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 announcement by the Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui in November 2018 that he had created the world’s first gene-edited babies...
Heritable Human Genome Editing: Nearing a Critical Juncture
The impending decision about whether to develop and use heritable human genome...
As genetic technologies merge with forensics, medicine, and human reproduction, renewed eugenic temptations are arising. The prospect of heritable genetic...
In the News
L’idée de pouvoir choisir certaines caractéristiques de son futur enfant a longtemps relevé de la science-fiction ou du débat éthique...
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...
Biopolitical Times
Any coverage of heritable genome editing since 2018 has to include discussion of the reckless experiments of He Jiankui and...
This week in London, some 400 people from around the world – including scientists, bioethicists, patients, journalists, civil society groups...