto Kato(Japan)

Robin Lovell-Badge(United Kingdom)

Jamie Metzl(USA)

Ana VictoriaSánchez-Urrutia

(Panama)

Jacques Simpore(Burkina Faso)

Anne Thairu-Muigai(Kenya)

Xiaomei Zhai(China)

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Mohammed Alquwaizani(Saudi Arabia)

Ewa Bartnik(Poland)

Françoise Baylis(Canada)

Alena M. Buyx(Germany)

R. Alta Charo(USA)

Hervé Chneiweiss(Poland)

Jantina De Vries(South Africa)

Cynthia Holland(Australia)

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The first meeting of the committee included:

• Briefings on technical updates in genome editing

• Briefings on existing initiatives & progress to date

• Introductions to background documents produced by WHO

• Working sessions to identify elements important for a governance framework

• Closed sessions for the committee to:

• Discuss information gathered

• Plan future work

It produced 3 recommendations

18-19 March 2019

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…a more structured mechanism for collecting and curating details of planned and ongoing research:

• Recommended WHO established a registry of relevant research

• A template will be presented to the next meeting of the group

• Failing to provide info “must be considered a fundamental violation of responsible research”

• Work with funders & publishers to encourage submission of research

• Needs to be able to include products and clinical applications in future

• Established a working group to design architecture of repository, including:

• Types of research to be covered

• Metadata to be collected to describe research

Recommendation 1

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…“it would be irresponsible at this time for anyone to proceed with clinical applications of human germline genome editing” :

• To do so would be inconsistent with the principle of responsible stewardship of science

• All those conducting, or aware of relevant research and development need to engage with the committee immediately

• Important to understand what has not been published to date, including:

• negative findings

• inconclusive findings

• successful efforts

Recommendation 2

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…input from the broadest possible range of stakeholders and is exploring opportunities for an open, online mechanism for seeking input:

• Requested the DG to increase WHO’s capacity to share information with, and collect information from, both technical and lay audiences:

• Enhanced website;

• Targeted outreach to regional and country offices

• Use WHO’s regional & country offices to canvass societal views on human genome editing & act as a vehicle for engagement

• Make full use of WHO’s ability to operate in multiple languages

• Explore language-independent resources, such as cartoons and memes

Recommendation 3

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The committee determined that a governance framework:

• Identify relevant issues, a range of specific mechanisms to address them, and be developed in collaboration with the widest possible range of stakeholders.

• Be scalable, sustainable and appropriate for use at the international, regional, national and local levels.

• Work in parts of the world where there is traditionally weaker regulation of scientific and clinical research and practice, and where genome editing may not yet be pursued with great intensity.

• Provide all those responsible for the oversight of genome editing with the tools and guidance they need.

Governance framework

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“Human germline genome editing poses unique and unprecedented ethical and technical challenges,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “I have accepted the interim recommendations of WHO’s Expert Advisory Committee that regulatory authorities in all countries should not allow any further work in this area until its implications have been properly considered.”

26 July 2019

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https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/26-07-2019-statement-on-governance-and-oversight-of-human-genome-editing

Statement by the Director-General

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Timeline of work

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Plans for the future

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2019 20202018

FirstMeeting

(18-18 March)

SecondMeeting

(26-28 August)

ThirdMeeting

(Early 2020)

FourthMeeting

(Summer 2020)

Committeeannounced

(14 December)

Firstonline consultation

(Autumn 2019)

Secondonline consultation

(Spring 2020)

Views from under-represented

Finalizeframework

Explore wider views

Fill gaps inevidence

Testframework

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At their next meeting, the committee plan to:

• Consider examples of existing regulatory regimes

• Gather evidence from external experts, including on:

• Governance frameworks, such as those in place for other technologies

• The scope of relevant work

• Implications for commercial development

• Views from stakeholders

• Continue to develop elements for a governance regime

• Finalise plans for an online consultative process

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