Katie Hasson
Katie Hasson, PhD, writes, speaks, researches, and teaches about the social and political aspects of human genetic and reproductive technologies. Katie earned her PhD in Sociology with a Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality from the University of California, Berkeley, and was previously Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Southern California.
Publications
The “CRISPR babies” announced in headlines around the world recently turned two years old, and we still know nothing about...
Abstract
Discussions and debates about the governance of human germline and heritable genome editing should be informed by a clear...
In November 2018, at a gene-editing “summit” hosted by scientific societies from the U.S., the U.K., and Hong...
In the News
A Chinese scientist horrified the world in 2018 when he revealed he had secretly engineered the birth of the world's...
In this episode of Disability Deep Dive, hosts Keith and Jodi explore the complex interplay between disability science, technology...
A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer...
Biopolitical Times
This month’s gene therapy news includes celebrations of promising new developments running beside gloomy takes on the future of the...
In a much-anticipated move, US regulators have approved two new gene therapies for sickle cell disease. On December 8...
Any coverage of heritable genome editing since 2018 has to include discussion of the reckless experiments of He Jiankui and...